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November on Netflix has been wild, and not in the most exciting way. You open the app expecting something chill, and instead, Netflix hits you with true-crime drops that make you sit up straighter than any of those back-straightening belts ever have. If you thought you were emotionally prepared, trust us, you were not.

We are talking about the true-crime docs and dramas spree Netflix has been on lately, especially the documentaries. Every single one of these documentaries starts off innocent. Normal homes, daily routines, people living their regular lives… until one psycho decides to flip a table, and there reveals a story so twisted that even your intrusive thoughts take notes. And Netflix? They do not warm you up. They drop you straight into the deep end.

But what’s so good about them is how personal these cases feel. You are not just watching crime; you are watching people make impossible choices, and the best part is detectives following threads that should not exist.

If all of the aforementioned is your vibe, then it is time to tune in to these five Netflix true crime docs that were released recently.

Five must-watch true-crime docs on Netflix

Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV (2025)

Imagine a nightmare so shocking that a whole country watched it unfold like some twisted reality show. That is exactly what happened in Brazil in 2008, when fifteen-year-old Eloá Pimentel was held hostage by her ex-boyfriend, and every major TV channel decided to turn the crisis into live programming. Cameras outside the building. Reporters calling the apartment DURING the standoff. Neighbours gave on-the-spot interviews while a terrified girl stood inches away from danger. If it sounds unthinkable, this documentary makes you realise it was even worse.

The film pulls you through those one hundred hours using Eloá’s diary entries, original broadcasts and testimonies from people who still cannot speak about the case without their voices shaking. You watch negotiators get sidelined by television hosts, and police missteps pile on top of each other. It is heartbreaking and infuriating, but it is also impossible to look away from. A real-life tragedy that turned into a media circus.

The Carman Family Deaths (2025)

Now imagine a family with summers on boats, a seemingly peaceful life, and then boom, everything changes. The Carman Family Deaths feels literally the same. The story follows Nathan Carman, whose mother disappears during a fishing trip under circumstances that raise every eyebrow law enforcement has. Add in a grandfather who died under suspicious conditions years earlier, a hefty inheritance, and behaviour that made investigators pause. There you go, you have a case where nothing feels accidental.

The documentary walks you through the quiet tension inside this wealthy New England family, showing how a long trail of unanswered questions created a storm no one saw coming. But before you decide you are done with family mysteries, Netflix goes even darker with a story that brings terror right into someone’s own home.

My Father, the BTK Killer (2025)

This one? It hits like a punch to the chest. Because it is not a detective tracing a serial killer but a daughter realising the man who raised her was BTK. My Father, the BTK Killer, follows Kerri Rawson as she pieces together the truth about her father, Dennis Rader, one of the most notorious killers in American history. The documentary examines her shock, her grief and how she rebuilds her identity while the world dissects her father’s crimes.

Through her voice, you see the case from a perspective you rarely get in true crime. The true pain of being related to the monster. It is something that happens when you put your blind trust in someone and they don’t just break it; they turn your world upside down. And if you think that level of psychological horror is enough for the week, Netflix says absolutely not, because now we are headed to Italy.

The Monster of Florence (2025)

Italy is beautiful. Italy is romantic. Italy also has one of the most bewildering crime stories ever documented. The Monster of Florence takes you into decades of unsolved murders that left investigators confused, journalists threatened, and whole communities terrified. Couples would vanish or be found in brutal circumstances, and every theory collapsed under the weight of contradictions.

The documentary weaves together police files, witness accounts and investigative mistakes that piled up like dominoes. It is quite atmospheric if that’s your vibe. The kind of story that keeps your brain awake long after you close your laptop. And for the final pick, Netflix brings the fear right back to suburbia because why shouldn’t your own neighbour be the plot twist?

The Perfect Neighbor (2025)

You know that cliché about the neighbour who seems too polite? Well, it turns out Netflix looks at that whole thing with a different view. The Perfect Neighbor explores the story of Youssef Khater, a man who charmed entire communities while hiding things that would freeze your spine. He travelled, reinvented himself, and slipped from place to place, leaving victims behind.

This man did everything from financial ruin and manipulation to a trail of lies that stretched across countries. The documentary shows how someone can build trust with ease, then use it to destroy lives without hesitation. It is unsettling because it could be anyone, anywhere, and that is exactly why it is a must-watch.