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Very Scary People - Investigation Discovery

Investigation Discovery

HLN

Reality Series

2019

Documentary

Crime

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.

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, June 14

The Amityville Horror: Murdered One by One Pt. 1

Season 3 • Episode 5

In November 1974, the DeFeo family were found murdered inside their beautiful seaside home.

Saturday, June 14

The Amityville Horror: Evil in the House Pt. 2

Season 3 • Episode 6

Para psychologists and psychics investigate who murdered the DeFeo family and why.

Saturday, June 14

The Dating Game Killer: Smooth Talker Pt. 1

Season 3 • Episode 7

In 1968, an 8-year-old girl is abducted, raped and left for dead.

Saturday, June 14

The Dating Game Killer: The Bite Mark Pt. 2

Season 3 • Episode 8

With a string of murders already behind him, Rodney Alcala appears on the TV show The Dating Game.

Saturday, June 14

The Iceman: The Murder Business Pt. 1

Season 3 • Episode 9

Unbeknownst to his neighbors, Richard Kuklinski was the Iceman, a cold-blooded killer.

Saturday, June 14

The Iceman: Trapping a Serial Killer Pt. 2

Season 3 • Episode 10

For many years, the Iceman, Richard Kuklinski, had literally gotten away with murder.

Monday, June 16

The Firestarter: A Wall of Flames

Season 3 • Episode 11

A string of horrifying fires plagues California in the Eighties and Nineties.

Monday, June 16

The Firestarter: Chasing a Pyromaniac

Season 3 • Episode 12

In a race against time, investigators hunt for an arsonist setting fires across California.

Monday, June 16

The Ken and Barbie Killers: Dead Ringer Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 1

From 1987 to 1992, rapes, abductions and murders of women occur north of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Monday, June 16

The Ken and Barbie Killers: I Kidnapped a Girl Pt. 2

Season 4 • Episode 2

From 1987 to 1992, rapes, abductions and murders of women occur north of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Saturday, June 21

The Back to School Killer: A Fear in the Air Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 3

When college-aged women in Charlottesville, Va. go missing, the search leads to a local athlete.

Saturday, June 21

The Back to School Killer: Portrait of a Predator Pt. 2

Season 4 • Episode 4

When college-aged women in Charlottesville, Va. go missing, the search leads to a local athlete.

Saturday, June 21

Sammy the Bull Gravano Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 5

Sammy Gravano cuts a deal with the government and testifies against his former boss.

Saturday, June 21

Sammy the Bull Gravano Pt. 2

Season 4 • Episode 6

Sammy Gravano cuts a deal with the government and testifies against his former boss.

Saturday, June 21

The Hillside Stranglers: A Pair of Serial Killers Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 7

In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in the hillsides of Los Angeles.

Saturday, June 21

The Hillside Stranglers: She Walked Into the Trap Pt. 2

Season 4 • Episode 8

In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in the hillsides of Los Angeles.

Monday, June 23

The Cross Country Killer: He Could Make People Disappear Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 9

While closing shop in Anchorage, Alaska, Samantha Koenig gets kidnapped, triggering a manhunt.

Monday, June 23

The Cross Country Killer: The Kill Kits Pt. 2

Season 4 • Episode 10

While closing shop in Anchorage, Alaska, Samantha Koenig gets kidnapped, triggering a manhunt.

Monday, June 23

Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1

Season 1 • Episode 11

The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s.

Monday, June 23

Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2

Season 1 • Episode 12

The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s.

Friday, June 27

A Family to Fear

Season 6 • Episode 4

David family's need for control over the children leads to allegations of abuse.

Friday, June 27

The Man Eater

Season 6 • Episode 5

Saturday, June 28

Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1

Season 1 • Episode 13

Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide.

Saturday, June 28

Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2

Season 1 • Episode 14

Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide.

Saturday, June 28

Son of Sam: The Duke of Death (Part 1)

Season 2 • Episode 1

David Berkowitz terrorizes New York City under his self-given moniker: the "Son of Sam."

Saturday, June 28

Son of Sam: I Am a Monster (Part 2)

Season 2 • Episode 2

A twist of fate and a little luck leads to the capture of David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam."

Saturday, June 28

BTK: Bind, Torture, Kill (Part 1)

Season 2 • Episode 3

For decades, the bloodthirsty serial killer B.T.K. terrifies Wichita as he murders again.

Saturday, June 28

BTK: The Taunting (Part 2)

Season 2 • Episode 4

For years the BTK killer taunts law enforcement and the media as he seeks the attention he craves.

Sunday, June 29

The Sun Gym Sadists

Season 6 • Episode 2

A crew of bodybuilders rob the rich and eventually turn to murder.

Sunday, June 29

The Black Hand of Death

Season 6 • Episode 3

Drug kingpin Clarence rules NY; he rakes in millions during the crack epidemic.

Sunday, June 29

The Black Hand of Death

Season 6 • Episode 3

Drug kingpin Clarence rules NY; he rakes in millions during the crack epidemic.

Monday, June 30

The Night Stalker: Summer of Terror (Part 1)

Season 2 • Episode 5

A killer known as the "Night Stalker" was on the loose in Los Angeles in the summer of 1985.

Monday, June 30

The Night Stalker: I Will Be Avenged (Part 2)

Season 2 • Episode 6

A tip from a teenage boy leads to the identity of the Night Stalker.

Monday, June 30

The Co-Ed Killer: The Murder Capital of the World (Part 1)

Season 2 • Episode 7

A community lives in terror waiting for the man dubbed the Co-Ed Killer to strike again.

Monday, June 30

John Gotti: It Was Kill or Be Killed Pt. 1

Season 4 • Episode 11

Mafia gangster John Gotti orders hits on his enemies, his friends, and anyone who crosses him.

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