12 h. ago Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart review – her frankness about her ordeal is truly inspiring

Taken from her bedroom at the age of 14 and sexually abused for nine months, Smart, now a child safety activist, rails powerfully against shame in this true-crime documentaryNew year, new true-crime documentary from Netflix. Age cannot wither the genre made famous by the streamer all the way back in 2015 with Making a Murderer, which explored the wrongful conviction of Steven Avery for sexual assault and attempted murder who spent 18 years in prison for that and who was later tried and convicted of another murder. That documentary was a decade in the making. Things move more quickly now, and the preferred content is more palatable to a mass audience – tales of victims’ survival and the very rightful conviction of perpetrators meet the voyeuristic appetite and proxy lust for vengeance without requiring too much painful thinking abut the inadequacies of a country’s legal system, say, or the corruption of its law enforcement.Still, the new approach has brought some astonishing untold s...

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13 h. ago 'Must watch' true crime doc that 'stays with you forever' now on Netflix

The docuseries was released to widespread acclaim in 2017 and has since been hailed as one of the streaming giant's best shows ever

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13 h. ago 'Chilling' true crime doc that 'stays with you forever' now on Netflix

The 2017 release is said to be 'one of the most spine-chilling documentaries in recent times.'

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5 d. ago Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart Netflix release date, trailer and what to expect

Netflix is set to release its next big true crime documentary which delves into the horrific case of an abducted 14-year-old girl.

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5 d. ago Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart release date and what to expect from true crime doc

Netflix is set to release its next big true crime special, this time, focussing on the terrifying abduction of a 14-year-old girl.

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2 w. ago Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite for Netflix true crime thriller The Rip

The pair will star as Miami police officers involved in a million-dollar cash seizure in the upcoming film.

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2 w. ago ‘Shocking’ doc about crime that ‘devastated a quiet village' is now on Netflix

Netflix has added a true crime documentary about "a case that shocked the nation".

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2 w. ago Netflix viewers 'emotionally beaten up' as true crime documentary tops charts

Netflix's latest true crime documentary has left viewers 'emotionally beaten up' and 'deeply disturbed' by the real-life horror story

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2 w. ago Netflix fans left ‘deeply disturbed’ as harrowing true crime film soars up charts

A new true crime documentary has shot to the top of the Netflix film top 10 despite its truly disturbing subject matter

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3 w. ago 'Insane and gripping' true crime documentary about deadly mushroom poisoning rockets up the Netflix charts as viewers tire of Christmas films

An 'insane and gripping' true crime documentary has been taking Netflix by storm now that viewers have finally grown tired of Christmas films.

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3 w. ago Netflix's new true crime doc highlights 'terrifying' abuse case

The series tells the story of Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt, who were both convicted of child abuse

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3 w. ago Netflix's 'grim' true crime doc explores harrowing child abuse case

A new Netflix true crime documentary tells the chilling story of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke and her connection to family counsellor Jodi Hildebrandt

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3 w. ago Where is Jodi Hildebrandt from Netflix's Evil Influencer doc now?

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is a Netflix true crime documentary exploring how Mormon life coach Jodi Hildebrandt influenced YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, leading to their 2023 child abuse arrests and convictions

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3 w. ago Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story review – shall we all vow not to watch true

This terrifying documentary about the Utah life coach convicted of extreme child abuse feels supremely grubby. How about a new year’s resolution not to watch – or make – anything this grim ever again?We are always aware, I think, of man’s inhumanity to man. The latest true-crime documentary from Netflix is here to remind you that this is an umbrella term. It is undoubtedly rarer, though precisely why is unclear, but women can inflict the most awful suffering too – and here, a pair of them do so on children.Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is the latest offering from Skye Borgman, who is the undisputed queen of the genre, specialising in high-end takes on the most extreme, the most only-in-America stories of depravity you could (not) hope to find. She made her name with 2017’s Abducted in Plain Sight, about the case of Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped not once but twice by Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Brobergs and a sexual predator who effectively groomed the whol...

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