6 Relationship True Crime Documentaries to Watch After ‘Maternal Instinct’
If you just watched Netflix’s Maternal Instinct and thought, “Yikes, I need to see more,” trust us, you are not alone. For every romance lover out there, there is a true crime girlie. Sometimes, they are the same person.
Maternal Instinct has captured the attention of true crime fans everywhere, diving into the relationship between Taylor Parker and Wade Griffin. After just a few months together, Taylor announced that she was pregnant, despite major apprehension from Wade’s family, who believed she could be faking the whole thing. With key testimony from Wade, his family, Taylor’s childhood friends, and more, the series paints a full picture of Taylor’s life before a police officer found her claiming to have given birth to a baby that wasn’t hers.
From relationship-centric documentaries like The Tinder Swindler and Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare to true crime series like Worst Ex Ever and Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?, scroll to our list of streaming picks for anyone who can’t stop thinking about Maternal Instinct.
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Worst Ex Ever
If just one true crime story isn’t enough for you, Worst Ex Ever could be your jam. The Netflix series, which currently consists of two seasons, follows a new crime each episode. As the streamer puts it, “From chilling betrayals to murder plots, this true-crime documentary series dissects the dark side of love through eyewitness testimonies.” Recently, viewers were fascinated by a Season 2 episode following the arrest of 90 Day Fiancé‘s Geoffrey Paschel, who is currently serving 18 years in prison for aggravated kidnapping and domestic assault.
Should I Marry a Murderer?
This one’s for all the Stephanie Ott fans out there. Netflix described this docuseries by writing, “A fiancée turned key witness reveals how she stayed engaged to a man accused of murder while gathering evidence against him.” Both caught up in the relationship drama and the behind-the-scenes investigation, this series provides one of the most fascinating looks at modern true crime and all the twists and turns that come with it.
The Tinder Swindler
A true classic, The Tinder Swindler, follows the victims of
, a conman who deceived numerous women on dating apps. Running his own kind of Ponzi scheme, Leviev would convince women he had a lavish lifestyle, and then tell them he needed money to escape his “enemies,” then using that money to convince another woman he was rich. If the twists and turns of Maternal Instinct had you on the edge of your seat, this is the documentary for you.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
True, there was no major catfishing involved in Maternal Instinct. While this documentary, and many others on this list, follow online dating, anyone who loves true crime needs to dive into Netflix’s Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare. This underrated documentary shares many similarities with the family in Maternal Instinct, where just about anyone could be involved in the crime or discover who is behind it.
Lover, Stalker, Killer
Another documentary chock-full of twists, Lover, Stalker, Killer follows a dating app love story gone wrong. Netflix teased, “A mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.” Like Taylor Parker, Liz Golyar, the subject of Lover, Stalker, Killer, is currently in prison, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women.
Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?
While Worst Ex Ever is primarily serious, 2010’s Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? is a bit more camp. Through reenactments and victim testimony, the Investigation Discovery series follows spouses who learn a shocking secret about the love of their life, which has them questioning everything about their relationship. Let’s just say, if Maternal Instinct had come out in 2010, Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? would definitely be giving Wade Griffin a call.
