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If it bleeds, it leads, and there is nothing quite as unsettling as true crime that hits close to home. Netflix’s latest documentary "Maternal Instinct" clearly struck a nerve with audiences, shooting to the No. 1 spot after landing on the streamer on Friday (June 12), where it's stayed strong all weekend.Netflix subscribers are collectively shocked and appalled at the lengths one women went to for the sake of making her dream life a reality. If that true crime documentary left you wanting more, you’re in the right place. But instead of mindlessly scrolling through the algorithm trying to find your next fix, let us do the heavy lifting for you.We’ve rounded up the best true crime documentaries currently on Netflix that peel back the curtain on haunting family secrets, twisted motives, and the chilling realities lurking just behind closed doors.'The Perfect Neighbor' (2025)
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Told entirely through police bodycam, Ring camera, and cellphone footage, "The Perfect Neighbor" documents a tragedy that feels painfully familiar. It centers on a neighborhood dispute in Florida that escalates until the woman behind years of racist complaints, Susan Lornicz, shoots and kills her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Shantrell Owens, a mother of four.When police arrive, Lorincz is not immediately arrested and is treated more like a toddler than a suspect, even as she shows no remorse for her actions. Throughout the investigation and trial, she argues that she acted out of fear for her life, but the documentary lets the damning footage speak for itself.Watch "The Perfect Neighbor" on Netflix now'Abducted in Plain Sight' (2017)
