A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of…
TV-14 • Documentary • Series • 2019 • 6 seasons
Starring: Donnie Wahlberg
S1 E1 - John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 1
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 he was a community leader and by night a predator of young men.
Mar 17, 2019 • 43m
S1 E2 - John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 2
In Chicago, community leader and part-time clown John Wayne Gacy leads a double life, transforming into a monster who preys on male teenagers and becomes the most prolific serial killer of his day.
Mar 17, 2019 • 43m
S1 E3 - Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 1
Charles Manson is a violent predator who has powers of persuasion that make it possible for him to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers
Mar 24, 2019 • 43m
S1 E4 - Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 2
Charles Manson is a violent predator who has powers of persuasion that make it possible for him to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers
Mar 24, 2019 • 43m
S1 E5 - NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 1
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.
Mar 31, 2019 • 43m
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.
Mar 31, 2019 • 43m
S1 E7 - Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 1
A look at the deal makers and hangers-on who attached themselves to Aileen Wuornos, who is known as America's first female serial killer.
Apr 7, 2019 • 43m
S1 E8 - Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 2
A look at the deal makers and hangers-on who attached themselves to Aileen Wuornos, who is known as America's first female serial killer.
Apr 7, 2019 • 43m
S1 E9 - Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1
The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s; he taunts the public with cryptic clues, threats of violence and ciphers that are supposed to lead to his identity, but mostly go nowhere.
Apr 14, 2019 • 43m
S1 E10 - Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2
The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s; he taunts the public with cryptic clues, threats of violence and ciphers that are supposed to lead to his identity, but mostly go nowhere.
Apr 14, 2019 • 43m
S1 E11 - Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.
Apr 21, 2019 • 43m
S1 E12 - Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2
More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.
Apr 21, 2019 • 43m
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About This Show
Very Scary People
A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.
TV-14 • Documentary • TV Series • 2019
Details
- Genre
- Documentary
- First aired
- Mar 17, 2019
- Last aired
- Feb 2, 2025
- Rating
- TV-14
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 68
- Network
- HLN, Investigation Discovery
- Language
- English
- Score
- 8.6 out of 10 from 10 votes