1. Making a Murderer
IMDb Rating: 8.8
We will finish our list of best true crime documentaries on Netflix with another mini-series. It is also released by Netflix and tells the story about Steven Avery who currently serves life imprisonment without parole possibility. Avery was first sentenced to 32 years and served 18 years for sexual assault and murder he didn’t commit.After he had been exonerated in 2003, he was charged with unrelated murder in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison in 2007. Making a Murderer was filmed for 10 years and covers the life of Avery, the trials, and investigations. Documentary also follows Avery’s nephew Brendan Dassey, who was found guilty of the murder of Teresa Halbach alongside his uncle and sentenced to life in prison. His appeal was accepted and currently awaits for appeal resolution. The season 2 of the series is currently in the making and will focus more on Dassey.