True-crime documentaries can be gripping, fascinating, and downright chilling — but they aren’t for everyone. Some people enjoy a good murder or kidnapping, but if you live alone or do most of your TV-watching at night, traditional true crime can be the stuff of nightmares (literally).
Fortunately, there are so many true-crime docs and docuseries out now that there really is something for everyone. So if you’re still obsessed with getting your true-crime fix, but don’t want to constantly be checking over your shoulder, then these are the titles for you. Ahead, we rounded up the 13 best true-crime documentaries on Netflix that are exciting, suspenseful, and thought-provoking — but not scary.
