4 True Crime Documentaries To Watch On YouTube For Free

Do you enjoy watching crime and thrillers? If yes, here are some true crime documentaries that are available on YouTube for free. Be prepared for goosebumps and jump scares.

Rajoshi Purkait
Editorial
Updated - 2024-02-03, 11:54 IST

Everything from true crime to the stories of serial killers is highly fascinating. The thrill that the plotline brings and the goosebumps that are followed by the incidents are all highly loved by all. It especially becomes more interesting after realising that some of these stories are real.

If you are someone who enjoys watching the true stories of criminals, psychopaths, and serial killers, here are some true crime documentaries that are available on YouTube for free.

Gypsy's Revenge (2018)

‘Gypsy's Revenge’ is the story of Dee Dee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy Rose. Dee Dee presents her daughter to be ill despite her being healthy and has to go through numerous surgeries and medications to support her mother’s lies. After growing up, Gypsy is met with the truth and plans to escape the web by killing her mother.

Frontline - Monsters Among Us (1992)

‘Frontline - Monsters Among Us’ is the story of Westley Allen Dodd who is leading a normal life on the surface but another one simultaneously, hidden under the covers. The documentary revolves around the mysterious murders (Divya Pahuja Murder Case) that Dodd committed of three young children in Washington. However, what made him different was his being able to be present in society like a normal person despite him being a murderer on the inside.

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Angel of Death: The Beverley Allitt Story (2005)

‘Angel of Death’ is the criminal case of a British woman called Beverley Allitt who had possible symptoms of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self (FDIS) since childhood. To gain sympathy, Allitt would often pretend to be injured and ended up self-sabotaging many times including getting her healthy appendix removed. After growing up, she was offered a job at the Kesteven Hospital in Lincolnshire in the children's ward where she committed heinous crimes within two months.

The Casanova Killer (2019)

‘The Casanova Killer’ is the story of a psychopath who existed in the 1970s called Paul John Knowles. He was raised in various foster homes and was released at nineteen when he moved in with his pen pal who became his fiance. Despite major efforts, the relationship soon ended and Knowles blames that to be the reason behind his illness. He went to murder thirty-five children and adults.