Shocking True Crime Documentary Called ‘Too Disturbing’ for Netflix Viewers to Watch to the End

Netflix subscribers have been shocked by a “disturbing” new true crime documentary that is “too disturbing” to even finish.

Looking for something new to watch on the streaming platform this weekend? Well, this true crime doc might be it.

That’s if you like this genre, because if you don’t, you’ll probably find it a bit too much.

Directed by The swell season Nick August-Perna and produced by Louis Theroux, the latest documentary to hit Netflix recalls the heartbreaking case against Anna Stubblefield.

In 2009, philosophy professor Anna, then 41, met a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy, Derrick Johnson, then 30.

They met through Derrick’s brother, John Johnson, who was enrolled in one of Anna’s classes at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.

John had approached her about her brother’s condition to learn more about facilitated communication (FC), an assisted typing technique.

The Times reported in 2015 that both of the teacher’s parents had doctorates in special education and had plenty of experience working with people with disabilities.

Anna seemed to be following in her mother and father’s footsteps by offering to help Derrick with his communication skills, but that didn’t really come to fruition.

The professor, who was married at the time, claims what happened between her and Derrick was consensual sex.

However, his mother, Daisy Johnson, claims that her son was incapable of engaging in physical or emotional intimacy.

As a result, in 2015, Anna was convicted of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

However, in 2017 his appeal was allowed and his conviction was overturned on technical grounds.

Tell them you love me explores the contentious relationship between Anna and Derrick and the ultimate conflict that led to a criminal trial and felony conviction.

Since its release on Netflix, Tell them you love me has become the talk of the town on social media.

And it seems that the vast majority of viewers were shocked by the story.

“Too disturbing for me to continue watching,” one person commented on X.

A second added: “I’ve watched A LOT of documentaries but Tell them you love me on Netflix was seriously one of the craziest pieces of shit I have ever seen. This woman needs to be PUT AWAY FOREVER.”

While a third remarked: “The Tell them you love me doc was the most disgusting thing I’ve seen.”

And someone else commented: “Tell them you love me “This may be one of the most disturbing documentaries I’ve ever seen on Netflix.”

Tell them you love me is now available to stream on Netflix.

The Male Survivors Partnership is available to support adult male survivors of sexual abuse and rape. You can contact the organization on their website or on their toll-free helpline 0808 800 5005, open 9am-8pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 8am-8pm Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10am-2pm Saturdays.