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True Crime Watch Calendar

A US schedule of true-crime shows, films and podcasts. Dates and times may change. This is a schedule, not reviews.

As of .

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Mon Oct 19 · Date only — time not announced

Heart

Where
Apple Podcasts (Apple Original; host Karen Kilgariff)
Type
New podcast series (8 episodes)
Topic
Two men linked by one transplanted heart; both deaths officially ruled suicides

A 3-year look into two connected deaths, using court filings and records. All 8 episodes for Apple TV subscribers on day one; free listeners get 3, then 1 a week to the Nov 23 finale.

Apple →

Wed Oct 21 · 9:00 PM ET (8 CT)

The Serial Killer Connection — Part 3 (final)

Where
Investigation Discovery (streams on HBO Max)
Type
Docuseries episode (3 of 3)
Topic
Survivor Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Bonnie Lou, ex-wife of Richard Evonitz

Two women team up to look into his past and possible links to unsolved cases.

Warner Bros. Discovery press release →TVmaze episode listing →

The Oct 21 date comes from a trade listing.

Thu Oct 22 · Date only — time not announced

Swipe Right on the Devil

Where
Hulu (also Hulu on Disney+)
Type
Docuseries (3 episodes, all at once)
Topic
Disappearance and death of Sydney Loofe, 24, after a dating-app date (Nebraska)

A missing-person case that grows into a story of manipulation and control.

Hulu →TVLine →

The Oct 22 date comes from a trade source.

Thu Oct 22 · Date only — time not announced

The Flores Massacre (La Masacre de Flores)

Where
HBO Max
Type
Docuseries (3 episodes) — Argentina
Topic
1994 arson that killed five in Buenos Aires; sole survivor Matías Bagnato

The only survivor tells his story of the fire that took his family.

Warner Bros. Discovery press release →Infobae →

Sun Oct 25 · Date only — time not announced

The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers

Where
Peacock
Type
Docuseries (3 parts, all at once)
Topic
Federal sex-trafficking case against brothers Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander (found guilty March 2026; sentencing set for late Oct 2026)

Survivors speak about the luxury brokers' case.

Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander were found guilty by a federal jury in March 2026. Sentencing is set for Oct 27.

Peacock →The A.V. Club →

In court: Oct 27 → Court Calendar

Sun Oct 25 · Date only — time not announced

Snapped: Killer Moms — Season 1

Where
Peacock
Type
Streaming debut of Oxygen series
Topic
Mothers accused of violent crimes

The new Oxygen series arrives on Peacock.

Peacock →

Sun Oct 25 · Date only — time not announced

Catfish Murders — Season 1

Where
Peacock
Type
Streaming debut of Oxygen series
Topic
Online lies that led to real harm

The new Oxygen series arrives on Peacock.

Peacock →

Tue Oct 27 · 9:00–11:00 PM ET/PT

Toxic: What Happened in the Haight House?

Where
Investigation Discovery (later on HBO Max)
Type
2-hour special (host Elizabeth Chambers)
Topic
2023 Enoch, Utah, family killings — Tausha Haight, her five children and her mother

A look at the coercive control behind the family's public image.

Investigation Discovery release via The Futon Critic →AOL →

Official text not yet read.

Thu Oct 29 · Date only — time not announced

The Fall of El Mayo

Where
Netflix
Type
Docuseries (3 × ~59 min)
Topic
July 2024 U.S. arrest of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Was it a kidnapping, a betrayal or a secret deal? Uses court records from both countries.

Netflix →

Thu Oct 29 · Date only — time not announced

Cannibal Poet

Where
HBO Max
Type
Docuseries — Mexico
Topic
José Luis Calva Zepeda case, Mexico City

A writer's double life, and why the justice system missed it.

Warner Bros. Discovery press release →Streamingkalender →

The case details come from one outside listing.

Fri Nov 6 · Date only — time not announced

Unprotected: Murder in Galicia

Where
Netflix
Type
Documentary film — Spain
Topic
2015 case of Isabel Fuentes, killed in her hospital room in Galicia

Investigators, doctors and family ask how she was left unprotected.

Netflix →

Mon Nov 9 · Date only — time not announced

Mother Knows Murder (hosts Niecy Nash and Dia Nash)

Where
Disney+ and Hulu (other podcast apps one day later)
Type
New video podcast, weekly
Topic
One real case each week

A mother and daughter talk through a real case together.

PAVE Studios release via Podnews →

Fri Nov 13 · Date only — time not announced

Murder in Galicia

Where
Netflix
Type
Scripted drama (3 parts) based on a real case
Topic
Dramatized version of the Isabel Fuentes case (see the Nov 6 film)

A drama based on the same case as the Nov 6 film. Not a documentary.

What's on Netflix →Netflix Junkie →

Netflix's own page not yet read.

Sat Nov 14 · 10:00 PM ET/PT

Homicide for the Holidays — Season 6 premiere

Where
Oxygen
Type
Season premiere
Topic
Killings around holidays

Investigators seek justice for families in holiday-time cases.

Oxygen press release →

Mon Nov 16 · Date only on PBS page; one guide lists 8 PM, Mon–Thu (check local PBS)

Crime and Punishment in America — Part 1

Where
PBS and PBS app
Type
Documentary series (4 parts; Lynn Novick, exec. prod. Ken Burns)
Topic
History of U.S. criminal justice, colonial era to today

How Americans have argued about crime, punishment and justice for 250+ years.

PBS →Reality Blurred →

The time is not yet confirmed by the network.

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Weekly slots

These slots may give way to sports or news. Episode titles are not yet announced.

Fridays: Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 13 · 9:00 PM ET

Dateline NBC

Where
NBC (streams on Peacock)
Type
Weekly newsmagazine

A new true-crime case most Fridays. Episode titles not yet announced.

DIRECTV →Dateline NBC →

From trade sources.

Fridays: Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 13 · 9:00 PM ET/PT

20/20

Where
ABC (next day on Hulu)
Type
Weekly newsmagazine

A new true-crime story most Fridays. Episode titles not yet announced.

ABC →

Saturdays: Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14 · 10:00 PM ET/PT (Oct 17 premiere ran 9 + 10 PM)

48 Hours

Where
CBS (streams on Paramount+)
Type
Weekly newsmagazine

A new true-crime case most Saturdays. Episode titles not yet announced.

CBS press release →DIRECTV →

The time slot comes from trade sources.