10 Best True Crime Documentaries Of 2023 (So Far)

On April 15th, 2013, two Chechen extremists detonated a pair of homemade explosive devices near the finish line of the world-famous Boston Marathon - killing three and injuring hundreds in an abhorrent terrorist attack that shocked the world.

Netflix's American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing focuses on the devastating aftermath of the explosions themselves and the frenzied three-day manhunt that immediately commenced in pursuit of the perpetrators.

The riveting documentary provides a never-before-seen backdrop to the pressure-cooker hours spent in search of the two Tsarnaev brothers.

Extensive first-person video footage of the horrific events as well as in-depth analysis of the attack and manhunt provided by various law enforcement members makes for an extremely solid true crime offering. American Manhunt also does an admirable job of maintaining a neutral tone, attempting to provide context and factual clarity to the formative events that molded the Tsarnaevs into killers.

While it could be argued that the documentary doesn't break any new ground, the series remains a fitting tribute to those who lost their lives in the bombings on the event's tenth anniversary - as well as one of 2023's more polished true crime efforts.