Making a Murderer has become one of the most talked-about and celebrated series since its premiere on Netflix just last month.
Unfortunately, no matter how in love you are with the documentary series, it has to end at some point and you have to move on. For that, here is a list of five of the most fascinating crime docs that might help with your post-Making a Murderer depression:
1. "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer": This is Nick Bloomfield's second documentary about the famous highway prostitute Aileen Carol Wuornos which includes the filmmaker himself's testimony at her trial. She was executed in 2002 for killing six men in Florida.
2. "The Central Park Five": The Central Park jogger case involved a lot of violent assault, rape and the sodomy of a female jogger and an investment banker named Trisha Meili in New York back in 1989. According to The New York Times, it was one of the most widely publicized crimes of the 1980's. The documentary film was directed by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon.
3. "Into the Abyss": This documentary expounds on the reasons why some people are able to kill, and if capital punishment is ever warranted. Filmmaker Werner Herzog delves deeper into the state of mind of inmate Michael Perry and those who were impacted by his crime.
4. "Kids for Cash": Giving you an enthralling look behind the scandal that shook the nation, Kids for Cash is a scandal that unfolded in 2008 in Pennsylvania. Director Robert May reveals untold stories that would give you the emotional roller coaster ride of your life.
5. "The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne": The glamorous 83-year-old jewel thief Doris Payne has stolen $2 million worth of jewelries over her 60-year career. This documentary dives deep into Payne's life and the circumstances that led her to crime.
