The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
Investigations from a decade during which fast living and greed collided in a murderous fashion.
The Newlywed Murder
S2 E1
When Long Island newlywed Lisa Solomon disappears on Christmas Eve, family and friends search for her tirelessly; investigators wonder whether she left her husband of two months in the middle of the night or was the victim of foul play.
The Libertyville Horror
S2 E2
In Libertyville, Ill., a wealthy couple is shot dead while in bed; shocked townspeople ask whether they fell victim to a robbery or to dark secrets harbored by a family member.
Friday the 13th
S2 E3
In Wylie, Texas, young teacher Betty Gore is hacked to death on Friday the 13th, causing investigators to wonder whether a copycat killer is trying to create his own real-life "slasher" film.
The Copycat Killer
S2 E4
Young actress Rebecca Schaeffer is gunned down in her doorway in Hollywood, Calif.; detectives investigate, wondering if there's a copycat killer in their midst.
Phantom Killer of the Opera
S2 E5
Thirty-one-year-old violinist Helen Mintiks goes missing during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, then her naked corpse is discovered in an air shaft at the opera house.
The Dixieland Murders
S2 E6
In Biloxi, Miss., Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, a city councilwoman, are shot to death in their home; the murdered couple's oldest daughter sets out on a 10-year quest to find her parents' killer.
The Death of Disco
S2 E7
When 24-year-old Diane Delia is found dead in the Hudson River, detectives are surprised to realize she was once a man; an investigation leads police to New York's disco and gay club scenes, and a dramatic love triangle that could expose the killer.
The Cotton Club Murder
S2 E8
Vaudeville producer Roy Radin's bullet-riddled body is found in a canyon in 1983; police attempt to determine if he was the victim of a vicious drug cartel or a movie deal gone wrong.
The Krishna Killers
S2 E10
A charismatic Hare Krishna follower disappears, then another member is shot dead, leading police to untangle a twisted web of murder and betrayal.
The Yuppie Murder
S1 E1
In Boston, Carol Stuart and her unborn child are shot dead, while her husband, Charles, survives the shooting to describe their black assailant and inflame racial tensions, then a witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.
The Preppy Murder
S1 E2
Teenager Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park, and a prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime; the press seizes on Chambers' claim that Levin's death happened during rough sex.
The Cheerleader Murder
S1 E3
Fifteen-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death in a California suburb, and a teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene; as months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped.
The Heartland Massacre
S1 E4
An entire family is wiped out in a mass murder, stunning a small town in Missouri; at first, the unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy, but the truth turns out to be even more shocking.
The Real Fatal Attraction
S1 E6
Single mother Linda Culbertson lands a dream job as a legal secretary in a Kansas City, Mo., law firm, and falls hard for her married boss, Donald Pierce; the fallout is deadly as Culbertson draws bystanders into a shocking and vicious crime.