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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.
202212 episodes
TV-14
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Episodes

  1. S4 E1 - The Ken and Barbie Killers: Dead Ringer, Part 1
    May 23, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    From 1987 to 1992, Ontario authorities join FBI profilers to hunt the monster responsible for a horrific spree of rapes, abductions and murders. For years, they come up empty handed, until one tip leads cops to an unlikely suspect.
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  2. S4 E2 - The Ken and Barbie Killers: I Kidnapped a Girl Part 2
    June 4, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    From 1987 to 1992, rapes, abductions, and murders of young women occurred north of the U.S.–Canadian border. A tip led cops to an unlikely suspect. A blond, blue-eyed accountant who lived with his wife in a pink house in the suburbs.
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  3. S4 E3 - The Back to School Killer: A Fear in the Air Part 1
    June 11, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    When college-aged women in Charlottesville, VA start missing, the search for answers leads authorities to local star athlete Jesse Matthew Jr. In a shocking story, two women are killed, but another survives to bring the murderer to justice.
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  4. S4 E4 - The Back to School Killer: Portrait of a Predator Part 2
    June 11, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    When college-aged women in Charlottesville, VA start missing, the search for answers leads authorities to local star athlete Jesse Matthew Jr. In a shocking story, two women are killed, but another survives to bring the murderer to justice.
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  5. S4 E5 - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano: He Makes Money and Murders People Part 1
    June 18, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Sammy “The Bull” Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss.
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  6. S4 E6 - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano: They Made a Deal With The Devil Part 2
    June 18, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Sammy “The Bull” Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss.
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  7. S4 E7 - The Hillside Stranglers: A Pair of Serial Killers Part 1
    June 25, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before 2 murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers.
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  8. S4 E8 - The Hillside Stranglers: She Walked Into the Trap Part 2
    June 25, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before 2 murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers.
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  9. S4 E9 - The Cross Country Killer: He Could Make People Disappear Part 1
    July 9, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Samantha Koenig was closing shop in Anchorage, AK when a man known in the community as a business owner and caring father, approaches. After kidnapping Samantha, an intense manhunt took authorities on a cross country investigation.
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  10. S4 E10 - The Cross Country Killer: The Kill Kits Part 2
    July 9, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    Samantha Koenig was closing shop in Anchorage, AK when a man known in the community as a business owner and caring father, approaches. After kidnapping Samantha, an intense manhunt took authorities on a cross country investigation.
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  11. S4 E11 - John Gotti: It Was Kill or Be Killed Part 1
    July 16, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    John Gotti's expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname Dapper Don. But, in reality, he was a man to be feared. A ruthless, dangerous mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends, and anyone who crossed him.
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  12. S4 E12 - John Gotti: There Were Fatal Consequences Part 2
    July 16, 2022
    42min
    TV-14
    John Gotti's expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname Dapper Don. But, in reality, he was a man to be feared. A ruthless, dangerous mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends, and anyone who crossed him.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Donnie Wahlberg
Studio
discovery plus Crimes
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