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The Case That Haunts Me

2018 · 3 seasons

A somber, interview-driven true-crime recounting that lingers on the toll these investigations took on the detectives who lived them.

Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Jewel Staite, Julian Bailey
Overview
Detectives recall the career-defining cases that still keep them up at night, from mysterious disappearances to twisted family murders.

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Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Jewel Staite, Julian Bailey
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • grief
  • justice
  • death
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • anthology
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, documentary
Starring
Jewel Staite, Julian Bailey
Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes
Network
Investigation Discovery
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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