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You know that feeling you get when you see the words \"Based on a True Story\" at the end of a horror film, right before the credits roll? Well, these true-crime documentaries will have you feeling all those chills and goosebumps the whole way through. Gone are the days where true crime was a genre for lazy Sunday afternoons, because if you try to watch these documentaries in the background or while you try to take a nap, it's safe to say you'll end up at the edge of your seat with your eyes peeled instead. Looking for a film you won't be able to stop theorizing and texting about for weeks? Ahead are 13 of the best true-crime documentaries currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.\nBe sure to check out all of the best Amazon Prime Day deals and sign up for Amazon Prime so you don't miss a sale or show.\n","id":48215208,"type":"gallery","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"13 True-Crime Docs on Amazon Prime Video You Might Lose Sleep Over","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":false,"slide_tags":"Amazon Prime DayAmazonTVMoviesTrue StoriesTrue CrimeDocumentariesStreamingAmazon Prime Video","is_cover":true},"embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnyrYR7ULvU","share_image":false,"title":"\"The House of Suh\"","intro_text":false,"body":"An unpredictable story of manipulation and murder, \"The House of Suhv exposes the dark secrets of a Midwestern Korean immigrant family and a murder that ended with a 100-year prison sentence. What led their perfect son Andrew Suh to shoot and kill his sister's fianc\u00e9? The intricate pieces of the puzzle come together in a shocking way in this chilling documentary.\nWatch \"The House of Suh\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215210,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/embed\/48215210\/embed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"The House of Suh\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":1,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/vn1Vn1FRdHBxtONl4buQ1ZQiuTc\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/332\/n\/47737404\/8983984a0ef8d2fe_MCDAMAN_EC016\/i\/Murder-Meredith-Kercher.jpg","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/mAlziC7movw7OdNU-G3SdjAnALg\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/332\/n\/47737404\/8983984a0ef8d2fe_MCDAMAN_EC016\/i\/Murder-Meredith-Kercher.jpg","title":"\"The Murder of Meredith Kercher\"","intro_text":false,"body":"It took six years of trials to reach a final verdict on the murder of British study-abroad student Meredith Kercher. This documentary chronicles her full story from the day she was tragically killed in her Perugia apartment leading up to the incrimination of her American roommate, Amanda Knox.\nWatch \"The Murder of Meredith Kercher\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215211,"type":"image","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/image\/48215211\/Murder-Meredith-Kercher","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"The Murder of Meredith Kercher\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":2,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wE2PYwamYgg","share_image":false,"title":"\"You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South\"","intro_text":false,"body":"This documentary takes us back to Live Oak, FL, in the year 1952, when a Black woman named Ruby McCollum killed her white physician, Dr. Clifford Leroy, after years of sexual abuse. A case that haunted the jurors and even the prosecutors, McCollum's trial and incarceration shed light on the systemic racism and paramour rights of the Jim Crow era.\nWatch \"You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215212,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/embed\/48215212\/embed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":3,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zgczWr9Vqm8","share_image":false,"title":"\"Lorena\"","intro_text":false,"body":"This four-part documentary from executive producer Jordan Peele features the story of Lorena Bobbitt, who sliced off her husband's penis in 1993 following years of domestic abuse. In light of the scandal being turned into nothing but a national joke, \"Lorena\" is a reinvestigation of the sexual assault and moral issues that were largely ignored in the media's coverage of the case.\nWatch \"Lorena\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215224,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/embed\/48215224\/embed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"Lorena\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":4,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/w6S7nSIZi2oEIhFjXcw7vEh0j-4\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/347\/n\/47737404\/bc84a45b8c16ed6a_MCDDEZA_EC004\/i\/Dear-Zachary-Letter-to-Son-About-His-Father.jpg","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/idr8WWJBteo8-ad9rrQ-F4PoGRQ\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/347\/n\/47737404\/bc84a45b8c16ed6a_MCDDEZA_EC004\/i\/Dear-Zachary-Letter-to-Son-About-His-Father.jpg","title":"\"Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father\"","intro_text":false,"body":"In this heart-wrenching documentary, filmmaker Kurt Kuenne tells the story of his childhood friend Andrew Bagby, who was murdered by his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Shirley Turner. Through a series of interviews with the people who were closest to Bagby, \"Dear Zachary\" unravels the complicated custody battle between Bagby's killer and his grieving parents, while serving as a cinematic scrapbook for the son who never got the chance to know him.\nWatch \"Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215223,"type":"image","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/image\/48215223\/Dear-Zachary-Letter-to-Son-About-His-Father","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":5,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ws1usmJj0Dg","share_image":false,"title":"\"American Tragedy\"","intro_text":false,"body":"\"American Tragedy\" explores the Columbine school shooting from the perspective of Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the shooters, Dylan Klebold, whom she once lovingly called \"Sunshine Boy.\" Grappling with the grief over the son she thought she knew and remorse for the innocent lives he took, this documentary highlights the lessons Klebold learned as the mother of a school shooter and what Americans can take away from the tragedy.\nWatch \"American Tragedy\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215215,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/embed\/48215215\/embed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"American Tragedy\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":6,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/dYzlE7hD3jkcc0-k8n6x77vyxjE\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/343\/n\/47737404\/e78743b0cdc6c98c_MCDIMPO_EC011\/i\/Imposter.jpg","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/Z0TVttaIs1W_I2ibPckMdkUEiqM\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/343\/n\/47737404\/e78743b0cdc6c98c_MCDIMPO_EC011\/i\/Imposter.jpg","title":"The Imposter","intro_text":false,"body":"\"The Imposter\" recounts the twisted case of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bourdin, who exploited one family's grief over the disappearance of their 13-year-old son, Nicholas Barclay, to get the childhood he never had. In a series of interviews, Bourdin himself explains how he was able to successfully convince Spanish and American officials as well as many of Barclay's family members of his identity despite being French with brown eyes and dark hair, instead of American with blue eyes and blond hair.\nWatch \"The Imposter\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215222,"type":"image","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/image\/48215222\/Imposter","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"The Imposter","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":7,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EAGOoF5CDXA","share_image":false,"title":"\"The Witness\"","intro_text":false,"body":"Fifty years after his sister's violent murder, William Genovese narrates \"The Witness,\" covering the investigation of the widely publicized stabbing that took place in Queens, NY. Through accounts from the 38 witnesses, this documentary breaks down the truth and the long-held public opinion of Kitty Genovese's 1964 death.\nWatch \"The Witness\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215217,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/embed\/48215217\/embed","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"The Witness\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":8,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/H1KCQLim-mvxOpNSF0d-e8vUVaM\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/347\/n\/47737404\/ac652e6845932faf_MCDSOOF_EC530\/i\/Southwest-Salem-Story-San-Antonio-Four.jpg","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/AnJH2boc1QWwWv-nxmutYOEUlmw\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/347\/n\/47737404\/ac652e6845932faf_MCDSOOF_EC530\/i\/Southwest-Salem-Story-San-Antonio-Four.jpg","title":"\"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four\"","intro_text":false,"body":"\"Southwest of Salem\" examines the wrongful convictions of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez, four lesbians who allegedly gang-raped two young girls. After 15 years of fighting for their innocence behind bars, a pivotal court hearing debunked the scientific evidence that had been used against them.\nWatch \"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215225,"type":"image","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/image\/48215225\/Southwest-Salem-Story-San-Antonio-Four","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":9,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","embed_html":"","embed_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nGX5KHYzWqk","share_image":false,"title":"\"Unseen\"","intro_text":false,"body":"\"Unseen\" depicts the Cleveland Police Department's astonishing 2009 discovery of 11 women's bodies decomposing at the home of known sex offender Anthony Sowell. 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This livens up the day.\" This documentary explores Spencer's case, from her disturbing confessions to the conditionality of her imprisonment.\nWatch \"I Don't Like Mondays\" on Amazon Prime.\n","id":48215233,"type":"image","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/48215208\/image\/48215233\/I-Dont-Like-Mondays","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/true-crime-documentaries-on-amazon-prime-48215208","share_text":"\"I Don't Like Mondays\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":11,"slide_tags":"MoviesTVAmazonStreamingDocumentariesTrue CrimeTrue StoriesAmazon Prime DayAmazon Prime Video","image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/fDLCJ5W1a2IDUILW96P0HlKIboE\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/357\/n\/47737404\/a437a6e1f501ba59_MCDSOOF_EC529\/i\/Kidnapped-Natascha-Kampusch.jpg","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/13ebvuUrkk5lmmVZL_uz24m3du0\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2021\/03\/12\/357\/n\/47737404\/a437a6e1f501ba59_MCDSOOF_EC529\/i\/Kidnapped-Natascha-Kampusch.jpg","title":"\"Kidnapped: Natascha Kampusch\"","intro_text":false,"body":"Narrated by the victim herself, this documentary recounts Natascha Kampusch's abduction and her eight years of captivity at the hands of Wolfgang Priklopil. 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