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Very Scary People

Host Donnie Wahlberg looks at some of the most frightening killers in history, retracing their backgrounds, psychology, motives and how they were eventually caught.
202112 episodes
TV-14
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Episodes

  1. S3 E1 - The Golden State Killer: Hunting Human Beings, Part 1
    May 23, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    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.
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  2. S3 E2 - The Golden State Killer: Hiding in Plain Sight Part 2
    February 4, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    For decades the notorious Golden State killer escaped capture. His victims suffered in private agony – no justice in sight. But then a new forensic tool breaks the case - exposing this remorseless predator: Joseph DeAngelo. Scores of victims get a measure of long-awaited justice.
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  3. S3 E3 - The Butcher Baker: Terror in the Wilderness Part 1
    May 8, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    For years, The Butcher Baker serial killer was hiding in plain sight. He presented himself as a soft-spoken family man, but he was prowling the streets at night, stalking his prey. In an unbelievable confession, Robert Hansen describes how he lured his victims and committed some of the most horrific crimes imaginable- ultimately admitting to 17 murders and more than 30 rapes.
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  4. S3 E4 - The Butcher Baker: The Girls Who Got Away Part 2
    May 8, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    The Butcher Baker was one of the most prolific rapists and serial killers in Alaska’s history. For more than a decade, he kidnapped young women and brought them into the wilderness where he shot them like prey. But then one woman escaped…and lived to tell her harrowing story. Would she be believed?
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  5. S3 E5 - The Amityville Horror: Murdered One By One Part 1
    May 15, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    It was the crime that inspired the legend of the Amityville horror… In November 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered inside their beautiful seaside home. The mother, father and four of their children were shot in the back as they lay sleeping in their beds.
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  6. S3 E6 - The Amityville Horror: Evil in the House Part 2
    May 15, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    What really happened that night in Amityville? Who murdered the DeFeo family and why? What caused the strange events in the house near the sea? Para psychologists and psychics descend on the house to investigate claims of levitating objects and demonic possession. Nearly 50 years later, why is this still the source of nightmares?
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  7. S3 E7 - The Dating Game Killer: Smooth Talker Part 1
    May 22, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    In 1968, an 8-year-old girl is abducted, raped and left for dead. The Los Angeles police are just moments from catching the man responsible, but he eludes them and escapes to New York where he kills a young woman. This is the beginning of a monstrous killing spree of young girls and women that continues into the 1970's.
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  8. S3 E8 - The Dating Game Killer: The Bite Mark Part 2
    May 22, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    With a string of murders already behind him Rodney Alcala appears on the TV show, “The Dating Game” where he wins the prize: a date. Ultimately, he's rejected by the girl, which many believe triggered yet another rampage of serial killings.
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  9. S3 E9 - The Iceman: The Murder Business Part 1
    May 29, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    He was a family-man, living in a New Jersey suburb with his wife and three kids. But unbeknownst to his neighbors, Richard Kuklinski held a dark secret: he was the “Iceman” - a cold-blooded killer who was part-time mob hitman for hire, and full-time psychopath.
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  10. S3 E10 - The Iceman: Trapping a Serial Killer Part 2
    May 29, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    For many years, the Iceman- Richard Kuklinski had literally gotten away with murder, but now investigators were on to him. There was very little evidence, connecting The Iceman to his crimes. Detectives throw a dangerous Hail Mary—sending an undercover agent in to try to befriend him.
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  11. S3 E11 - The Firestarter: A Wall of Flames Part 1
    June 5, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    A string of horrifying fires plagues California in the Eighties and Nineties, one of them fatally trapping four people inside. Are these raging infernos accidental or is someone setting them deliberately? A well-respected fire captain is certain there’s an arsonist on the loose.
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  12. S3 E12 - The Firestarter: Chasing A Pyromaniac Part 2
    June 5, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    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 renowned fire investigator Captain John Orr. But they need proof. Can they catch him in the act and stop his reign of terror before more innocent lives are lost?
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Donnie Wahlberg
Studio
discovery plus Crimes
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