The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade

The Newlywed Murder

Oct 16, 201744 min

When Long Island newlywed Lisa Solomon disappears on Christmas Eve, family and friends search for her relentlessly. Did she leave her husband of two months in the middle of the night? Or is there something more sinister at play?

The Libertyville Horror

Oct 23, 201744 min

Libertyville, IL is the kind of place where families go to live out the American Dream. When one of the town's wealthiest couples is gunned down in their bed, the community is shocked. Was it a robbery - or was this family harboring dark se

Friday the 13th

Oct 30, 201744 min

Terror grips Wylie, Texas on Friday the 13th, when young mother and teacher Betty Gore is hacked to death with an axe. Is a copycat psycho killer trying to create his own real life slasher film? The truth turns out to be more horrifying tha

The Copycat Killer

Nov 6, 201744 min

When rising star Rebecca Schaeffer is gunned down in her doorway, Hollywood panics. A killer is on the loose, and no one knows who murdered the beloved young actress. Detectives investigate - wondering if they have a copycat killer in their

Phantom Killer of the Opera

Nov 13, 201744 min

When 31-year-old violinist Helen Mintiks goes missing during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, all of New York is terrified. Then her naked corpse is discovered in an airshaft at the Met. Could there be a real-life Phantom of t

The Dixieland Murders

Nov 20, 201744 min

In 1987, two of Biloxi, Mississippi's most prominent citizens, Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, a city councilwoman, are shot to death in their home. Their oldest daughter sets out on a decade-long quest to find her parents' kil