The BEST episodes of People Magazine Investigates season 4

Every episode of People Magazine Investigates season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of People Magazine Investigates season 4!

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.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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7.98
44 votes

#1 - Nine Years in the Shadows

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2019

In 1988, a young woman is found murdered in her Modesto, Calif., home, leading police to investigate the strife and infidelity in her marriage; a surprising witness eventually comes forward.

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7.57
49 votes

#2 - The Freeway Phantom

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2019

In the early 1970s, Washington D.C. 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 that target young children in their own neighborhoods.

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7.57
53 votes

#3 - The Cheerleader and The Hitman

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/30/2019

When a widower and father of three is found murdered outside his Long Island home, police have reason to look into shady business dealings as a possible motive; then, a tip leads to three unlikely suspects, exposing dark family secrets.

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7.56
39 votes

#4 - Motor City Murder

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2020

A senseless murder rocks an African-American neighborhood in 1970s Detroit; police arrest suspects who are ultimately convicted of murder, but 47 years later, the truth finally emerges to right history's wrongs.

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7.55
38 votes

#5 - Memphis Blues

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2019

NBA basketball player Lorenzen Wright goes missing outside of Memphis, Tenn., then his body is discovered in the woods, and investigators find out this case is far from a slam dunk.

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7.52
42 votes

#6 - A Killing in Chinatown

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2019

Cambodian genocide survivor Dr. Haing Ngor wins an Oscar for his role in "The Killing Fields," then he's gunned down outside his Los Angeles home, and the LAPD investigates a web of political intrigue, revenge and street gangs to uncover the truth.

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7.52
50 votes

#7 - Oklahoma Horror Story

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2020

Right before Thanksgiving, two masked gunmen reportedly invade a couple's home and kill the husband; with few leads, police use ballistics, forensics and neighborhood gossip to solve this cold-blooded murder.

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7.51
49 votes

#8 - Without a Trace

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2019

In San Francisco, Kevin Collins, 10, disappears on his way home, galvanizing the residents to find him; with few leads to go on, Kevin's case sheds light on hundreds of other children who have vanished without a trace in the United States.

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7.48
42 votes

#9 - Law & Murder

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2019

A double murder involving the family of a federal judge prompts an investigation of epic proportions by the FBI, U.S. Marshals and Chicago Police Department; at the end of the trail, law enforcement personnel learn the death count may climb higher.

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7.47
57 votes

#10 - Vanished

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2019

So-Cal surfer and tech entrepreneur Chris Smith dreams of making a tidy sum of money and surfing off into the sunset; it seems as though his dreams have come true, but all is not as it appears.

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7.45
51 votes

#11 - Suburban Secrets

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2020

After doting mother Cheryl Coker vanishes from Riverside, Ohio, numerous searches turn up nothing; as police take a closer look at the case, they uncover some disturbing information.

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7.39
72 votes

#12 - The Springfield Three

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2019

On June 6, 1992, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall attend parties celebrating their high school graduation; by morning, the teenagers have gone missing, along with Suzie's mother, Sherrill Levitt; the case leads police on a nationwide search.

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