—Host Donnie Wahlberg chronicles the twisted lives of diabolical criminals, such as Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, John Wayne Gacy, the Rev. Jim Jones, and others.

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Season 512 of 12 Episodes

A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.
A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.
In the mid 1980s, Kansas City women start to vanish; they all share one thing in common, an odd connection to the same man who calls himself "The Slave Master"; police must be just as wily if they want to bring down this serial killing sadist.
The host sheds light on the American serial killer who calls himself "The Slavemaster" and reveals the twisted methodology behind his heinous crimes.
Host Donnie Wahlberg sheds light on serial killer Larry Hall, from his relationship with his identical twin brother to his murderous rampage against young women across the American heartland in the 1990s.
Someone snatches a student from her college campus in Indiana, while a second missing girl turns up dead months later; terrified girls report a man trying to lure them into his van; police wonder if he is the real killer until one man confesses.
The only thing scarier than a serial killer is one hiding in plain sight.
The only thing scarier than a serial killer is one hiding in plain sight.
The cops wonder if a series of deaths means a black widow is spinning her web.
The cops wonder if a series of deaths means a black widow is spinning her web.
Host Donnie Wahlberg delves into the notorious crimes of Keith Hunter Jesperson, a serial killer in the 1990s, who drew smiley faces on his confession letters to local authorities.
A happy face is supposed to be a joyful symbol, unless it's on a letter from a killer.

Host Donnie Wahlberg chronicles the twisted lives of diabolical criminals, such as Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, John Wayne Gacy, the Rev. Jim Jones, and others.

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