Very Scary People
2022TV-14
Host Donnie Wahlberg looks at some of the most-frightening killers in history, retracing their backgrounds, psychology, motives and how they were eventually caught.
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Episodes (12)
- 1. Son of Sam, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
He is among the most-infamous killers in US history. From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorizes New York City under his self-given moniker: the Son of Sam. - 2. Son of Sam, Part 2August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
In 1977, New Yorkers are being stalked by a seemingly faceless serial killer known as Son of Sam, but a twist of fate and a little luck lead to his capture. - 3. Bind, Torture, Kill Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, terrorizes Wichita, Kansas, for decades. Residents of the area are petrified that they will be next. - 4. BTK: The Taunting, Part 2August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
The BTK killer spends years playing a cat-and-mouse game with law enforcement, taunting authorities to catch him, before he finally makes a critical mistake. - 5. The Night Stalker, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
A serial killer terrorizes Los Angeles during one of the city's hottest summers on record. His crimes are random, vicious and committed in the name of Satan. - 6. The Night Stalker, Part 2August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
A tip from a teenager helps authorities identify the Night Stalker as Richard Ramirez. After they release his photo, Ramirez is nearly killed by a mob. - 7. The Co-ed Killer, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
For years, residents of Santa Cruz, California, live in fear of a man dubbed The Co-ed Killer, a name given because several of his victims are college students. - 8. The Co-ed Killer, Part 2August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
By April 1973, twenty-four-year-old Edmund Kemper murders six college students and several members of his family before he is finally captured. - 9. Robert Durst, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
The heir to a vast, million-dollar real estate fortune is linked to the deaths of his wife, his best friend and his neighbor. - 10. Robert Durst, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Six weeks after jumping bail in Galveston, Texas, Robert Durst is caught on a store security camera in Pennsylvania shoplifting a sandwich. - 11. Dr. Death, Part 1August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
For nearly two decades, a distinguished Marine and trusted doctor leaves a trail of death and mayhem across two continents. - 12. Dr. Death: You're Next, Part 2August 18, 202242minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Dr. Michael Swango took an oath to "do no harm," but suspicious illnesses and deaths follow this once-trusted physician from hospital to hospital.
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