Very Scary People

8.4
201943m

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.

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Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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1. John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 1

8.0

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.

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2. John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 2

8.0

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.

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3. Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 1

7.0

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

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4. Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 2

7.0

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

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5. NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 1

6.0

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.

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6. NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 2

7.0

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.

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7. Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 1

7.0

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.

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8. Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 2

4.0

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.

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9. Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1

8.0

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.

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10. Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2

8.0

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.

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11. Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1

4.0

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.

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12. Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2

8.0

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.

Cast

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Donnie Wahlberg

Self - Host

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