Weirdest Documentaries After 'Tiger King'

This is the description for 'Abducted in Plain Sight' in the list 'Weirdest Documentaries After 'Tiger King''A twist-filled 2017 documentaryIt recounts a nearly unbelievable story starting in 1974. A 12-year-old girl, Jan Broberg, was abducted by a charismatic family friend and neighbor, Robert Berchtold.

The family got Jan back. Berchtold then convinced them to drop charges against him. Berchtold used his charm and sex appeal to make the family feel safe, leading Berchtold to take Jan a second time.time.Watch this documentary. Decide for yourself if Jan Broberg's family members were extremely naive or if they hid a lot.

This 2019 documentary covers 'Tell Me Who I Am' in the list 'Weirdest Documentaries After 'Tiger King''Features twin brothers Alex and Marcus Lewis. Alex suffered a motorcycle accident at age 18, causing him to lose all memory of his past. Alex felt lucky to have his brother Marcus help him rebuild his life.

However, Marcus omitted some horrible facts when helping Alex rebuild his identity. These facts centered on abuse by their mother. The documentary shows how Marcus finally reveals these dark details to his brother years later—details he left out to shield his twin from the pain.

Entrepreneur Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Ruleinvited Instagram celebrities to participate in a festival designed to promote their booking app, Fyre.The festival planned for the Bahamas sold out 95% in 48 hours. This left McFarland eight weeks to build the lavish event. The promotion video showed supermodel-filled yachts, making ticket holders expect a world party., all while getting top accommodations.

McFarland failed to deliver. Festivalgoers found rain-soaked mattresses in tents and cheese sandwiches in polystyrene containers. This 2019 documentary shows how local Bahamanian contractors, not just rich patrons, were also tricked.Watch for a lesson onhow social media images can radically change what people see as real.

This 2016 documentary covers 'Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee' in the list 'Weirdest Documentaries After 'Tiger King''takes viewers through the scandals involving John McAfee. McAfee, connected to the popular McAfee Antivirus software, made a fortune of around $100 million.The estate was valued around $100 million.In 2012, McAfee lived in Belize. His estate faced a raid after suspicion of drug manufacturing or trafficking. After the raid, McAfee hid because his neighbor, Greg Faull, was killed.

McAfee was never charged in Belize. We must weigh the evidence and decide if he is innocent or guilty. Watch the tale of this tech millionaire turned alleged drug lord unfold with bewilderment.

In 2015, this appeared.HBO released this series.It is about Robert Durst, who allegedly committed three murders. Durst allegedly killed his wife, Kathie Durst. Durst also allegedly killed his friend, writer Susan Berman, and his neighbor, Morris Black. Director Andrew Jarecki previouslyproduced a film about Durst's life. Durst, a fan of the film, contacted Jarecki, who set up meetings to talk.

Evidence against Durst builds throughout the series, making watchers more sure of his guilt. This "youdunnit" series will make you suspect your weird neighbor who always keeps his backyard shed door shut.

Garret Rodriguez came from San Diego to Humboldt County, California, to harvest cannabis. His family likely did not think he would be found murdered less than a year after he arrived.This 2018 seriestells the story of eight local vigilantes who confronted someone they suspected of killing Rodriguez. They forced the suspect to lead them to Rodriguez's body, only to findshowed themselves., not their suspect, in legal trouble.

Humboldt County has the most missing people in the state. Law enforcement officials seem to use a hands-off approach to finding justice. Still, some people won't stop until answers appear. Watch "Murder Mountain" if you get angry about unfair police officers and how they handle investigations poorly.Murder Mountain.

In 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay vanished from his family in Texas without a trace. Three years later, a French con man named Frédéric Bourdin traveled to the United States, flown there by Spanish officials after taking on Barclay's identity. Bourdin fooled officials and the boy's family despite physical differences between Barclay and Bourdin. Once in the U.S., Bourdin lived with Barclay's family for nearly five months before his identity was exposed.

This2012 documentarytells the strange story of how Bourdin pulled off the tricks of extreme deceit repeatedly, not just once, but hundreds of times. Watch this if you like documentaries that make you think, "Wait, what..." and "Come on. seriously?"

New ZealandTickledDocumentarian and journalist David Farrier explores some of the world's weirdest "bizarre tourism" spots.This 2018 series shows the spots.. Farrier's search for and documentation of creepy tourist spots takes him to locations on six continents.

Farrier explores the Fukushima nuclear disaster area in Japan. He stops at a hotel run by robots. Farrier joins a Manson Family-themed tour in Los Angeles. He interviews a prepper in Virginia after touring a full-scale Noah's Ark replica in Kentucky. During his African travels, Farrier joins a voodoo disciple rite.

Watch to travel the world for weird things without leaving your living room.Dark Tourist.

Thisodd 2012 documentaryThis documentary tells the story of Tania Head. Head, whose real first name is Alicia, claimed she was at the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. She said she lost her fiancé, or maybe her husband, when he died in the North Tower. She recounts her terrible journey to survive the smoke and ash that day.

Head kept her story until 2007, when aNew York TimesA New York Times article revealed the truth: Head was not even in the United States during 9/11. Watch this if you want to see the tangled web of lies a person weaves to get attention.

Florida business owner Rodney Hyden seeks a $2 million bag of cocaine on a Puerto Rican island. Undercover cops offer help. Hyden, previously clean, wanted the cocaine after the 2008 financial crisis hit his business hard. The undercover cops take the map to the "buried treasure" and offer half the coke to Hyden in return.

Hyden is arrested for conspiracy when he arrives to claim his share.Watch this 2018 documentarysee where Hyden's plan failed and cost him the prize he thought was a lifetime.

Released in 2018, Behind the CurveThis follows current, prominent disciples of the growing flat Earth movement in the United States. Believers attend conferences and meet-ups to discuss their flat Earth theory: the Earth is a flat disc, not a sphere.

The documentary shows interviews with experts, scientists, astronauts, and astrophysicists sharing their views on the flat Earth debate. If you want to know what flat-Earthers think and why scientists disagree for thousands of years, this film is for you.

Will Allen was kicked out of his home by his mother in 1985 after she learned he was gay. He moved to West Hollywood, California, with his sister, who led him to an alternative community. Allen stayed in the community, which became the Buddhafield cult for 22 years. As the group's videographer, Allen got hours of footage of group leader Michel Rostand, Rostand's followers, and the group's many strange, often abusive, actions.

Allen left the group in 2007. He used thirty-five hours of footage from the cult to make this 2016 documentary. Watch it. It shows the life, views, and experiences of a long-term cult member through a strong personal story.

A wounded community lives in an unseen space, on the edge of society, between chaos and breaking the law. They fight a threat: being ignored by political groups and having their citizen rights crushed. Disarmed vets, quiet teens, drug users seeking love to escape addiction, former special forces soldiers still fighting the world, struggling young women and future mothers, and elders who still want to live. This hidden part of humanity opens the door to modern America's darkness.

Intrigued by videos aboutcompetitive endurance ticklingHe found these online. New Zealand TV reporter and filmmaker David Farrier traveled to Los Angeles to find answers to his questions about the video participants and the people who filmed them.

This 2016 documentaryexplores the ins and outs and ethics of the competitive endurance tickling world. Watch it.Tickledyou will never see competitive endurance tickling the same way you did before (if you even knew it existed.)