The murder of Erica Gene Shultz

On April 3, 1985, Derek and Nancy Haysom were discovered slashed and stabbed to death in their Virginia home. Their 20-year-old daughter Elizabeth Haysom and her teenage boyfriend Jens Söring would become central to one of America's most shocking crimes—now examined in Netflix's documentary Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering & Haysom.

In June 2010, Bonnie Woodward, a 46-year-old nurse's aide, vanished from Alton, Illinois. Eight years later, Roger Carroll was arrested and convicted of her murder despite no body ever being recovered. His conviction rested on testimony from family members and a confession to his wife.

Despite circulating reports, there is no verified Netflix documentary titled 'Grenfell: Uncovered' about the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in North Kensington, London on 14 June 2017.

Despite references to a case known as 'Marina Erte-mordet' in Swedish-language podcasts and documentaries, verified English-language sources containing factual details about this matter remain unavailable through major international crime databases and news outlets.

HBO's The Jinx premiered in February 2015 as a six-part documentary investigation into New York real estate heir Robert Durst, exploring his connections to three unsolved or controversial deaths spanning decades. The series became a watershed moment in true crime television when Durst was arrested on the eve of the finale, with evidence gathered by filmmakers playing a crucial role in his eventual conviction.

In May 2025, CBS's 48 Hours aired 'Facing a Monster,' the story of C.C., a college student who survived a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle in 1996, only to face him in court years later after he murdered Lori Leonard, a single mother of two, in 2005.

The Fifth Estate, a CBC Television investigative documentary series now in its 51st season, has spent over five decades uncovering Canada's most serious crimes—from mass shootings to serial disappearances—while challenging law enforcement accountability.

When HBO's The Jinx premiered on February 8, 2015, few expected the documentary series about New York real estate heir Robert Durst would culminate in his arrest just hours before the finale aired. The six-part investigation, directed by Andrew Jarecki and produced by Marc Smerling, would ultimately help solve a two-decade-old murder and reshape how true crime documentaries intersect with active criminal investigations.

On the morning of October 13, 2021, Christina Parcell, a 41-year-old veterinary technician, was found stabbed approximately 31 times in her Greer, South Carolina home. Arrested and convicted in February 2025, Juilliard-trained concert pianist Zachary David Hughes is now serving life in prison for the brutal, ritualistic killing—a case explored in ABC's 20/20 special.

A mysterious death involving a photographer was the subject of investigation on 48 Hours, CBS's long-running documentary series that examines complex criminal cases.

In July 2018, Danueal Drayton, a 27-year-old from Connecticut, was arrested in Los Angeles while holding a woman hostage. Police believe the Tinder user is responsible for multiple murders and sexual assaults across New York and California, with confessions to at least five additional killings still under investigation.