Netflix subscribers have been engrossed by the infamous Menendez brothers case after the recent Netflix series. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story delves into the events leading up to the brothers murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, and the fallout that ensued. The true crime drama series presents the events from the viewpoint of key individuals involved in the case and is followed up by a documentary on the streaming platform released on October 7.
It features interviews with both Erik and Lyle Menendez from prison. But what should viewers watch once they've finished these? Here are some suggestions for more gripping documentaries to stream now for those who enjoyed The Menendez Brothers. 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. It follows the case of Michael Peterson, a novelist accused of murdering his wife Kathleen in 2001 after she was discovered at the bottom of a staircase in their home. Peterson called emergency services claiming his wife had fallen down the stairs, but authorities were sceptical.
They accused him of beating his wife to death and charged him with murder. Filmmakers were granted unprecedented access to Peterson himself, as well as his family, defence team, and the courtroom as the drama .