- Killer in the County (1999)
 A&E’s ‘Cold Case Files’ looks back at the story of Faryion E. Wardrip, an American serial killer who terrorized the small town of Wichita Falls, Texas, in the 1980’s… when all the counting was done, Wardrip would claim 5 young women as his victims …
- Killer Trials: The Ken And Barbie Killers (2012)
 ‘Killer Trials: Judgement Day’ examines the horrific crimes and eventual court trial of Canadian serial killer couple Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, aka, ‘The Ken and Barbie Killers’……
- The Highway of Tears (2012)
 The ‘Highway of Tears’ is a 800 km section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, that has been witness to the unsolved deaths or disappearances of at least 18 women since 1969… CBS investigative crime series ’48 Hours’ takes a closer look at the mystery surrounding the disappearances…
- Myra: The Making of a Monster (2003)
 Until her prison death in 2002, Myra Hindley was recognized as ‘the most hated woman in Britain’. The public hatred towards her was so intense, that after she was arrested w/ boyfriend Ian Brady’s in 1966, for the murders & rapes of 5 children, the name ‘Myra’ almost disappeared from UK society.
- The True Story: Silence of the Lambs (2012)
 The film ‘Silence of the Lambs’ was inspired by an FBI unit whose members revolutionized the pursuit of America’s deadliest criminals… these pioneers went far beyond traditional forensic evidence to probe the minds of the killers…
- The Poughkeepsie Killer (2012)
 Kendall Francois, a.k.a “The Poughkeepsie Killer” is an American serial killer who is currently serving life in prison for killing eight women and burying/hiding their remains in and around his N.Y home….
- Hunting The Zodiac (2007)
 ‘Hunting The Zodiac ‘ is a fascinating look at the team of ‘armchair investigators’ that have taken it upon themselves to continue investigating the 40 year old cold-case murders attributed to the Zodiak Killer …
- Kenneth McDuff: Free to Murder Again (2000)
 Kenneth Allen McDuff, also known as the “Broomstick Killer” is an American sexual predator and serial killer that is the only person in US history to be sentenced to death row, pardoned and set free and then sent back to death row after he killed again…
- The Weepy-Voiced Killer (2004)
 Fascinating episode of A&E’s ‘Cold Case Files’ that examines the bizarre story of Paul Michael Stephani, an American serial killer that would call the police after his crimes and rant in a strange, over-emotional, crying tone that the media would later dub as ‘The Weepy-Voiced Killer’ …
- Gary Ridgeway – Born to Kill? (2012)
 Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer, convicted of 49 separate murders and confessed to nearly double that number… but was he ‘Born to Kill?’…
- House of Horrors (2012)
 … fascinating documentary that tells the horrific story of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a.k.a ‘The Killer Clown’ through the eyes of those who thought they knew him best – his sister and his daughter….
- Ted Bundy Confession Tapes (1989)
 Just hours before his execution, Ted Bundy, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, begins to reveal details about his grizzly actions to Seattle detective Bob Keppel …
- Richard Ramirez – Born To Kill? (2011)
 Richard Ramirez, aka ‘The Night Stalker’ terrorized California residents in the 1980’s with a series of senseless, random acts of late-night home invasions, sexual assaults and murder…
- Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999)
 Former FBI agent John Douglas, the inventor of criminal profiling, leads the audience through a journey into the dark minds of some of 20th Century’s most notorious American killers… This episode deals with the cases of Wayne Williams, Robert Hansen, Larry Gene Bell, and Jeffrey Dahmer.
- Fatal Compulsion (1998)
 ‘The New Detectives’ is a documentary crime series that chronicles notorious murders committed in North America and the forensics used to convict the murderers of their crimes … this episode focuses on the horrific crimes of serial killers: Ted Bundy, Aileen Wournos, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a.k.a the ‘Ken & Barbie Killers’…
- The Granny Killer (2005)
 Over a fourteen month period in the late 1980’s, John Wayne Glover attacked and killed six elderly women in Sydney’s North Shore (Australia) for which he was dubbed the “The Granny Killer”…
- The Sunday Morning Slasher (2012)
 He killed because he thought women had ‘evil in their eyes’… Convicted of two murders, Carl Eugene Watts, aka, The Sunday Morning Slasher is an American serial killer who would eventually confess to more than 80 murders of women in Texas, Michigan and Ontario, Canada…
- Fred And Rose: The West Murders (2001)
 After the severed corpse of his missing teenage daughter Heather was discovered buried in the garden of his Gloucester home, Fred West began to slowly confess to a series of horrendous murders… police would eventually dig up the bodies of nine young women from the home of builder Fred West and his partner-in-crime prostitute wife ... - Edmund Kemper: Born to Kill? (2012)
 Edmund Kemper, also known as “The Co-ed Killer”, is a 6’9″ American serial killer that killed and dismembered 6 female hitchhikers in the 1970’s… he’s also responsible for the murders of his grandparents, his mother and one of her friends…
- Wicked Attraction: Toolbox Killers (2009)
 Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, also known as ‘The Toolbox Killers’, met in the California prison system and hatched a sinister plan to rape and kill young girls… when they met up again outside the prison system, they put their dark plan into action…
- Serial Killers (2013)
 Since the 1970’s the United States has produced over 1,000 serial killers… The documentary series, ‘America’s Book of Secrets’ takes a closer look at this mostly-American phenomenon… the cases of: Christpher Dorner, Anthony Sowell, the Long Island Serial Killer, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Dennis Rader, Donald Harvey, John Wayne Gacy, and Lonnie David Franklin Jr ... - Anatomy of Crime: Deadly Predators (2000)
 Anatomy of Crime: Deadly Predators takes a look into the dark and terrifying world of the serial killer, through the eyes of detectives, psychologists, and the “human monsters” themselves to try and gain a better understanding as to what internal or external forces might be at play that lead some men to become ‘deadly predators’…
- Ted Bundy – Born To Kill? (2011)
 Documentary examining the crimes of American serial killer Ted Bundy, who is believed to have sexually assaulted and killed up to 100 women in the 1970s …
- Best Dark Documentary Channels on YouTube (2021)
 Crime / Murder Documentaries » Dark Documentary Channels … Top 10 Dark Documentary Lists: “Best Dark Documentary Channels on YouTube (2021)
- American Occult: The Ripper Crew (2010)
 The Ripper Crew, a.k.a. the Chicago Rippers was a satanic cult and organized crime group composed of Robin Gecht, Edward Spreitzer with brothers Andrew and Thomas Kokoraleis) that drove a van around the streets of Chicago looking for women to sacrifice.. they were suspected in the disappearances, murders and mutilations of 18 women in ... - Serial Killers (1994)
 Brilliant 1994 documentary that follows noted French crime researcher Stéphane Bourgoin as he travels around US to interview noted serial killers Edmund Kemper, Gerard John Schaefer & Rod Ferrell…
- AMERICAN SERIAL KILLERS: In Their Own Words: Ed Kemper (2015)
 Original web documentary series by DARK DOCUMENTARIES that examines the life and crimes of notorious American serial killers through their own words .. this episode features the ‘Co-ed Butcher’, Edmund Kemper, who was responsible for the murders of 10 people in California in the 1970’s …
- Psychic Witness: Fall of the Serial Killer (2005)
 When conventional investigative methods fail to yield any results, sometimes police enlist some spiritual help… ‘Fall of the Serial Killer’ is a fascinating documentary telling the story of how police investigators used the help of psychics to help track two serial killers: John Wayne Gacy in Illinois and James Koedtich in New Jersey…
- His Name Is Evil: Levi Bellfield (2012)
 Levi Bellfield is a British serial killer that was convicted in 2008 of murdering Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy… in 2011, Bellfield was also found guilty of the murder of Milly Dowler……
- The Hunt for the Red Ripper (1994)
 Fascinating documentary by A&E’s ‘Investigative Reports’ that goes behind-the-scenes at the trial of Andrei Chikatilo, a.k.a ‘The Butcher of Rostov’, ‘The Red Ripper’, and ‘The Rostov Ripper’ to examine the murderous crime-spree of Russia’s worst serial killer…
- Lair of a Sadist (2009)
 Terrific episode of Investigation Discovery’s ‘I Escaped Death’ documentary series that tells the harrowing 1st person account of Cynthia Vigil – one of the few survivors of sadistic serial rapist and suspected serial killer David Parker Ray and his ‘ToyBox’ chamber of horrors…
- The Candy Man (2012)
 Dean Corll, a.k.a ‘The Candy Man’ was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who with two teen accomplices (Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks) were responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 27 young boys in Houston in the early 1970s…
- Finding Jack the Ripper (2011)
 … follows retired UK detective Trevor Marriott and a team of forensic experts as they examine the possibility that the notorious London slasher, Jack the Ripper, may also have been the world’s first international serial killer who may be responsible for murder’s throughout Europe and the US.
- David Berkowitz – Born To Kill? (2012)
 David Berkowitz, aka ‘Son of Sam’ and ‘.44 Caliber Killer’ terrorized the residents of NY City in the 1970’s with a series of late-night shootings on unsuspecting couples… he would later blame his actions on ‘Sam’, the dog of his neighbor which apparently was feeding Berkowitz instructions to kill…
- Bodies at the Beach: The Search for a Serial Killer (2012)
 The Long Island Serial Killer (also referred to by media sources as the “Gilgo Killer”) is an unidentified suspected serial killer who is believed to have murdered 10 to 14 people associated with the sex trade over the last 15 or so years and dumped their bodies along the Ocean Parkway, near the remote beach ... - My Brother the Serial Killer (2012)
 Brilliant documentary by David Monaghan chronicling the life and crimes of American serial killer Glen Rogers, a.k.a, the ‘Casanova Killer’ as told by the man who knew him best – his childhood friend, partner-in-crime and older brother Carl… documentary gained wide media attention for one of the claims made by the Rogers family that their ... - BTK Confessions (2004)
 Sometimes in the American legal system as part of a ‘plea deal’, the prosecutor or judge might demand that the convicted felon confess all his crimes in front of the judge and jury … on June 27, 2004, Dennis Rader, aka, ‘The BTK Killer’ rose in front of a Wichita court and with a chilling ... - His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen (2007)
 Arthur Leigh Allen is widely considered as the prime suspect behind the still unsolved ‘Zodiak’ killings of the late 70’s in Southern, California… in this documentary, Allen’s friends and acquaintances speak about the man and why they consider him to be the prime candidate…
- Anthony Hardy: The Camden Ripper (2012)
 Anthony Hardy stalked the streets of London, England, looking for women to kill… his hero was ‘Jack the Ripper’ and like him, Hardy thought that he would never get caught… his trail of violence started in Australia but ended in horror at Hardy’s London Lab…
- Case Reopened: The Zodiac with Lawrence Block (1999)
 Lawrence Block, Edgar Award-winning author and best-selling crime fiction writer, proposes a new and interesting twist to the case of the Zodiac…
- Son of Sam Speaks: The Untold Story (1997)
 On the 20th anniversary of his arrest for the ‘Son of Sam’ murders in N.Y City in the mid 1970’s, David Berkowitz opens up about the murders and makes the disturbing claims that ‘The Process’, a satanic cult operating in N.Y at the time, was responsible for the murders and he was just a willing ... - Confessions of the DC Sniper (2010)
 …via prison phone, William Shatner interviews Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the killers known as the “DC Snipers”… Malvo claims that he and John Allen Muhammad had committed about 42 shootings and tried to recruit more people to carry out the 2002 killings that terrified the Washington, D.C. region…
- Robert Ressler: The Man Who Lives With Monsters (2002)
 A look at the life and work of one of the world’s foremost authorities on the profiling of violent offenders, and his chilling encounters with such notorious serial killers as Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy.
- Dave Reichert and the Green River Killer (2005)
 Truly fascinating documentary examining the horrific crimes and eventual capture of Gary Ridgway, a.k.a “The Green River Killer” as told by Dave Reichert, the lead Seattle detective that was there throughout the 20 year nightmare…
- Monster in Spokane (2010)
 Terrific episode of ‘Usual Suspects’ that examines the crimes of Robert Lee Yates, an American serial killer who in the late 1990’s terrorised residents of Spokane, Washington with a grizzly run of murders of female prostitutes working the Skid Row section of town…
- The BTK Killer (2012)
 Fascinating documentary from National Geographic that traces the horrific crimes of Dennis Rader, a.k.a ‘The BTK Killer’ and shows how DNA profiling first established in Britain led to the eventual capture of the BTK Killer in Wichita, Kansas.
- The Yorkshire Ripper (2009)
 … a regular user of prostitutes, Peter Sutcliffe would eventually be convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others…. The brilliant British documentary series “Crimes that Shook the World” examines the crimes of the man that would come to be known as “The Yorkshire Ripper”…
- David and Catherine Birnie (2010)
 Australian documentary crime series that delves into some of Australia’s most infamous ‘Crime Families’ … this episode focuses on David and Catherine Birnie who abducted, raped and murdered four women in their home in the 1980s… These crimes were referred to in the press as the ‘Moorhouse murders’…
- IN THE MIND OF CRIMINAL PROFILERS (2000)
 Terrific TLC documentary that delves into the fascinating world of the FBI ‘criminal profiler’ … John Douglas, Robert Roy Hazelwood and other renown FBI profilers, guide the viewer through their thoughts & actions surrounding the notorious cases of serial killers Wayne Williams, Gary Heidnik, Gary Ridgeway, Ted Bundy, Arthur Shawcross and Jack Unterweger…
- Death Diploma (1987)
 Interesting documentary on some notorious US murderers of the 1970’s… Examines the cases of Charles Manson and his family, Kenneth Bianchi “The Hillside Strangler”, Henry Lee Lucas, and Otis Toole…
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- The Hunt for Ted Bundy (2015)
 Fascinating documentary from Investigation Discovery (ID) about the hunt and eventual capture of notorious American serial killer, Ted Bundy, as told by FBI criminal profiler, Bob Keppel, the man that tracked Bundy’s movements the last 4 years of his horrific crime spree.
- Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993)
 Nick Bloomfield’s brilliant documentary ‘Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer’ chronicles Bloomfields’ attempt to interview America’s most notorious female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos …
- Journey Into Evil (2012)
 A harmless-looking shoplifting incident and a strange suicide in San Francisco in 1987 would eventually lead police down a bloody trail of kidnapping, torture, rape, and multiple murders as one by one, the sadistic crimes of Leonard Lake and Charles NG are discovered and revealed.
- Serial Killer Groupie Sondra London (2000)
 Sondra London is an American true crime author who has been dubbed the “Queen of Serial Killer Groupies”… this documentary is an episode of director Errol Morris’, ‘First Person’ television series centered on Sondra London which originally aired in 2000 …
- Killer Profile: Speed Freak Killers Shermantine and Herzog (2013)
 Shermantine and Herzog, a.k.a, the ‘Speed Freak Killers’ were childhood best friends whose love of hunting would eventually lead to a passion for ‘hunting people’… it’s believed that this lethal pair of speed freaks may be responsible for the deaths of as many as 20 people…
- Beast of the Bastille (2008)
 ‘Beast of the Bastille’ is a British documentary about the notorious French serial killer Guy Georges Rampignon, who raped, tortured and murdered at least seven women from 1991 to 1997 in an east Parisian neighbourhood, known as Bastille Quarter…
- Bodies at the Beach: The Search for a Serial Killer (2012)
The Long Island Serial Killer (also referred to by media sources as the “Gilgo Killer”) is an unidentified suspected serial killer who is believed to have murdered 10 to 14 people associated with the sex trade over the last 15 or so years and dumped their bodies along the Ocean Parkway, near the remote beach ... - The Poughkeepsie Killer (2012)
Kendall Francois, a.k.a “The Poughkeepsie Killer” is an American serial killer who is currently serving life in prison for killing eight women and burying/hiding their remains in and around his N.Y home….
- Karla Homolka (1997)
 One of the most infamous serial killers in Canadian history, Karla Homolka along with her serial rapist husband, Paul Bernardo, brutally raped & murdered 3 young girls (including her 15 year old sister Tammie) in the 1990’s, …
- The Serpent (2004)
 Charles Sobhraj, is a serial killer of Indian and Vietnamese origin, who preyed on Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. Nicknamed “the Bikini Killer” and “the Serpent,” due to his skill at deception and evasion, Sobhraj allegedly committed at least 12 murders…
- Carl Panzram – The Spirit of Hatred and Revenge (2011)
 Carl Panzram’s self-professed motto was: “Rob them all… Rape them all… Kill them all”… and he certainly tried… Before he was finally captured, Panzram had committed 22 murders and 1000’s of robberies and rapes..
- America’s First Serial Killer (2004)
 Torture chambers, acid vats, greased chutes and gassing rooms were just some of the devices of death designed by the Torture Doctor, H.H. Holmes in his castle of horrors… “H.H Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer” is a terrific documentary by John Borowski that traces Holmes’ entire life as a criminal mastermind….
- Anatomy of Crime: Deadly Predators (2000)
Anatomy of Crime: Deadly Predators takes a look into the dark and terrifying world of the serial killer, through the eyes of detectives, psychologists, and the “human monsters” themselves to try and gain a better understanding as to what internal or external forces might be at play that lead some men to become ‘deadly predators’…
- Ted Bundy – Born To Kill? (2011)
Documentary examining the crimes of American serial killer Ted Bundy, who is believed to have sexually assaulted and killed up to 100 women in the 1970s …
- Aileen Wuornos: Angel of Death (2009)
 The BBC’s terrific ‘Crimes that Shook the World’ documentary series takes a look at the case of America’s most notorious female serial killer – Aileen Wuornos , AKA.. ‘The Angel of Death’…
- Killer Trials: The Ken And Barbie Killers (2012)
‘Killer Trials: Judgement Day’ examines the horrific crimes and eventual court trial of Canadian serial killer couple Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, aka, ‘The Ken and Barbie Killers’……
- Myra: The Making of a Monster (2003)
Until her prison death in 2002, Myra Hindley was recognized as ‘the most hated woman in Britain’. The public hatred towards her was so intense, that after she was arrested w/ boyfriend Ian Brady’s in 1966, for the murders & rapes of 5 children, the name ‘Myra’ almost disappeared from UK society.
- BTK Confessions (2004)
Sometimes in the American legal system as part of a ‘plea deal’, the prosecutor or judge might demand that the convicted felon confess all his crimes in front of the judge and jury … on June 27, 2004, Dennis Rader, aka, ‘The BTK Killer’ rose in front of a Wichita court and with a chilling ... - Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)
 …tells the horrific true story of a sadomasochistic cannibal and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in Depression-era New York City. Elderly but still deadly, Albert Fish distorted biblical tales by taking the stories of pain, punishment, atonement, and suffering literally as he preyed on victims to torture and sacrifice…
- The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)
 … blends dramatizations of Jeffrey Dahmer’s day to day life with archival news footage and exclusive interviews w/ the lead detective on the case; the state coroner at the time and one of Dahmer’s neighbours to tell the harrowing tale of one of America’s most notorious serial killers…
- The Boston Strangler (1987)
 The Boston Strangler operated in the Boston, Mass. area during a two-year span in the early 1960s. The “Silk Stocking Murders” is another epithet given to the same series of crimes… Though Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, many experts and investigators have doubts as to his involvement in the crimes…
- His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen (2007)
Arthur Leigh Allen is widely considered as the prime suspect behind the still unsolved ‘Zodiak’ killings of the late 70’s in Southern, California… in this documentary, Allen’s friends and acquaintances speak about the man and why they consider him to be the prime candidate…
- Name, Rank, Serial Killer (2011)
 …CBS’s ’48 Hours’ investigative documentary series takes a look at the case of Canadian serial killer Col. Russel Williams who’s sadistic sexual perversions led to countless ‘breaking and entering’ charges as well as the horrific deaths of two young women …
- Joel Rifkin (2004)
 … a routine traffic stop in 1993 would eventually unleash the horrific details to the many crimes of the worse serial killer in the history of the State of New York… Fascinating A&E Biography on American serial killer Joel Rifkin, who in his own, cold, casual words details the murders of 17 N.Y City prostitutes ... - Deadly Desires (2006)
 … in this episode of “Most Evil”… Dr. Michael Stone, the creator of a psychological scale that measures the degree of pure evil in certain notorious criminals, profiles the horrific crimes and psychological motives of : Jerry Brudos, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Parker Ray and Westley Allan Dodd …
- Gary Ridgeway – Born to Kill? (2012)
Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer, convicted of 49 separate murders and confessed to nearly double that number… but was he ‘Born to Kill?’…
- The Kindly Killer (2009)
 … a routine inspection of a blocked drain proves to be anything but routine when the obstruction is discovered to be human tissue… the only place where the remains could of come from is the attic flat of 23 Cranley Gardens who’s sole resident is 37 year old Dennis Nilsen…
- Scotland’s Most Evil Murderer (2011)
 Revisiting the murders of serial killer Peter Manuel in Scotland in the late 1950s, and asking whether the state of his mental health should have prevented him from being hanged…
- The Phoenix Strangler (2006)
 … Sipho Thwala is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1999 for the murders of 16 women… He was sentenced to 506 years in prison. Thwala was known by the moniker “The Phoenix Strangler”….
- The Killing Of America (1982)
 … exclusive video footage from race riots, kidnappings, armed robberies, domestic disputes, mass shootings, political assassinations, and the random, senseless murders of serial killers, “The Killing Of America” examines the growing gun violence in America and traces it back to its core – the JFK assassination.
- Killer Profile: The Body Snatcher Sean Vincent Gillis (2013)
 Sean Vincent Gillis, a.k.a, the ‘Other Baton Rouge Killer’, is an American serial killer that stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated eight Louisiana women between 1994 and 2003 in the Baton Rouge Metro and surrounding areas…
- The Killer Clown (2012)
 Terrific BBC documentary that takes a look back at the bizarre double-life and horrific crimes of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, AKA, ‘The Killer Clown’, who was accused of murdering 33 young boys and burying them in the crawl-space under his suburban Illinois home…
- Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999)
Former FBI agent John Douglas, the inventor of criminal profiling, leads the audience through a journey into the dark minds of some of 20th Century’s most notorious American killers… This episode deals with the cases of Wayne Williams, Robert Hansen, Larry Gene Bell, and Jeffrey Dahmer.
- Kenneth McDuff: Free to Murder Again (2000)
Kenneth Allen McDuff, also known as the “Broomstick Killer” is an American sexual predator and serial killer that is the only person in US history to be sentenced to death row, pardoned and set free and then sent back to death row after he killed again…
- Natural Porn Killer (2006)
 … Fascinating documentary by Sascha Olofson that examines the startling death-row interview claims of American serial killer Ted Bundy that ‘violent pornography’ were a major factor in his horrible crimes…
- Biography: John Wayne Gacy (1999)
 A municipal politician, a children’s party clown, an ambitious entrepreneur, a self-proclaimed family man–these were the roles played by John Wayne Gacy to mask the fact that he was a serial killer who murdered 33 boys and young men and buried their bodies in the crawlspace of his home.
- Biography: Jack Unterweger (2004)
 He was a celebrated author and cold-blooded killer… a convicted murderer set free only to kill again… A&E’s ‘Biography’ series takes a closer look at Jack Unterweger, AKA, ‘The Vienna Strangler’ or “The Vienna Woods Killer’, the Austrian serial killer who is suspected of killing up to 15 prostitutes in several different countries…
- Ted Bundy: Mind Of A Monster (2019)
 Brilliant documentary by Investigation Discovery that uses enhanced audio from Bundy’s final interviews to portray the mind of a monster in his own, cold words.
- Top 10 Serial Killer Documentaries
 This Top 10 Serial Killer Documentaries List is not based on any ‘scientific’ calculations of IMBD stats, critic polls or ‘website views’ but more of a personal collection of what I feel are some of the best documentaries in the ‘serial killer’ genre
- Killer Couples: The Moors Murderers (2009)
 Perhaps the most notorious ‘killer couple’ of them all, Ian Brady and Mira Hindley kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered 5 children in the 1960’s in Greater Manchester, England… the were referred to as ‘The Moors Murderers’ as 3 of their victims were discovered in graves dug on Saddleworth Moor…
- Paul Bernardo Interview (2007)
 In June of 2007, the Toronto Police Services Sex Crimes Unit, trying to gain information on the disappearance of Elizabeth Bain, sit down with serial rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo at Kingston Penitentiary to see if the ‘Scarborough Rapist’ can shed some light on the case…
- Wicked Attraction: Toolbox Killers (2009)
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, also known as ‘The Toolbox Killers’, met in the California prison system and hatched a sinister plan to rape and kill young girls… when they met up again outside the prison system, they put their dark plan into action…
- The Killer Handyman (2005)
 In 1999, on the outskirts of Montreal, the normally peaceful suburbs would become the hunting grounds of one of Canada’s most violent criminals… William Fyfe, a.k.a ‘The Killer Handyman’ would eventually be convicted of killing five women, although he claims to have killed four more….
- The Acid Bath Murderer (2011)
 John George Haigh, commonly known as the “Acid Bath Murderer”, was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed nine.
- Jerome Brudos: The Lust Killer (2008)
 Fascinating documentary that tells the bizarre and horrific life & crimes of American serial killer Jerry Brudos, a.k.a “The Lust Killer” or “Shoe Fetish Killer” who between 1968 and 1969, bludgeoned and strangled four young women to death… Brudos, the cross-dressing, necrohpiliac serial killer would eventually confess to the grizzly murders and spend the rest ... - The Night Caller: Eric Edgar Cooke (2008)
 … Eric Edgar Cooke nicknamed ‘The Night Caller’ was an Australian serial killer who from 1958 to 1963 terrorized the city of Perth, Western Australia by committing 22 violent crimes, eight of which resulted in deaths….
- David Berkowitz – Born To Kill? (2012)
David Berkowitz, aka ‘Son of Sam’ and ‘.44 Caliber Killer’ terrorized the residents of NY City in the 1970’s with a series of late-night shootings on unsuspecting couples… he would later blame his actions on ‘Sam’, the dog of his neighbor which apparently was feeding Berkowitz instructions to kill…
- The Chessboard Killer (2009)
 He is the worst serial killer in Russia’s history… for years, Alexander Pichuzhkin, a.k.a ‘The Chessboard Killer’ kept a city in fear… for years he taunted the police… he preyed on the lonely and vulnerable and he kept a unique record of his crimes…
- Ted Bundy: The Mind of a Killer (1995)
 ‘A&E Biography’ pretty much invented the ‘serial killer documentary’ genre… One of their earlier episodes and still one of the most popular is this examination into the life of notorious American serial killer Ted Bundy…
- Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
 Following up on the brilliant ‘Aileen: Selling of a Serial Killer’, Nick Broomfield’s brilliant second documentary on Aileen Wuornos, the highway prostitute and serial killer who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the state of Florida, is arguably the best documentary ever made in the ‘serial killer’ documentary genre…
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