The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade

The 1980's. A time of greed, glamour, and murder. Real life crimes are vividly re-enacted.

Genre: Crime

Cast:Patrick Gallagher , Lance Coughlin , Liam Higgins , Benjamin Oduro , Elle Gabriel , Loydeen Pulsifer , Avery Mull , Bill Hoffmann , Aaron Dalla Villa , Anna Andersen , Becky Boggs , Tom Westfall , Jacob Young , Bradley Bemboom , Gaura Rader , Nori J. Muster , Henry Doktorski , Moise Ntekereze

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Yuppie Murder

Mon, Nov 14, 2016

A young couple, 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.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Preppy Murder

Mon, Nov 21, 2016

Beautiful teenager 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 accidently during "rough sex."

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Cheerleader Murder

Mon, Nov 28, 2016

15-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death in a California suburb, and a teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene. However, as months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Heartland Massacre

Mon, Dec 5, 2016

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 shocking.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Black Monday Murder

Mon, Dec 12, 2016

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

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Real Fatal Attraction

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

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.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Newlywed Murder

Mon, Oct 16, 2017

When Long Island newlywed Lisa Solomon disappears on Christmas Eve, family and friends search for her relentlessly. Did she leave her husband of two months in the middle of the night? Or is there something more sinister at play?

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Libertyville Horror

Mon, Oct 23, 2017

Libertyville, Illinois is the kind of place where families go to live out the American Dream. When one of the town's wealthiest couples is gunned down in their bed, the community is shocked. Was it a robbery - or was this family harboring dark secrets?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Friday the 13th

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

In Wylie, Texas, young teacher Betty Gore is hacked to death on Friday the 13th, causing investigators to wonder whether a copycat killer is trying to create his own real-life "slasher" film.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Copycat Killer

Mon, Nov 6, 2017

Nineteen year old actress Rebecca Shaeffer is stalked and then murdered by an obsessed fan.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Phantom Kller of the Opera

Mon, Nov 13, 2017

When 31-year-old violinist Helen Mintiks goes missing during a performance at the Metropolitan opera house, all of New York is terrified. Then her naked corpse is discovered in an Airshaft at the Met. Could there be a real life Phantom of the Opera?

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Dixieland Murders

Sun, Nov 19, 2017

In Biloxi, Miss., Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, a city councilwoman, are shot to death in their home; the murdered couple's oldest daughter sets out on a 10-year quest to find her parents' killer.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Death of Disco

Mon, Nov 27, 2017

When 24-year-old Diane Delia is found dead in the Hudson River, detectives are surprised to realize she was once a man. An investigation leads them to New York's disco and gay club scenes - and a dramatic love triangle that could expose the killer.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Cotton Club Murder

Mon, Dec 4, 2017

The Cotton Club Murders: The story of Roy Radin and Lanie Jacobs.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Milk Carton Murder

Mon, Dec 11, 2017

When 13-year-old Sarah Rairdon vanishes from an isolated road in tiny Underwood, Minnesota, the whole town launches an exhaustive search for her. The discovery of her body - reveals a tragic secret.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Krishna Killers

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

Hare Krishnas follow a religion based on divine love. But the mysterious disappearance of a charismatic devotee exposes a disturbing dark side. When another member is shot dead, police uncover a twisted web of murder and betrayal.