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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.
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  1. S5 E1 - The Trailside Killer: Part One
    April 16, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    It's the late 70s, and a baffling mystery plagues Northern California's popular hiking trails -- a serial rapist and murderer dubbed the “Trailside Killer” terrorizes the area. Investigators find few clues -- until one brave victim manages to get away.
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  2. S5 E2 - The Trailside Killer: Part Two
    April 16, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    It's the late 70s, and a baffling mystery plagues Northern California's popular hiking trails -- a serial rapist and murderer dubbed the "Trailside Killer" terrorizes the area. Investigators find few clues -- until one brave victim manages to get away.
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  3. S5 E3 - The Slave Master: Part One
    April 23, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    In the mid-'80s, Kansas City women start to vanish. They all share one thing in common -- an odd connection to the same cunning man who calls himself "The Slave Master." Police must be just as wily if they want to bring down this serial killing sadist.
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  4. S5 E4 - The Slave Master: Part Two
    April 23, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    In the mid-'80s, Kansas City women start to vanish. They all share one thing in common -- an odd connection to the same cunning man who calls himself "The Slave Master." Police must be just as wily if they want to bring down this serial killing sadist.
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  5. S5 E5 - The Twin: Part One
    April 30, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Someone snatches a student from her college campus in Indiana, while a second missing girl turns up dead months later. Then, terrified girls report a man trying to lure them into his van, but is he the real killer? Police wonder until one man confesses.
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  6. S5 E6 - The Twin: Part Two
    April 30, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Someone snatches a student from her college campus in Indiana, while a second missing girl turns up dead months later. Then, terrified girls report a man trying to lure them into his van, but is he the real killer? Police wonder until one man confesses.
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  7. S5 E7 - The Times Square Killer: Part One
    May 7, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    New York City firefighters discover the headless bodies of two sex workers, leading the tabloids to dub the perpetrator the “Times Square Killer.” Now, investigators must find a way to hunt down a psychopath adept at blending into his surroundings.
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  8. S5 E8 - The Times Square Killer: Part Two
    May 7, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    New York City firefighters discover the headless bodies of two sex workers, leading the tabloids to dub the perpetrator the "Times Square Killer." Now, investigators must find a way to hunt down a psychopath adept at blending into his surroundings.
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  9. S5 E9 - The Black Widow: Part One
    May 13, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. Is Judy just a magnet for bad luck, or is something far more sinister at play?
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  10. S5 E10 - The Black Widow: Part Two
    September 12, 1975
    42min
    TV-14
    Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. Is Judy just a magnet for bad luck, or is something far more sinister at play?
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  11. S5 E11 - The Happy Face Killer: Part One
    May 20, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    The murder of Taunja Bennett is the first of many bodies found in the Pacific Northwest, California, and beyond. Police never link the deaths until someone starts sending macabre letters signed with a happy face. Is this the end -- or just the beginning?
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  12. S5 E12 - The Happy Face Killer: Part Two
    May 20, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    The murder of Taunja Bennett is the first of many bodies found in the Pacific Northwest, California, and beyond. Police never link the deaths until someone starts sending macabre letters signed with a happy face. Is this the end -- or just the beginning?
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Directors
Brett KellyRenee Cullen
Producers
Nancy DuffyDonnie WahlbergMarvin DayeDarran J. FosterElgin FultonDenise CavanaughAlex Herta
Cast
Donnie Wahlberg
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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