Being an armchair detective has turned into an American obsession, fueled by an abundance of true-crime content in podcasts and television series. But some of those projects have sparked actual legal developments.

Similar to the Menendez case, The Staircase has been presented as both a documentary and a true crime drama series. The 2022 series boasts a star-studded cast including Colin Farrell and Toni Collette, but it was the docuseries that was released first and is arguably more worth watching.

There's simply an itch that fictional stories cannot scratch like true crime does, and that is the authenticity behind these unbelievable tales. For your next series or documentary on cults, devious roommates,

The controversial case of the Menendez brothers has gripped the world thanks to a documentary and a Netflix series but here's what viewers should stream next

Complex murder investigations, undercover telemarketing and McDonald's Monopoly scams are among the documentaries you should stream after The Menendez Brothers