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Wicked Attraction

Serial killers are not a new phenomenon, but what happens in the mind of the "average" person when they fall under the spell of a sadistic predator? Little is known about the chemistry between two people that sparks a killing rampage. Forensic Psychologists and Criminal Profilers uncover horrifying clues and reveal the true stories of people driven by love to commit murder.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Death on the Sunset Strip
    November 12, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In the summer of 1980, Los Angeles police are on the hunt for a serial killer targeting prostitutes. Before they can catch him, another body is found, but this time it's a man. Police wonder if it is a copycat -- or perhaps an even more vicious partner.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Perfect Couple
    August 6, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In 1987 a violent rapist haunts the Toronto area and soon his crimes escalate. Police, looking for two male suspects, are shocked to find the trail leads to a charming newlywed couple who rape, torture and kill young girls in their love nest.
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  3. S1 E3 - Minivan Murderers
    August 13, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In 1997 authorities in Nevada and California are on the lookout for a man and woman who are kidnapping women and sexually assaulting them in their minivan. Fueled by methamphetamine and a pathological drive to satisfy their deviant urges, no one is safe.
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  4. S1 E4 - Madness of Two
    August 20, 2008
    44min
    TV-14
    A retired couple is viciously stabbed to death in their Virginia home, and police work diligently to investigate every lead possible. Soon they find themselves questioning the couple's daughter and her boyfriend.
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  5. S1 E5 - Evil in the Desert
    August 27, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    A number of young women go missing New Mexico in the late '90s. Some returns and some don't. The ones who do are plagued by nightmarish visions and lost memories. Authorities discover a sadistic couple has set up a chamber of horrors in their home.
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  6. S1 E6 - Blood Brothers
    September 3, 2008
    44min
    TV-14
    In 1985 police in South San Francisco, California, respond to a simple shoplifting incident. Within hours they discover a connection between two male suspects and a list of missing people that spans more than a year.
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  7. S1 E7 - Twisted Twosome
    September 10, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    He was the son of a convicted murderer and from a young age seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. She grew up affluent and spoiled. When they meet in 1978, what follows is one of the most-shocking crime sprees of the 20th century.
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  8. S1 E8 - Mother Knows Best
    September 17, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In 1998 LAPD discover the body of a businessman in a dumpster, shot in the back of the head. They quickly connect the murder to a devious mother and son con-artist team who are on the move, traveling from LA to Louisiana to Florida.
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  9. S1 E9 - Kidnapped
    October 8, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In 1977 20-year-old Colleen Stan hitchhikes from Oregon to California to surprise a friend for her birthday. She never arrives. Instead she is picked up by Cameron and Janice Hooker, an unassuming couple with a newborn baby.
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  10. S1 E10 - Our Little Secret
    October 15, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    A Michigan community is shocked when a man shares an unbelievable tale with local authorities. He claims his ex-wife, a nurse's aide, confessed to murdering five patients. Police must determine if the story is true or a scorned lover's attempt at revenge.
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  11. S1 E11 - Hearts of Darkness
    November 22, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Alvin Neelley was a fun-loving bear of a man. His wife, Judith, 11 years younger, was a wayward teenager who never got over the death of her father. Fancying themselves outlaws, the two embarked on a life of crime from the moment they met.
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  12. S1 E12 - Murder at Twilight
    November 29, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Police in a farming community in Missouri receive an anonymous call about some bones found in the barn of an elderly couple. They find human remains on a neighboring property. As the body count rises, they unearth a cattle scheme ending in murder.
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  13. S1 E13 - Driven by Desire
    November 5, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    In 1984 the FBI and authorities in seven states are on a manhunt for a deadly couple terrorizing the Midwest. The brutality increases with each day of their seemingly unstoppable spree of robbery, rape and murder.
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