The WORST episodes of People Magazine Investigates
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
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 - Who Killed Jane Doe 59?
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2019
In 1969, a woman is found murdered in Los Angeles, but her identity is a mystery; 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 leads them to Charles Manson.
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#3 - Murder on Newberry St.
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2019
In York, Pa., race riots claim the lives of an African-American mother and a young, white police officer; their deaths are largely forgotten until 30 years later when their cold cases are reopened, revealing the city's dark past.
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Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2019
On a Mississippi back road, a 19-year-old woman 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.
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#9 - Fatal Family Secrets
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2019
A celebratory night turns deadly for a Texas family when they are gunned down at home. When investigators uncover a conspiracy, it will test one man's ability to forgive as he fights to save the criminal mastermind from the death penalty.
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#10 - Murder at Sea
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2017
A premiere fishing boat explodes into flames just off shore, stunning the small fishing town of Craig, Alaska; after fighting the flames, state troopers discover the remains of a young family and few clues as to could have set the ship blaze.
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#12 - Gone in 90 Seconds
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2018
When an 11-year-old Arizona 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.
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#13 - Once Bitten
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2017
Sherri Rasmussen and John Ruetten are enjoying newlywed life until one morning when Sherri calls into work sick; that night, John returns home to find his wife murdered; years later, detectives discover Sherri's killer was too close for comfort.
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#17 - Marked for Murder
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2017
In Florida, friends and family are stunned after an esteemed criminal law professor is executed in his garage; investigators follow a series of leads taking them on a statewide hunt in search of the murderous masterminds.
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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.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes#20 - The Darkest of Nights
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2017
In Craig, Ala., townspeople are shocked when police discover the charred body of beloved mother and wife Lauri Waterman; people have no idea who would want to kill her, then an unlikely witness reveals a sordid story of secrets and lies.
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Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2018
The morning of his anniversary, Mike Williams goes duck hunting. When he fails to return home that afternoon, an all-out search commences. But it's only the beginning of a sordid mystery that will take close to 20 years to solve.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes#22 - 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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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.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes#25 - Jeffrey MacDonald: The Accused
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2017
A brutal 1970 home invasion claims the lives of Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald's wife and daughters, leaving him the lone survivor; authorities doubt his story of murderous hippies and believe MacDonald committed the crime himself.
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