crime docs
True case programs
Crime docs are documentary films or series about criminal cases—murders, heists, disappearances, or notorious criminals.
The genre focuses on true crime, often featuring interviews, evidence footage, and investigative journalism.
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The term is casual shorthand for crime documentaries.
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- armchair detectiveOne solving mysteries remotely
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
DNA evidence · evidence · body cam footage · suspect · prime suspect · victim · missing person · witness · cold case · serial killer · podcast · autopsy · interrogation · confession · wrongful conviction · justice · unsolved · mystery
crime docscrime fiction
Genre about solving crimes
police procedurals · crime thrillers · detective fiction · murder mysteries · mystery novels
crime docsnature documentaries
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