FameX Mystery & horrorCrime Up Close

Crime Up Close

@crimeupcloseitvs

132K subscribers323 videos24.8M viewsGBen2.5y old

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Compilation · confirmed$Likely monetizedMystery & horror

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Subscribers

132K

0 · 5d

Views / hour

376

recent uploads · 9.1K in 24 h

Views 7d

108K

over 5 days so far

Total views

24.8M

323 videos

Uploads / week

0.9

42 min median

Median views

22.7K

last 20 uploads

Outlier

1.2×

vs niche median

Ad revenue 30d

$1.9K–5.7K

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Growth

Subscribers and views as FameX records them

Subscribers

Daily snapshots stored by FameX

Monetization

YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months

$Likely monetized

Subscribers132K / 1K

Watch hours (12 mo, est.)1.6M / 4K

Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views per year and recent uploads × typical watch time.

The formula

Niche, persona, format and what makes it work

Niche

True Crime Documentaries

Content pillar

Famous celebrity stalkers and obsessed fans

Title patterns

The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever

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Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style and why it works.

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Why it's faceless

Compilation · confirmed · 100% confidence

The evidence

1The channel about page explicitly states that content features documentaries from the ITV Studios Archive, and the videos are full-length investigative true crime documentaries featuring archival footage, news clippings, and narrator voiceovers rather than a recurring on-camera host.

Videos

42:15

The Woman Obsessed With David Letterman

4.8K views · 5d ago

46:01

The Man Who Took His Own Life Over His Obsession With Bjork

2.7K views · 1w ago

42:42

The Man Who Almost Murdered Steven Spielberg

7.5K views · 2w ago

43:12

The Woman Who Stalked Alec Baldwin

7.6K views · 3w ago

4.4×44:35

The Man Who Murdered Gianni Versace

99.2K views · 4w ago

44:37

The Man Who Shot John Lennon

17.6K views · 5w ago

45:59

The Man Who Shot Ronald Reagan To Impress His Celebrity Crush

7.1K views · 6w ago

43:22

The Man Who Almost Murdered Madonna

24.5K views · 7w ago

42:23

Disturbing and Shocking Domestic Abuse & Murder Case | Crime Up Close

24.4K views · 2mo ago

4.9×41:23

Sex, Drugs & Dangerous Liaisons: The Murder of Ashley Melnyczok | Crime Up Close

112K views · 2mo ago

22:56

Did This Killer Deserve To Be Hanged? | Crime Up Close

21.9K views · 2mo ago

3.4×42:23

Murdered at Home on New Year's Eve | Crime Up Close

77.3K views · 2mo ago

22:45

Couple Bludgeoned To Death With Conifer Log | Crime Up Close

29.3K views · 2mo ago

2.6×41:33

Young Actress Murdered In Her Home | Finally Caught

58.8K views · 2mo ago

22:38

Why Was This Shopkeeper Murdered On Christmas Eve? | Crime Up Close

25.6K views · 2mo ago

22:44

Michael Sams: Killer, Rapist, Extortionist | Crime Up Close

17.7K views · 2mo ago

42:15

Brutal Murder of Husband With A Broken Leg | Finally Caught

8.4K views · 2mo ago

3.2×23:00

Suspicious Death of JFK's Brother | Crime Up Close

72.1K views · 3mo ago

42:24

Child Discovers Mother In Pool Of Blood | Finally Caught

6.3K views · 3mo ago

22:54

A Murder Without A Body? | Crime Up Close

23.5K views · 3mo ago

How it makes money

Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers

How we estimated ad revenue

Last 30 days

Estimated total$1,890–$5,671

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What they sell

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Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.

About Crime Up Close

Is Crime Up Close a faceless channel?

Yes. FameX classifies Crime Up Close as a compilation channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). The channel about page explicitly states that content features documentaries from the ITV Studios Archive, and the videos are full-length investigative true crime documentaries featuring archival footage, news clippings, and narrator voiceovers rather than a recurring on-camera host.

Is Crime Up Close monetized?

Probably. With 132,000 subscribers and an estimated 1,555,095 watch hours in the last 12 months, Crime Up Close appears to meet the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months). This is a FameX estimate, not confirmed by YouTube.

How much does Crime Up Close make?

FameX estimates Crime Up Close earns about $1,890–$5,671 a month from YouTube ads, based on 727K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the mystery & horror niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.

How fast is Crime Up Close growing?

In the last 5 days, Crime Up Close gained 0 subscribers and got 108,288 channel views. It has 132,000 subscribers and 24,767,821 total views.

What kind of videos does Crime Up Close post?

Crime Up Close makes true Crime Documentaries; it uploads about 0.9 videos a week; typical videos run 42 minutes.

Data updated 28 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More mystery & horror channels