The Golden State Killer Caught: People Magazine Investigates

The Golden State Killer's reign of terror ends after law enforcement finally locate and apprehend the suspected serial murderer who has held the United States in a grip of paralyzing fear since the 1970s.

Where Is Baby DeOrr?

A young couple enjoys a camping trip in Leadore, Idaho, until their two-year-old son vanishes. Investigators and private detectives work around the clock to find the missing boy, only to point the finger back at the parents.

Shallow Grave

When a young family suddenly vanishes from their Fallbrook, California, home, friends and family are left with dozens of unanswered questions. Authorities suspect they fled the country, until an unlikely source uncovers the truth.

Connecticut Horror Story

A summer night in 2007 becomes a nightmare for the Petit family when two strangers enter their quiet, peaceful Connecticut home. Suddenly, the family of four finds themselves held hostage and in a fight for their lives.

Once Bitten

On a night in 1986, John Ruetten returns home to find his wife murdered. Police believe the case is a robbery gone wrong, until decades later when DNA evidence leads detective to a killer too close for comfort.

Murder at Sea

The town of Craig, Alaska, is stunned when a fishing boat explodes into flames just offshore. After fighting the flames, state troopers discover the remains of a young family and few clues as to who could have set the ship ablaze.

Marked for Murder

Friends and family are stunned when an esteemed criminal-law professor is executed in his garage. Investigators follow a series of leads that take them on a statewide hunt though Florida in search of the murderous masterminds.

Killing Field

In 2016, the parents of a young couple are terrified when they go missing. Police find a clue that leads them to a woman chained inside a storage container and information that unlocks secrets of a monster hiding in plain sight.

Blood In the Sand

In 1984, the body of a 14-year-old girl is discovered on the beach in San Diego, California. The parents are convinced that the man who discovered her is the killer, but years later, DNA results point to two different suspects.

My Father, The Serial Killer

Horror strikes a small Wisconsin town in 1980 after a young couple disappears and are later discovered in a field. Almost 30 years later, a woman comes forward saying her family holds the key to unlocking the case.

Alaskan Temptress

A Washington community is shocked when a PTA mom is arrested for the murder of her fiance a decade earlier in Alaska. The question is whether the suburban mother is a cold-blooded temptress or wrongly accused.

Death Before Dawn

In 2014, business millionaires Brad and Andra Sachs are shot multiple times. Police are left with a series of clues that take them on a chase to find the killer, who turns out to be much closer than anyone could have expected.

Somebody's Watching

A fire chief's wife is found burnt to death in her home. An autopsy reveals the cause of death was not the fire but a gunshot to the head, shocking a small Louisiana town. This arson turned homicide leaves a killer to be found.

Terror in Philadelphia

A gifted Philadelphia graduate student is found murdered in her bed. The hunt for her killer forces police to re-evaluate a series of unsolved crimes, turning the city upside down.

Gone in 90 Seconds

When an 11-year-old girl vanishes while waiting for an ice cream truck, it's clear she's been abducted. The search for her leads to a trail of suspects, making it the largest missing child investigation in Arizona history.

Fallen Angels

A 12-year-old girl goes missing on her way to school in Oregon City, OR. The police investigation offers little in the way of leads until the unthinkable happens -- a second girl disappears.

Mystery in the Swamp

A Florida man goes hunting on the morning of his anniversary. When he fails to return home that afternoon, an all-out search commences. It's only the beginning of a sordid mystery that will take close to 20 years to solve.

Murder Among Friends

A popular teen goes for a run around her hometown in Maine. Days later her savagely beaten body is found. What happened remains a mystery for years, until her mother intervenes and forces police to re-examine the case.

Gone Girls

When three women from three different decades meet their death or go missing under mysterious circumstances, authorities are forced to examine the one thing they had in common: they all fell in love with the same man.

Fatal Family Secrets

A celebratory night turns deadly for a Texas family when they are gunned down at home. One man's ability to forgive is tested as he fights to save the criminal mastermind from the death penalty.

Murder On Newberry St.

In 1969 race riots in York, PA, claim the life of an African-American mother and a white police officer. Their deaths are largely forgotten until 30 years later, when their cold cases are reopened, revealing the city's dark past.

The Unicorn Killer

A woman goes missing in the fall of 1977. The police finally uncover the horrific truth about the woman's whereabouts. Capturing the killer proves even more difficult, as he manages to always stay one step ahead of the law.

Children of Thunder

Panic overwhelms the Bay Area when bags full of body parts start appearing all over the region in the summer of 2000. Investigators follow the trail of grisly clues, leading to the discovery of a secret cult.

Monster in the Desert

A 19-year-old woman is brutally assaulted outside of Desert Hot Springs, CA. Miraculously she escapes but lives in constant fear that he will find her again one day. What the victim doesn't realize is she survived a serial killer.

The Sound of Silence

A haven for higher learning is turned upside down when two students are murdered in their dorm rooms. Investigators dive into campus life and reveal a serial killer in the making.

Burned Alive

A popular 19-year-old girl is set on fire and left to burn alive. Her last words lead detectives down a road of dead ends, and the case goes cold until a special agent taps into her location data and finds a suspect.

Who Killed Jane Doe 59?

A woman found murdered in Los Angeles in 1969. For decades police investigate, hoping to put a name to the face and find her killer. The one lead that comes up over and over? Charles Manson and the Manson family.

The Springfield Three

On June 6, 1992, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall celebrate graduation in Springfield, MO, but by morning, the teens and Suzie's mom are missing. The police lead a nationwide search as they work to solve the baffling mystery.

Vanished

Entrepreneur Chris Smith supposedly takes off to explore the world, and writes emails to his family about his travels. When the emails stop, his family fears the worst, and they never could've guessed what really happened to him.

Without A Trace

Ten-year-old Kevin Collins disappears on his way home in 1984, and the city of San Francisco is galvanized to find him. Police have no leads to his disappearance, but clues could be hiding in plain sight.

The Freeway Phantom

In 1971 and '72, Washington DC is terrorized by a cunning killer who abducts and murders six young African American girls. Police and the community are outraged by the serial killings targeting young children in their neighborhoods.

A Killing In Chinatown

Cambodian genocide survivor and actor Dr. Haing Ngor is gunned down in Los Angeles, leaving the LAPD to untangle a web of political intrigue, revenge and street gangs to uncover the truth.

Memphis Blues

NBA star Lorenzen Wright disappears outside of Memphis in July 2010. After his body is found, a multi-agency task force scours the city for those responsible, and the case leads investigators in many directions for seven years.

Law and Murder

In 2004, murder grips the family of a federal judge, initiating a manhunt involving the FBI, US Marshals and Chicago police. Law enforcement soon realizes revenge comes from an unlikely place, and the killer may not be finished.

Nine Years In the Shadows

Howie Whitlock arrives home to find his wife, Debi, murdered in their Modesto, CA, home in March 1988. Despite the case going cold, a surprise witness comes forward and leads police to the evidence they need to uncover the truth.

The Cheerleader and The Hitman

James Pierson was murdered in his Selden, NY, driveway in 1986, and the community grieves for his kids, who have already lost their mother. However, as police dig deeper, they realize his teen daughter isn't as innocent as she seems.

Oklahoma Horror Story

In November 2001, Rob and Brenda Andrew are ambushed in their garage, and Rob succumbs to his wounds. Detectives don't find any enemies until they speak with neighbors and uncover lies, leading them to the unlikely killers.

Suburban Secrets

In October 2018, Cheryl Coker disappears and her family reports her missing after finding her phone and car in a parking lot. Investigators hit the ground running and uncover a web of secrets that lead to a startling theory.

Motor City Murder

In June 1971, Greg Harris, a member of the African-American community in Detroit, is murdered. A jury agrees that police have the right suspect, and one man spends his life seeking justice and claiming his innocence.

Highway of Horrors

In 1992, a college student disappears after her car breaks down on the highway. Family and friends join police in a frantic search that hits one setback after another. It may take new advances in DNA technology to finally crack this stubborn case.

Jenner Beach Murders

A Christian couple's weekend getaway takes a tragic turn when they are found murdered on a northern California beach. Satanic imagery found nearby leads local Sheriff's deputies on a manhunt complicated by a cagey killer who covered his tracks.

Flight Risk

On Thanksgiving Day 2018, in the mountains of Colorado a young pilot goes missing without a trace, leaving behind her baby. Police follow the few clues they have and unravel a story far more bizarre and horrifying than anyone could have imagined.

The Delphi Killer

A quiet rural town is rocked when two middle school girls go on a hike and are later found murdered. But when police discover one of the girls may have recorded her killer with her cellphone, the race is on to find the mysterious man.

Blood Ties

A college student working as a radio station intern far from home is murdered, launching a long and frustrating investigation that leaves family and police on the brink of hopelessness until forensic genealogy leads to a man on the run for decades.

Hollywood Ripper

A woman is murdered the same night she's supposed to go out with rising star, Ashton Kutcher. Police believe the clues point to a serial killer. As the number of victims climbs, one brave woman manages to survive.

Little Girl Gone

In June 2003, a five-year-old girl walks around the corner to her friend's house and vanishes into thin air. As police investigate, they realize this quaint Midwest community is hiding some disturbing secrets that may never be fully uncovered.

The Price of Fame

In 2001, actor Robert Blake finds his new wife, Bonny Lee Bakely, shot in the head in the couple's car. The largest homicide investigation in LAPD history uncovers a story of blind ambition and betrayal.

A Crimson End

A teenage boy pleads guilty to the murders of two prominent members of an Arkansas family. For more than twenty years, one of the victim's daughters insists he is innocent. She succeeds in winning his parole but now must confront his true nature.

Is Rodney Reed Innocent?

A Texas woman is brutally raped and murdered, and the trial sparks a racially charged debate over whether an innocent man has been condemned to death. But as new evidence comes to light, it seems her family may never know who killed Stacey Stites.

Red Christmas

In December 2003, police respond to a mysterious 911 call at a home in the tony Walnut Estates in Mansfield, Texas. When authorities enter they discover two bloodied bodies. The key to finding the killer is within one of the victim's grasp.

Bible Belt Massacre

Two days before the new millennium, the Freeman family trailer burns to the ground. The couple lies dead with gunshot wounds to the head, but their teenage daughter and her friend are nowhere to be found.

Groene Family Massacre

A savage killer goes on a homicidal rampage and then abducts two young siblings from their home in the middle of the night. The children quickly decide they will do whatever is necessary to survive.

Mother's Orders

A mother’s bond to her daughter is put to the ultimate test when one of them shoots a man dead.

Alibi

During an armed robbery, a father of three is fatally shot, but for 23 years, another family questions if the wrong man is behind bars.

Valley of Death

Five young people disappear over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley, along the Idaho-Washington border. Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases.

The Colorado Hammer Killer

In 1984, a slew of brutal hammer attacks leaves a Colorado community in fear. It takes nearly 40 years before a serial killer is brought to justice.

Evil Comes to Jasper

The murder of James Byrd, Jr. throws his family into turmoil as law enforcement investigates one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history.

American Nightmare

One family’s American dream goes up in flames. As they try to rebuild what's left, they vow never to extinguish their search for justice.

The Grudge

In January 2020, a Mennonite woman goes missing from her small religious community. They find her body, but forensic evidence leads them to a dead end, stymieing law enforcement. Detectives get creative in an effort to find their suspect.

Gone in the Night

When a young woman goes missing, a rookie police officer’s intuition leads to an intense investigation, as they race against the clock to find her.

Darkness in the Desert

A 19-year-old coed leaves her apartment and never returns. When her body is found in a desert river basin, police and internet sleuths alike wonder if she was a victim of an alleged killer known as The Zombie Hunter.

Natural Born Killers

In May 2002, a couple goes missing in Ocean City, Maryland. It’s almost as if they vanished into thin air until a random, late-night burglary leads police to discover a tale of deception, brutality and savagery, the likes of which they have never seen.

Infamous Pam Hupp

In 2011, a husband returns home to find his wife dead on the living room floor. He tells first responders she committed suicide, but it was murder. Police zero in on the husband and what unfolds is one of the most outrageous tales in recent history.

Candy and Betty

When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose. But the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later.

Girl Scout Murders

In June 1977, three little girls are at summer camp when a vicious predator sneaks into their tent in the middle of the night. As day breaks, a camp counselor uncovers what will become one of the most notorious crimes in Oklahoma history.

The I-70 Killer

In 1992, store clerks across the Midwest are being shot dead in the middle of the day. It's not long before police connect the dots and realize it's the work of one killer, and the race is on as he threatens to strike anywhere at any time.

Where is Mark Himebaugh?

In November of 1991, 11-year-old Mark Himebaugh leaves home to check out a nearby brushfire and disappears without a trace. As police investigate, they discover that both his family and the town may have been hiding some disturbing secrets.

Final Rodeo

After being seen with a mysterious stranger, a beautiful teen girl completely vanishes from her small town, turning up brutally slain days later in the Nevada desert. The search for her killer envelops the entire community, and the fear is palpable.

The Strange Disappearance of Karlie Guse

In 2018, a 16-year-old girl vanishes after attending a high school party in an isolated town in Northern California. The bizarre mystery leaves everyone wondering -- what happened to Karlie Guse?

Brighton Ax Murder

In 1982, a young mother's husband discovers her murdered at home with an ax in her head. Everyone thinks a psychopath is on the loose, but police never make an arrest. Eventually, authorities will find that their killer is someone very close to home.

Who Killed Our Girls?

In 1991, the fire department arrives at a local yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. Inside, four innocent teenage girls are shot to death and burned. Police scramble to find an answer to what has become one of the most notorious crimes in Austin history.

Held Captive: The Disappearance of Tanya Kach

After moving to a new city following her parents' divorce, a 14-year-old girl is dissatisfied with her new surroundings. She starts running away from home until one time, she never returns. It takes ten years before dark secrets are unlocked.

Dead in Bed

In 2007, a 19-year-old woman is brutally murdered in the small town of Winnsboro, Texas. The ensuing investigation reveals this small town has a few wolves masquerading in sheep’s clothing. Some secrets come to light, but others may be buried forever.

Star Crossed Killers

After a single mother fails to show up for work, police find her brutally stabbed and her daughter missing from their home in an affluent gated community. Everyone fears she's in danger, but what they uncover is darker than they could have imagined.

The Times Square Killer

In the '60s and '70s, a serial killer stalks young women in New Jersey. At the same time, three women in New York City are sadistically murdered. No one expects just one man caused the mayhem, let alone a seemingly ordinary father of three.

Manhunt

In 2003, a bank heist escalates into a robbery-homicide shattering the lives of those left behind. Federal and local law enforcement have his picture and DNA, but they still can't find the cold-blooded killer until they learn he hides in plain sight.