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The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade — Season 1

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Investigation Discovery transports viewers on a bittersweet and terrifying journey back in time, revealing the dark side of America's favorite decade.

Episodes (6)

The Yuppie Murder
E1

1. The Yuppie Murder

Aired 14 November 2016 • 44 min

The Stuarts, are robbed and shot in Boston. Carol and her unborn child are killed. Charles survives to describe their black assailant, inflaming racial tensions, until a surprise witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.

The Preppy Murder
E2

2. The Preppy Murder

Aired 21 November 2016 • 44 min

Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park. A prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime. The press seizes on his provocative claim that Jennifer’s death happened accidentally during “rough sex."

The Cheerleader Murder
E3

3. The Cheerleader Murder

Aired 28 November 2016 • 44 min

In a wealthy California suburb, 15-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death. A teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene. As months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped. But some in the community… think they know the murderer.

The Heartland Massacre
E4

4. The Heartland Massacre

Aired 5 December 2016 • 44 min

In the heart of America’s devastating Farm Crisis, the largest mass murder in recent Missouri history stuns a small town. An entire family is wiped out. The unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy… but the real extent of the horror is even more shock

The Black Monday Murder
E5

5. The Black Monday Murder

Aired 12 December 2016 • 44 min

Stockbroker Joe Pikul and his wife Diane are living the New York high life. When she discovers Joe’s been leading a double life, a conflict ensues. And within days of the stock market crash of Black Monday, their marriage comes to a violent end.

The Real Fatal Attraction
E6

6. The Real Fatal Attraction

Aired 19 December 2016 • 44 min

Single mother of three Linda Culbertson lands a dream job as a legal secretary in a Kansas City law firm. She falls hard for her married boss, Donald Pierce. Their twisted passions draw bystanders into a shocking and vicious crime?

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