Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

The Crash

Documentary · 2026

A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.

How to Rob a Bank

Documentary · 2024

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Documentary · 1992

In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.

My Father, the BTK Killer

Crime · 2025

Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Documentary · 2003

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

Capturing the Friedmans

Documentary · 2003

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

Girl in the Picture

Crime · 2022

A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

Maternal Instinct

Documentary · 2026

Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

Documentary · 2026

Elizabeth Smart's harrowing abduction at 14 from her family's Utah home unfolds through her own words and never-before-seen material in this documentary.

Abducted in Plain Sight

Documentary · 2017

A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.