
I spend most of my work day writing and talking about crime as Mamamia's News Editor and host of our podcast, True Crime Conversations.
You'll often find me settling in on a Friday night to watch the latest true crime doco dropped on the streaming platforms.
Sure, I am also known to reach for a trashy TV show or a girly, sugary rom-com, but my day job doesn't deter me from devouring the latest crimey content. It's safe to say, I live and breathe this genre.
But it's a big genre — the biggest in-fact — so it's easy to miss some absolute much-watches. Don't worry, I've got you.
Here are just 11 of the true-crime documentaries you need to watch.
1. Con Girl.
You might've missed this four part series, because it's hidden away on 7Plus, but it needs to be top of your list.
It follows the life and crimes of Australian con-woman Samantha Azzopardi, a now 36-year-old who has spent the last 15 years conning hundreds of people around the world using 75 different aliases.
It's one of the most bizarre crime stories I've ever delved into, but this docu-series is so well done, covering just a few of Azzopardi's ruses to help paint the picture of close to two decades of deceit.
It's well-made, well-shot, victim-led and gripping…I couldn't look away.
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2. The Menendez Brothers.
While Monsters is a dramatised version of real events — very flashy, very watchable — The Menendez Brothers is a much more true to life documentary about the same crime.