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
S1.E1 ∙ John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret Part 1
The early life of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, living with an abusive alcoholic father, to his successful contracting company hiring young men, where he would trick them into handcuffs before he raped and murdered dozens of young men.
S1.E2 ∙ John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret Part 2
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, Gacy was a community leader and helpful neighbor. But by night, he transformed into a monster who chose young male teens as his prey. How did this seemingly cheerful man become the most prolific serial killer of his day without anybody noticing and how was he ultimately caught?
S1.E3 ∙ Charles Manson: The Devil's Work Part 1
Charles Manson was born a bad kid, became a teenage thief and a violent predator, and by the end, spent far more than half his life behind bars. He had the ability to charm and the power of persuasion, but he chose to use those talents for sinister purposes. This episode details the horror of the vicious attacks and explains how Manson was able to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers.
S1.E4 ∙ Charles Manson: The Devil's Work Part 2
Charles Manson was born a bad kid, became a teenage thief and a violent predator, and by the end, spent far more than half his life behind bars. He had the ability to charm and the power of persuasion, but he chose to use those talents for sinister purposes. This episode details the horror of the vicious attacks and explains how Manson was able to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers.
S1.E5 ∙ NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator Part 1
Roy Charles Waller, serial rapist worked at the University of California. He alluded police for decades and when captured to face some of his victims in court, it was revealed the use of a family DNA match through GED match was his demise.
S1.E6 ∙ NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator Part 2
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.
S1.E7 ∙ Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made - Part 1
Aileen Wuornos a rare "female" serial killer responsible for the murder of 7 men in Florida between 1989-1990 by shooting them at point-blank range. She stole the murder victims cars and continued her murder spree working as a prostitute.
S1.E8 ∙ Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made Part 2
In 1990, Florida police were on a frantic search for a killer. Seven men were dead, their bodies scattered along state highways. Terrorized motorists heard of the bullet-ridden victims of the Interstate Killer - but the investigative trail was cold and there was no end in sight. The killer behind the spree was Aileen Wuornos-a complex, misunderstood misfit who hitchhiked near truck stops, selected her victims at random, and lured them to secluded locations. It took good old-fashioned police work, a little luck, and a lover's betrayal, to finally bring Wuornos' killing spree to an end. This episode features rare interviews with victims' family members, and Wuornos' best friend.
S1.E9 ∙ Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 1
The true identity of the "The Zodiac Killer" is his pseudonym self designated. He is a mystery since his killing spree was reported in the late 1960s - 1970s. He operated in Northern California demanding public notoriety for his crimes.
S1.E10 ∙ Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 2
He terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, killing young couples at secluded lover's lanes. Not satisfied with just the murders, he also taunted the public with cryptic clues, threats of increased violence and most famously, ciphers that were supposed to lead police to his identity, but mostly went nowhere. Detectives, reporters, and even civilians, have worked for decades to solve the case - but so far, no one has succeeded. Can new DNA techniques that were used to catch the Golden State Killer finally unmask this murderer, who is both infamous and completely unknown?
S1.E11 ∙ Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre Part 1
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978. The man responsible, Jim Jones, has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide. But the truth is more complicated, more horrifying, and more tragic than that. This episode dives deep into the life of Jones, from his lonely childhood to his spectacular rise as a charismatic minister sought out by politicians and film stars, and finally, to an almost unimaginable end: the mass murder of those who once called him "father."
S1.E12 ∙ Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre Part 2
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978. The man responsible, Jim Jones, has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide. But the truth is more complicated, more horrifying, and more tragic than that. This episode dives deep into the life of Jones, from his lonely childhood to his spectacular rise as a charismatic minister sought out by politicians and film stars, and finally, to an almost unimaginable end: the mass murder of those who once called him "father."
