10 True Crime Stories That NEED A Netflix Documentary

10. Raoul Moat

A story that captured the attention of the UK back in 2010, the bizarre saga of Raoul Moat managed to pack in so many twists and turns that it feels as though it lasted for far longer than its eight day duration. Most people of a certain age will at least vaguely remember the manhunt and eventual sorry conclusion, but the deeper story packs in a cavalcade of colourful characters and odd occurrences.

Moat was a bouncer, bodybuilder, and ex-con whose boiling anger and latent mental health issues led to a terrifying but engrossing rampage around the north east of England 11 years ago. With the difficulties of life piling up, Moat snapped - he shot his ex partner and her new boyfriend, killing the latter, before shooting a police officer and then going to ground.

The search for Moat was fodder for rolling news broadcasts, even as the story ground to a halt. Famously, former footballer Paul Gasgoine got involved for reasons unknown, until the whole thing came to a sorry end.

Many of the intricacies of Moat’s story have been consigned to history in favour of the flashier, Gazza-led details - a documentary could redress this.