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True crime documentaries once again dominated streaming services in 2024 — in fact, there were so many compelling series, even die-hard fans could feel overwhelmed by all the new debuts.

If you’re getting some down time over the holidays, here are five exceptional offerings from the last year that are worth catching up on.

All are on Netflix, which should make them easy to find whether you’re home or traveling. The stories they tell are heart-wrenching and harrowing, so “sit back and relax” may not be quite the right turn of phrase — but you will find yourself fully engrossed in each twist and turn.

When Cathy Terkanian received a letter from an adoption agency in 2010, she expected good news — that the baby girl she’d placed for adoption as a 16-year-old in 1974 was finally trying to contact her.

Instead, she learned that the girl, whom she’d named Alexis, had gone missing 21 years earlier, when she was a teen herself.

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