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People Magazine Investigates

  • TV-14
  • 2016–
  • 9 seasons
  • Crime, Documentary
  • 8.6

Uncover the heart-wrenching true stories behind crimes that transcended headlines and became part of popular culture. Exclusive first hand interviews reveal shocking twists, new evidence, and unexpected resolutions.

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 1The Boogeyman

    43 minOct 28, 2024

    The Lunsford family's lives turn upside down when someone snatches nine-year-old Jessie from her bed in the middle of the night.

  2. 2A Story to Die For

    42 minOct 28, 2024

    Virginia firefighters respond to a house fire in Upperville, Virginia where they discover the body of a local journalist. The fire destroys any hope for evidence, but the victim's social media history leads police down a rabbit hole.

  3. 3Sex. Clowns. Murder.

    42 minNov 4, 2024

    In 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons guns down a woman at home; with scant evidence and no clear motive, detectives set out to track down the killer clown, but the culprit eludes justice for thirty years before being fully unmasked.

  4. 4The Soccer Mom Murder

    42 minNov 11, 2024

    In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.

  5. 5Where is Kristin Smart?

    42 minNov 18, 2024

    In 1996, a college co-ed vanishes after attending a party over a holiday weekend and is presumed dead. There is immediately a prime suspect but a lack of evidence to prove it. Decades later, a discovery found six feet under turns the case upside down.

  6. 6The Serial Killer's Playbook

    42 minNov 25, 2024

    For years, a serial killer stalks the most vulnerable and least suspecting victims: retirees. However, when a 91-year-old woman survives, she helps break the case wide open, leading to the capture of one of the most prolific serial killers of modern times.

  7. 7The Aloha Murder

    42 minDec 2, 2024

    In 1972, police find a young woman fatally stabbed in her room. Police hunt for her killer, but he seemingly vanishes, and the case goes cold. Decades later, a new investigative technique emerges, and the killer's name turns up in the most unlikely place.

  8. 8Teenage Assassins

    42 minDec 9, 2024

    In 2020, Baron Li is shot nine times in front of his house. Detectives scramble to figure out who could want this loving husband and father dead. When they hone in on two teenage suspects, police struggle to identify their motives and connection to Li.

  9. 9Knives Out

    42 minDec 16, 2024

    In 2021, police find a retired couple stabbed repeatedly in their home on the New Jersey shore. They witness a mysterious figure coming and going on security footage, which leads them to a suspect who is very close to home with a desire for revenge.

  10. 10My Father Was a Mass Murderer

    42 minDec 23, 2024

    Retired drama teacher Kathy Gillcrist embarks on a journey to find her biological parents. Her worst fears come to fruition when she discovers police want her father for one of the most infamous mass murders in Maryland state history.

  11. 11Inferno of Lies

    42 minDec 30, 2024

    A deadly fire in a small Illinois town raises questions as to whether it was a tragic accident or murder; the ensuing investigation uncovers a web of lies and deceit that results in one woman and her unborn child's life coming to a violent end.

  12. 12The Indiana Slasher

    42 minDec 30, 2024

    In 1975, someone abducts three young girls, stabbing them and leaving them for dead in a field; the Indiana Slasher evades capture, leaving his victims haunted for decades until new technology uncovers his true identity.

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Series cast

Alicia DennisSelf - Editorial Director, People Magazine28 episodes
Cynthia SanzSelf - Editorial Director, People Magazine24 episodes
Christine PelisekSelf - Senior Writer, People Magazine23 episodes
Jess CagleSelf - Editorial Director, People Magazine17 episodes
Dan WakefordSelf - Editor-in-Chief, People Magazine17 episodes
Elaine AradillasSelf - Staff Writer, People Magazine12 episodes
David Christopher WellsNarrator (voice)11 episodes
K.C. BakerSelf - Staff Reporter, People Magazine9 episodes
Johnny DoddSelf - Staff Writer, People Magazine7 episodes
Greg HanlonSelf - Senior Crime News Editor, People Magazine6 episodes
Wendy NaugleSelf - Editor-in-Chief, People Magazine6 episodes
Kate CoyneSelf - Executive Editor, People Magazine5 episodes
Caitlin KeatingSelf - Contributing Writer, People Magazine4 episodes
Marc PeyserSelf - Senior Editor, People Magazine4 episodes
Janine RubinsteinSelf - Editor-at-Large, People Magazine4 episodes
Jeff TruesdellSelf - Staff Writer, People Magazine3 episodes
Patrick RogersSelf - Senior Crime Editor, People Magazine3 episodes
Corin CesaricSelf - Associate Editor of Crime, People Magazine3 episodes

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