The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Review | Netflix

THE YARA GAMBIRASIO CASE: BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT on Netflix is a true crime docuseries about the murder of 13-year-old Yara and the convicted murderer. It’s not as simple as you may think. Read our full The Yara Gambirasio docu-series review here!

THE YARA GAMBIRASIO CASE: BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT is a new Netflix documentary series. It covers a true crime case, which has also been made into a Netflix movie already. The movie came out in November 2021 and has a somewhat different angle.

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In contradiction to the feature film, this true crime docuseries in five episodes, focuses on the errors made. With five episodes, there is plenty of time to go into detail which happens largely via people directly involved with the case somehow. There are many time jumps back and forth.

Continue reading our The Yara Gambirasio documentary series review below. Find it on Netflix from July 16, 2024.

A tragedy made worse

The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt uses its five episodes to retrace the case of Yara Gambirasio. She was a 13-year-old girl who disappeared one evening in November 2010.

She was walking a short distance of just 700 meters between her home from the gym where she did rhythmic gymnastics. Three months later, her body was discovered and the worst possible outcome became a reality for her parents and siblings.

However, it would take several years and advanced DNA to finally make an arrest. It all culminates with the arrest of Massimo Bossetti, which we see happen in the opening sequence of the docuseries.

As the docuseries evolves, it becomes apparent that maybe a conviction of someone was more important than finding the right perpetrator. A tragic outcome and one we come across in multiple docuseries about true crime and prosecutors hungry for a win.

In DNA we trust

In The Yara Gambirasio Case, it becomes apparent that something isn’t as cut and dry as it first appeared. That DNA evidence that we all trust is only as reliable as the people handling it are. Both the actual DNA evidence and the analysis of the results from advanced methods.

Or rather, maybe they weren’t errors made. Maybe it’s simple misdirection and borderline evidence tampering. Much has come out since the Netflix feature film from 2021, and this documentary focuses on that element as well.

However, the tragedy of 13-year-old Yara being murdered is never neglected.

It’s difficult not to wonder if the vast media coverage and immense political pressure didn’t influence the trial. Was it truly a verdict beyond any reasonable doubt? Or could it all be a wrongful arrest and conviction leaving the real killer still on the loose?!

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I don’t want to claim that I know the answers. However, as seen in documentaries such as Making a Murderer and The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare, we experience that zealous prosecutors and political pressure can lead to strange conclusions.

Especially details of The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare are eerily familiar as the Yara Gambirasio case evolves.

In this docuseries, we get exclusive interviews with key figures including Massimo Bossetti himself (the man convicted of Yara’s murder) and his wife Marita. I was not a fan of the jumping back and forth in the timeline, but I will say that it’s obvious where in time, we are.

It’s quite possible the man in prison right now is guilty. But is it beyond reasonable doubt? Well, if the DNA results can be trusted, then yes. If not, which some things point to, then no. If you’ve watched the feature film, then definitely watch this docuseries. And maybe vice versa as well.

The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt is on Netflix from July 16, 2024.