Very Scary People

The Golden State Killer commits 13 murders and more than 50 rapes during his decades-long reign of terror. Investigators struggle to both uncover his identity and determine how he's roamed free for so long.

After nearly 50 years without an arrest, a new forensic technique brings a major break in the case that finally reveals the Golden State Killer's identity.

One of the most-infamous rapists and serial killers in Alaska's history, the Butcher Baker kidnaps young women and brings them into the wilderness to hunt them like prey for more than a decade.

In a shocking confession, serial killer Robert Hansen describes how he lured in his victims to commit 17 murders and more than 30 rapes.

In 1974, six members of the DeFeo family are found murdered inside their seaside home. The horrific crime will go on to inspire the legend of the Amityville horror.

In search of answers to the Amityville murders, para-psychologists and psychics descend on the infamous house to investigate strange and unusual claims.

In 1968, a serial killer abducts, rapes and leaves an eight-year-old girl for dead. She survives the attack, but the suspect evades police to continue his murder spree.

Rodney Alcala had already murdered at least five women when he appears on TV's The Dating Game and wins a date with a contestant. After being rejected by his new date, his killings continues.

Unbeknownst to his suburban neighbors, family man Richard Kuklinski is the cold-blooded killer and part-time hitman-for-hire known as the Iceman.

Richard Kuklinski gets away with murder for years, and investigators have little evidence to tie him to his crimes. Then, detectives send in an undercover agent.

A string of fires plagues California in the '80s and '90s, with one blaze killing four people. A respected fire captain is certain that an arsonist is on the loose.

In a race against time, investigators hunt for an arsonist setting devastating fires across California. To their complete shock, the man responsible turns out to be none other than a renowned fire investigator.