Warning: Sensitive topics including murder and sexual assault

True crime lovers have everything they could want thanks to hundreds of hours of documentaries now on discovery+.

True crime documentaries have an ability to capture the nation’s attention like no other – and on discovery+ there’s hours of cases to delve into.

Whether it’s rooting through cold cases or trying to understand the method behind a killer’s madness, there is truly something for everyone in the discovery+ archives.

TV series or movies, these projects tell us about the killers and their victims through those that knew and loved them as well as the experts and officers that helped bring them to justice.

And as a Sky customer, you have access to the full discovery+ catalogue at no extra cost to you.

Here’s our list of some of the must-watch documentaries you can watch now.

Jeffrey Dahmer has become one of the most notorious serial killers in US history, claiming the lives of at least 17 men between 1978 and 1991 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A sexual sadist, Dahmer would abuse his victims before and after their deaths, as well as dismembering their bodies and eating them. He would largely target men of colour who were members of the LGBT community.

Jeffrey Dahmer: Mind of a Monster gets access to hundreds of pages of police and FBI interview transcripts, as well as personal testimonies from those that knew both him and his victims.

The show aims to follow Dahmer’s descent into darkness, starting from childhood to becoming known as the Milwaukee Cannibal.

In this TV series, each episode focuses on different crimes committed by teenage girls, and what motivated them.

At an age where popularity and love can give way to jealousy and gossip, Mean Girl Murders tracks how female connections and rivalries can reach extremes – with deadly consequences.

In this four-part documentary, Finding Andrea details the disappearance of single mother of two Andrea Knabel, who went missing in 2019.

As the investigation continues, information about the months leading up to her disappearance comes to light, forcing loved ones to reconsider what they believe they know about her.

Still an active missing person’s case, her family has to this day still not given up the fight to find out what happened to her.

In this series, relatives of some of the world’s most notorious murderers tell their side of the story, including how their lives have been impacted by someone they once loved, and how their acts have torn families apart.

They look at their lives prior to the murders and reflect on their behaviour and signs they may have missed before the crime occurred.

In season one, participants include members of the families of Ian Huntley, Levi Bellfield, Fred West, and Richard Ramirez.

A People Magazine investigative series, Surviving a Serial Killer details the lives of those who managed to escape the clutches of a murderer.

Sharing their stories, these survivors speak frankly about the horrors they faced, and how they have coped in the years since.

The series, which has six episodes, includes testimonies from survivors of the Dating Game Killer, the Casanova Killer, Bruce Lindahl, and the Cook Brothers.

Between June 2014 and September 2015, Stephen Port drugged and murdered four men he met via dating and hook-up apps in Barking, London.

Port would lure them to his home, and after killing them, would dispose of their bodies in a local graveyard just yards from his home.

Once he was arrested, multiple other men who had been sexually assaulted by him came forward with their stories, and he is now serving a whole life order in prison.

But the biggest scandal of all came due to the police, who dismissed the worries of the men’s families amid growing fears of a serial killer, blaming drug overdoses for the deaths.

Their failings and refusals to connect the victims – despite their bodies found in close proximity and in similar circumstances – allowed Port to remain at large and without suspicion.

An inquest into the deaths concluded that the police had failed in their duty to protect them and investigate properly, potentially at the cost of three of the four men’s lives.

On 23 November 2016, Port was convicted of the rapes and murders of all four victims, as well as three further rapes, four sexual assaults, and 10 counts of administering a substance with intent.

Two of the biggest unsolved cases in Hollywood history, the murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher ‘Biggie Smalls’ Wallace have long been intertwined.

Stars of rival rap labels and based on opposite coasts in the US, this once solid friendship turned into a bitter public rivalry ahead of their deaths.

Tupac was shot dead outside a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas in September 1996, when he was just 25 years old, while Biggie was shot and killed six months later in March 1997 at the age of 24.

The reasons behind the murders, as well as those responsible, remain a source of heavy debate to this day. This new documentary interviews those around the pair, who give their insight into the East/West Coast rap fight and the enduring mystery it comes with.

Aaron Hernandez was a highly established NFL player before he was convicted of the 2011 murder of Odin Lloyd, a friend who was dating the sister of his fiancée.

A tight end for the New England Patriots, this ID investigative series follows the highs and lows of his life, including his upbringing and his rise to sports star.

It also examines what would have made him commit the murder, leading to a discovery of a brain injury that may have impacted his ability to control his behaviour.

Here at Sky, we’re dedicated to making sure you have access to the best television shows out there, and now you can get discovery+ for no extra cost.

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