Can victims solve their own murders?

Justice beyond the grave in How I Caught My Killer: This refreshing and heart-wrenching new take on true crime documentary shows gives the victims of brutal crimes a central role in avenging their deaths. While much is still the same in the structure and content of the anthology — recreations of events, interviews with friends and family, archival documents and evidence — one key element sets it apart: the victims themselves helped catch the murderers. For instance, one victim kept a diary, a crucial factor that helped advance the case by clearing up a number of mysteries and leading to the capture of her murderer. In this sense, victims are able to “[speak] to us from the grave,” as one interviewee put it. Although nothing can dull the pain of loved ones snatched away from us, justice being served is always at least some small comfort to the grieving families left behind.

WHERE TO WATCH- All nine episodes of the Hulu anthology are available for streaming on Disney+.