Very Scary People
Revisiting the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. The stories trace the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.
Genre: Documentary, Crime, History
Cast:Donnie Wahlberg , Casey Jordan , Mary Ellen O'Toole , James Gagliano , Louis B. Schlesinger , Joey Jackson , Finley Frechette , Jeff Guinn , Sharon Hagan , Helen Morrison , Glynn Martin , Ann Burgess , Robert Graysmith , Eugenia Godzik , John Daily , Karen Massie , Tom Honig , Frank C. Girardot
S4.E1 ∙ The Ken and Barbie Killers: Dead Ringer - Part 1
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: It was one of North America's most haunting and horrific crime sprees. From 1987 to 1992, there were a series of rapes, abductions, and murders of young women just north of the U.S. - Canadian border. Authorities from Ontario and FBI profile detectives from the United States joined forces to try and capture the monster responsible, but for more than 5 years they came up empty. Then, cops caught a break, a tip that led them to an unlikely suspect. A blond, blue-eyed accountant who lived with his beautiful wife in a quaint pink house in the suburbs. They were sure they had their man, but the saga was far from over. Disturbing videotapes were discovered, and the public learned the sordid details of the crimes - and who else was involved. It sent shock waves throughout the country... and the world.
S4.E2 ∙ The Ken and Barbie Killers: I Kidnapped a Girl - Part 2
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: It was one of North America's most haunting and horrific crime sprees. From 1987 to 1992, there were a series of rapes, abductions, and murders of young women just north of the U.S. - Canadian border. Authorities from Ontario and FBI profile detectives from the United States joined forces to try and capture the monster responsible, but for more than 5 years they came up empty. Then, cops caught a break, a tip that led them to an unlikely suspect. A blond, blue-eyed accountant who lived with his beautiful wife in a quaint pink house in the suburbs. They were sure they had their man, but the saga was far from over. Disturbing videotapes were discovered, and the public learned the sordid details of the crimes - and who else was involved. It sent shock waves throughout the country... and the world.
S4.E3 ∙ The Back to School Killer: A Fear in the Air - Part 1
When college-aged women in Charlottesville, Virginia started disappearing, the community was shaken to the core. The search for answers led authorities to an unlikely suspect, a local star athlete, Jesse Matthew Jr. In a story filled with twists and turns, the viewer goes behind the investigation of how at least two young women were violently killed and how a third cheated death and became the key to bringing a murderer to justice. For the first time, you'll hear explosive and heart wrenching details from victims' families and friends.
S4.E4 ∙ The Back to School Killer: Portrait of a Predator - Part 2
When college-aged women in Charlottesville, Virginia started disappearing, the community was shaken to the core. The search for answers led authorities to an unlikely suspect, a local star athlete, Jesse Matthew Jr. In a story filled with twists and turns, the viewer goes behind the investigation of how at least two young women were violently killed and how a third cheated death and became the key to bringing a murderer to justice. For the first time, you'll hear explosive and heart wrenching details from victims' families and friends.
S4.E5 ∙ Sammy "The Bull" Gravano: Part 1
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was one of the most feared mobsters in history. As the right-hand man to mafia kingpin John Gotti, he carried out multiple murders on behalf of the crime family. But after his arrest, he committed the ultimate mafia sin: he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, by agreeing to testify against his former boss. In shocking testimony, Gravano described the cold-blooded murders of close friends and business partners and the secret world of La Cosa Nostra. As the highest-ranking mobster ever to defect, The Bull's testimony helped put Gotti and dozens of others behind bars and devastated the hierarchy of organized crime. After the trial, Gravano was supposed to slip away quietly under the Witness Protection Program with a new name and a new face. But the notorious gangster was not about to live a normal life. Despite the bounty on his head, Gravano abandoned the Witness Protection Program and drifted back into the criminal world. Sammy Gravano is one of the last mobsters of a bygone era and his journey from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to the mafia's inner circle, to government informant, and then to prison, is a riveting tale of murder, betrayal, and survival.
S4.E6 ∙ Sammy "The Bull" Gravano: Part 2
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was one of the most feared mobsters in history. As the right-hand man to mafia kingpin John Gotti, he carried out multiple murders on behalf of the crime family. But after his arrest, he committed the ultimate mafia sin: he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, by agreeing to testify against his former boss. In shocking testimony, Gravano described the cold-blooded murders of close friends and business partners and the secret world of La Cosa Nostra. As the highest-ranking mobster ever to defect, The Bull's testimony helped put Gotti and dozens of others behind bars and devastated the hierarchy of organized crime. After the trial, Gravano was supposed to slip away quietly under the Witness Protection Program with a new name and a new face. But the notorious gangster was not about to live a normal life. Despite the bounty on his head, Gravano abandoned the Witness Protection Program and drifted back into the criminal world. Sammy Gravano is one of the last mobsters of a bygone era and his journey from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to the mafia's inner circle, to government informant, and then to prison, is a riveting tale of murder, betrayal, and survival.
S4.E7 ∙ The Hillside Stranglers: A Pair of Serial Killers - Part 1
Serial rapists and killers Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. (who was not Ken's blood relative) terrorize Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s, leaving a dozen or more women dead.
S4.E8 ∙ The Hillside Stranglers: She Walked Into the Trap - Part 2
Serial rapists and killers Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. (who was not Ken's blood relative) terrorize Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s, leaving a dozen or more women dead.
S4.E9 ∙ The Cross Country Killer: He Could Make People Disappear - Part 1
February 1, 2012: It was a normal night for Samantha Koenig, age 18. She was closing the Common Grounds Espresso coffee kiosk where she worked in Anchorage, Alaska, when one last customer, Isreal Keyes, age 34, stopped by. He was a man known in the community as a local business owner and caring father. But lurking beneath that harmless surface was a rapist and a ruthless killer with a penchant for selecting random victims throughout the country. Israel Keyes' kidnapping of Samantha Koenig led to an intense manhunt and a cross country investigation that ended his reign of terror. While in custody, Keyes played a cat-and-mouse game with detectives, revealing some details about his crimes and his missing victims. In the end, Keyes had one last surprise.
S4.E10 ∙ The Cross Country Killer: The Kill Kits - Part 2
February 1, 2012: It was a normal night for Samantha Koenig, age 18. She was closing the Common Grounds Espresso coffee kiosk where she worked in Anchorage, Alaska, when one last customer, Isreal Keyes, age 34, stopped by. He was a man known in the community as a local business owner and caring father. But lurking beneath that harmless surface was a rapist and a ruthless killer with a penchant for selecting random victims throughout the country. Israel Keyes' kidnapping of Samantha Koenig led to an intense manhunt and a cross country investigation that ended his reign of terror. While in custody, Keyes played a cat-and-mouse game with detectives, revealing some details about his crimes and his missing victims. In the end, Keyes had one last surprise.
S4.E11 ∙ John Gotti: It Was Kill or Be Killed - Part 1
He was one of the biggest "celebrities" of the 1980's. His expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname "Dapper Don". In reality, John Gotti was a man to be feared. He was a ruthless, dangerous Mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends and anyone who crossed him. In the 1970's, Gotti worked his way up the ranks of the Gambino crime family as a solid earner and vicious capo, determined to not let anything or anyone stand in his way. In 1985, he led the brutal murder of Mafia boss Paul Castellano and took the throne as the Gambino's Godfather, becoming public enemy #1. Law enforcement and other Goodfellas considered Gotti dangerous and unpredictable. For many years he seemed unstoppable. This installment explores how this common street thug became the ruler of one of the most powerful crime families in the world, and goes in-depth on the secret FBI operation that finally brought him down.
S4.E12 ∙ John Gotti: There Were Fatal Consequences - Part 2
He was one of the biggest "celebrities" of the 1980's. His expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname "Dapper Don". In reality, John Gotti was a man to be feared. He was a ruthless, dangerous Mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends and anyone who crossed him. In the 1970's, Gotti worked his way up the ranks of the Gambino crime family as a solid earner and vicious capo, determined to not let anything or anyone stand in his way. In 1985, he led the brutal murder of Mafia boss Paul Castellano and took the throne as the Gambino's Godfather, becoming public enemy #1. Law enforcement and other Goodfellas considered Gotti dangerous and unpredictable. For many years he seemed unstoppable. This installment explores how this common street thug became the ruler of one of the most powerful crime families in the world, and goes in-depth on the secret FBI operation that finally brought him down.
