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Netflix just welcomed yet another chilling true-crime documentary into its catalogue: The Unthinkable Daughter, inspired by the notorious 2002 double murder case in Brazil that shocked the nation with its brutality.

Directed by Lygia M. Barbosa and Paulo Gambale, the Netflix documentary features newly conducted, never-before-heard interviews with Suzane von Richthofen, who was convicted of orchestrating the cold-blooded murder of her parents, Manfred and Marísia, in São Paulo, Brazil, with her boyfriend and his brother.

The Unthinkable Daughter, Netflix’s newest true-crime documentary, revisits the infamous 2002 murder case when 18-year-old Suzane von Richthofen stage-managed a heinous plot to kill her wealthy parents with her then-boyfriend Daniel Cravinhos and his brother Cristian. On the night of October 31, the brothers infiltrated the von Richthofen family home while Manfred and Marísia were fast asleep and bludgeoned them to death with iron bars.

Suzane was reportedly the one who engineered the murder plot and let the Cravinhos brothers in. In the immediate aftermath, the trio tried to frame a home invasion gone murderously wrong, pretending that the intruders caught them off guard and bound them. However, repeated inconsistencies in their statements made it difficult for the suspects to throw dirt in law enforcement’s eyes, ultimately unravelling their plan.

Police arrested Suzane and the Cravinhos brothers shortly after, and the media circus followed suit. In 2006, von Richthofen was tried in court of law and sentenced to 39 years in prison for orchestrating the brutal murder of her parents.

After serving part of her sentence in custody, Suzane was transferred to a semi-open prison regime before being eventually granted release to serve the remainder of her sentence under open conditions and probation.

Netflix’s The Unthinkable Daughter features rare, exclusive interviews with Suzane over two decades after the terrifying crime and a decade after her last major media appearance. Clocking in at one hour and 40 minutes, the true-crime documentary confronts Suzane with forensic and trial evidence, police investigations, archival footage, and perspectives from legal experts and investigators involved in the case to examine what happened to von Richthofen after serving a portion of her prison sentence.

The Unthinkable Daughter dives deep into one of Brazil’s most unsettling crimes, packed with commentary and insights that answer some of the most-asked questions that still haunt 20 years later. So, if you want more details on the von Richthofen case, don’t forget to watch the new true-crime documentary, now streaming on Netflix.