About this season
A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.
Episodes (12)
1. John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 1
8.0Aired 17 March 2019 • 43 min
This is the shocking and gruesome mystery of John Wayne Gacy, a popular Chicago businessman and part-time clown who was leading a double life in the 1970s. By day he was a community leader and by night a predator of young men.
2. John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 2
8.0Aired 17 March 2019 • 43 min
In Chicago, community leader and part-time clown John Wayne Gacy leads a double life, transforming into a monster who preys on male teenagers and becomes the most prolific serial killer of his day.
3. Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 1
7.0Aired 24 March 2019 • 43 min
Charles Manson is a violent predator who has powers of persuasion that make it possible for him to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers
4. Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 2
7.0Aired 24 March 2019 • 43 min
Charles Manson is a violent predator who has powers of persuasion that make it possible for him to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers
5. NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 1
6.0Aired 31 March 2019 • 43 min
In Northern California, a masked predator meticulously plans his sexual assaults by studying the habits and routines of his female prey; after 27 years on the loose, police close in on the man they believe to be the NorCal Rapist.
6. NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 2
7.0Aired 31 March 2019 • 43 min
In Northern California, a masked predator meticulously plans his sexual assaults by studying the habits and routines of his female prey; after 27 years on the loose, police close in on the man they believe to be the NorCal Rapist.
7. Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 1
7.0Aired 7 April 2019 • 43 min
A look at the deal makers and hangers-on who attached themselves to Aileen Wuornos, who is known as America's first female serial killer.
8. Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 2
4.0Aired 7 April 2019 • 43 min
A look at the deal makers and hangers-on who attached themselves to Aileen Wuornos, who is known as America's first female serial killer.
9. Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1
8.0Aired 14 April 2019 • 43 min
The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s; he taunts the public with cryptic clues, threats of violence and ciphers that are supposed to lead to his identity, but mostly go nowhere.
10. Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2
8.0Aired 14 April 2019 • 43 min
The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s; he taunts the public with cryptic clues, threats of violence and ciphers that are supposed to lead to his identity, but mostly go nowhere.
11. Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1
4.0Aired 21 April 2019 • 43 min
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.
12. Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2
8.0Aired 21 April 2019 • 43 min
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.