\u201cIt\u2019s basically a fancy German word that was used by Freud and the psychoanalysts back when they spoke German, about people getting pleasure in other people\u2019s problems and other people\u2019s suffering. And really, it\u2019s vicarious. It\u2019s not necessarily sadistic, but if bad faith had to fall on someone, at least it fell on someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s something else that\u2019s a little bit darker, that a lot of people don\u2019t want to accept, but there\u2019s this sense of relief that it wasn\u2019t you who did it,\u201d explains Dr Packer<\/strong><\/a> in an interview with Decider.com<\/i>.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also notice that most true crime shows deal with murder, and if it\u2019s a serial killer that\u2019s responsible, even better.<\/p>\n Criminologist Scott Bonn<\/strong><\/a> speaking to Psychology Today<\/i> said, \u201cMy research has determined that the public\u2019s fascination with serial killers on television is multifaceted and complex. Serial killers tantalise people much like traffic accidents, train wrecks or natural disasters. The public\u2019s fascination with them can be seen as a specific manifestation of its more general fixation on violence and calamity. In other words, the actions of a serial killer may be horrible to behold but much of the public simply cannot look away due to the spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n Many crime shows are also based on real events, which captivates viewers even further knowing that the unbelievable story unfolding on screen is true.<\/p>\n Sensational and unbelievable crimes are committed all over the world – as well as in South Africa. With this in mind, these seven intriguing true crime documentaries, available to stream on internet TV service Showmax, cover everything from from cannibalism to counter-terrorism.<\/p>\n On April 20 2017, two white men allegedly caught 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu stealing sunflowers on a farm. They claimed he jumped off the back of their bakkie and broke his neck on the way to the police station, but an eye witness says Matlhomola was pushed. On that day, everything in the small town of Coligny, South Africa changed. This is that story. Watch it now \u00bb <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Crowds cheered just outside the small South African town of Ngcobo as the bodies of seven men were loaded into a mortuary van at the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry. The ministry held over 100 girls captive and used them as sex slaves. Find out what really happened in the horrifying story of the Angels of Death. Watch it now \u00bb <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n1. Stealing Sunflowers<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2. Angels of Death<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n3. Jinx: The Life & Deaths Of Robert Durst<\/a><\/h3>\n