For the first time in over 40 years, Frank Salerno tells his story of the Hillside Strangler manhunt, revisiting the case that changed him forever. Kenneth Bianchi…
Documentary, Crime • Series • 2026 • 1 season
Starring: Frank Salerno, Kenneth Bianchi
S1 E1 - City of Dreams, City of Nightmares
Ten women are slain, their bodies dumped across the iconic hillsides of Los Angeles; activists demand justice as the media turns murder into spectacle; detectives Frank Salerno and Pete Finnigan race to stop the killer before he strikes again.
Jan 18, 2026 • 52m
S1 E2 - The Many Faces of Ken Bianchi
Detectives link two killings in Bellingham, WA, to Ken Bianchi, exposing him as the Hillside Strangler; facing death row, he claims amnesia and submits to hypnosis; decades later, Bianchi argues his murderous confessions were fabricated.
Jan 25, 2026 • 57m
S1 E3 - The Trial of the Century
Bianchi's insanity plea collapses, and he flips on cousin Angelo Buono to avoid the death penalty; but as the trial becomes a media circus, Bianchi's story keeps changing, forcing the district attorney to move to dismiss the case.
Feb 1, 2026
S1 E4 - The Conman
As the case falters, the judge turns Buono's prosecution over to the California Attorney General, launching the longest and most expensive trial in U.S. history; decades later, Bianchi maintains his innocence and fights for parole.
Feb 8, 2026
About This Show
The Hillside Strangler
For the first time in over 40 years, Frank Salerno tells his story of the Hillside Strangler manhunt, revisiting the case that changed him forever. Kenneth Bianchi shares his story on camera for the first time of his role as one of the two people behind the Hillside Strangler.
Documentary, Crime • TV Series • 2026
Details
- Genre
- Documentary, Crime
- First aired
- Jan 18, 2026
- Last aired
- Feb 8, 2026
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 4
- Network
- MGM+
- Studio
- The Intellectual Property Corporation
- Language