The BEST episodes of People Magazine Investigates
Every episode of People Magazine Investigates ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of People Magazine Investigates!
Investigation Discovery and People magazine partner to re-examine some of the most high profile crime cases in recent history. The one-hour series brings viewers tales of betrayal, buried secrets and unsung heroes, ripped from the pages of one of the nation's top weekly magazines. These stories transcended news and became part of pop culture, revealing shocking twists, new evidence, and unexpected resolutions. Interlaced within every episode are exclusive interviews with People's journalists, archival footage, re-creations, and firsthand accounts by those closest to the investigations.
#1 - Long Island Serial Killer: Caught
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/2/2023
When police discover 10 bodies strewn along a remote beach, there are few answers and even fewer suspects; over a decade later, a new investigation uncovers old leads, and police finally think they've found their man.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Long Island Serial Killer: Mystery at Oak Beach
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/2/2023
A terrified young escort calls 911 as she flees into the night and vanishes; her family pressures police to take up the search, and investigators uncover a strange cast of characters - plus 10 other bodies spread along a remote stretch of beach.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Blood Ties
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2021
On a snowy night in January 1980, college student Helene Pruszynski disappears after reaching her final bus stop. When her body turns up in a snowy field, police launch a long and frustrating investigation that pushes family and detectives to the brink of hopelessness. Their hope is revived when they discover that cutting edge forensic genealogy may hold the key to finding Helene's murderer.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - The Hollywood Ripper
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2021
When Ashley Ellerin is found murdered in her Hollywood bungalow, police zero in on the Hollywood heartthrob she was supposed to have a date with the night she was killed. The case takes a shocking turn as detectives realize Ashley is not the only victim, and discover they are on the hunt for a serial killer. The assailant's victim count grows until one woman manages to fight back so fiercely that he leaves behind critical blood evidence. But will they be able to finally catch him?
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Delphi Killer
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Red Christmas
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/31/2021
On December 10, 2003, police receive a mysterious 911 call at a home in the tony Walnut Estates in Mansfield, Texas. Police are dispatched to investigate and when they enter the home they encounter a horrific scene: the bloodied bodies of homeowners Rick and Suzy Wamsley. The couple was highly regarded around the neighborhood and thought to have the perfect family life so detectives are left with a big question mark: Who and why would anyone want to kill the Wamsleys? When detectives launch an investigation to find out, the myth of the Wamsleys' perfect life begins to unravel. It turns out underneath the polished exterior, there are deep, dark secrets.
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#11 - Connecticut Horror Story
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2017
One summer night in 2007, the Petit family is woken up by two strangers in their quiet Connecticut home; suddenly, these four family members find themselves being held hostage and in a fight for their lives.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#12 - Infamous Pam Hupp
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/2022
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.
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#14 - The Price of Fame
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/10/2021
In the spring of 2001, former child actor and Baretta star Robert Blake just married Bonny Lee Bakely, the mother of his new baby girl. The couple are out to dinner in Los Angeles when Bakely is murdered in the passenger seat of the couple's car, execution style. Blake seems devastated, but as police investigate, they uncover a tale of a troubled marriage of convenience and a fight for custody that may have led to one of Hollywood's most infamous murders.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Candy and Betty
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/2022
When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose; the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Monster in the Desert
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2019
In 1992, a 19-year-old woman is brutally assaulted outside of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; miraculously, she escapes but lives in constant fear that her assailant will find her again one day, not realizing she has survived a serial killer.
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#17 - Shallow Grave
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2017
When a young family vanishes from their Southern California dream home, friends and family are left with dozens of unanswered questions; authorities suspect they fled the country, until an unlikely source uncovers the truth.
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#18 - The Long Island Serial Killer: New Revelations
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2016
The discovery of four women's bodies on Gilgo Beach is just the beginning, as investigators uncover multiple suspects and shocking theories while racing to identify the Long Island Serial Killer before he strikes again.
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#19 - Golden State Killer
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2017
In the 1970s a serial rapist is on the loose in northern California; then, as his reign of terror over the community wanes, police discover he isn't just a serial rapist, he's a serial murderer and he's been killing people all over California.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#20 - A Crimson End
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/17/2021
When a woman is found dead in her historic house on Horseshoe Lake, police chase her killer to the water where he drowns. But when the body is recovered, people are shocked to realize this story started 25 years earlier when two other family members were found murdered by the same man.
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#21 - A Story To Die For
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2024
Virginia firefighters respond to a house fire in Upperville where they discover the body of a local journalist who had been shot two times. The fire destroys any hope for evidence, but the victim’s social media history leads police down a rabbit hole.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Little Girl Gone
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2021
In the summer of 2003, the Iron Range of northern Minnesota is a peaceful community where parents let their kids play outside on their own without a second thought. But when five-year-old LeeAnna Warner vanishes without a trace, investigators do a deep dive into the quaint community and realize that some of the familiar faces in the neighborhood may be hiding some disturbing secrets that may never fully be uncovered.
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