AI true crime video maker

Every case has a story.
Tell it in minutes.

Turn case notes into a narrated true crime video: reconstruction scenes, a narrator, interview voices and captions, ready for TikTok, Reels and YouTube.

200 free creditsNo credit cardNarrator + interview voices9:16 or 16:9
How it works

From case notes
to a finished video.

01

Tell it the case

Paste your notes or a few lines about what happened. ShowMaker writes a short script with a hook in the first seconds and the events in order.

02

See every scene first

The people and places are built once and reused, so faces and rooms stay the same from shot to shot. Each scene is drawn as a still for you to approve.

03

Add the voices and post

A narrator carries the story and investigators speak in interview style. Captions are added, and you export for TikTok, Reels or YouTube.

Made in ShowMaker Studio

“For My Man”
a true crime clip.

A teenager is promised a new life by the man she loves, and the price is murder. Reconstruction scenes, a narrator and interview voices, all produced in ShowMaker Studio.

Make one like it, free →
True crime with AI

Questions
before you start.

How do you make a true crime video with AI?

Start from the case: who, where, and the order things happened. ShowMaker Studio turns that into a short script, builds the people and places as reusable characters and locations, draws each scene as a still, and adds a narrator and interview-style voices on top. You approve the script and the pictures before anything is animated, so you only pay to move the shots you keep.

How long should a true crime short be?

For TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 30 to 90 seconds. Open on the most arresting fact in the first three seconds, then tell the case in order and end on the question the audience is left with. Longer YouTube episodes work as several short scenes joined together.

Can I make it look like a documentary?

Yes. A narrator carries the story, and interview-style lines from investigators or family give it the documentary feel. Reconstruction scenes are drawn as stills or animated clips, and captions are added for muted playback.

Can I use real cases and real names?

Many creators work from public court records and news reporting. You are responsible for what you publish: stick to the documented facts, label reconstructions as dramatised, and be careful with the names and likenesses of private people, especially victims and their families.

Is it free to start?

Yes. A free account comes with 200 credits, enough for a narrated video made from AI stills, with no credit card. Animated video shots cost credits on a paid plan.

Your first case
is on us.

Start free with 200 credits: a narrated video made from AI stills, no credit card.