Top 10 Gripping UNSOLVED Mystery Documentaries
VOICE OVER: Patrick Mealey
WRITTEN BY: Victor Lund
Some cases are never truly closed... Join us as we count down our picks for the most gripping unsolved mystery documentaries ever made! From wrongful convictions to government conspiracies, these films will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew. Which of these chilling stories kept you up at night? Let us know in the comments! Our countdown includes "Making a Murderer" (2015), "Who Took Johnny" (2014), "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), "Missing 411" (2016), "Capturing the Friedmans" (2003), "The Staircase" (2018), "The Keepers" (2017), "Cold Case Hammarskjöld" (2019), and more!
- #10: "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders" (2024)
- #9: "An Unknown Compelling Force" (2021)
- #8: "Cold Case Hammarskjöld" (2019)
- #7: "The Keepers" (2017)
- #6: "The Staircase" (2018)
- #5: "Capturing the Friedmans" (2003)
- #4: "Missing 411" (2016)
- #3: "The Thin Blue Line" (1988)
- #2: "Who Took Johnny" (2014)
- #1: "Making a Murderer" (2015-18)
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