With Bill Cosby feeling no remorse, Jeffrey Epstein definitely not killing himself, and the Trump's impeachment revealing more and more corruption as time goes on, it seems we have enough true crime to go around.
However, the winter is long and our thirst for justice is unquenchable. Netflix remains an immutable force in most of our daily lives, regardless of Disney+ instigating the streaming wars, which may be the end of civil society—or maybe just reading. The point is that humans shouldn't have to leave their houses during the winter, so when you can steal a few precious hours snuggling up with your screen, you should spend your time wisely, watching evil men be taken down by the system and people coming together to call for justice.
"The Devil Next Door"
If you haven't checked out this documentary series about John Demjanjuk, then you probably haven't heard of this Cleveland grandfather who was suddenly facing trial in Israel. Decades after World War II, he faces accusations of being an infamously cruel Nazi concentration camp guard named "Ivan the Terrible."
▲"Who Killed Little Gregory"
This limited series unpacks the case of Little Gregory, which shook France in the 1980s in the same way the murder of Jon-Benet Ramsey rocked America. Netflix describes, "When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer."
▲"Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator"
The hot yoga craze of the 80s was led by its founder, Bikram Choudhury. In a scathing documentary exposing his dubious credentials, his pseudo-philosophies, and his egregious abuses of power, the women he assaulted tell their stories. The disgraced yogi even wrote to the CEO of Netflix urging him to cancel the project. After facing six civil lawsuits for sexual assault in 2016, he continues to deny all allegations.
▲"The Confession Killer"
The Confession Killer explores one of the most bizarre figures in true crime history. During the early '80s, Henry Lee Lucas joined the list of America's most infamous serial killers when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. But in this five-part documentary series, his inconsistent details and flaws in the justice system reveal that his confessions to killing at least 360 people may have been a cruel hoax.
▲"Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer"
In Netflix's most unsettling true crime docuseries yet, Don't F*ck With Cats explores the crimes of notorious Canadian murderer Luka Magnotta. The series depicts "a twisted criminal's gruesome videos" which "drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld." The docuseries shows clips of Magnotta's disturbing videos, including graphic animal abuse. Watch with caution.
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