The BEST episodes of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
Every episode of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade!
In many ways, the 1980s are considered the deadliest decade in recent history. Who wants to travel back in time knowing the 10 years consisted of infamous cases like the serial-killing crime spree of ``Night Stalker'' Richard Ramirez, the Menendez brothers' murder of their parents, and Mark David Chapman's cold-blooded shooting of music legend John Lennon? Investigation Discovery explores the dark side of nostalgia to recount other notable murder investigations from the '80s, an era of ego where excess and greed dangerously collide.
#1 - The Black Monday Murder
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/2016
The case of Joe Pikul is related. In October 1987, the former Wall Street securities analyst was accused of second-degree murder following the death of his wife, Diane. He claimed that he acted in self-defense. A jury decided otherwise, however, and convicted him.
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#3 - The Cheerleader Murder
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2016
In a wealthy California suburb, 15-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death. A teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene. As months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped. But some in the community… think they know the murderer.
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#4 - The Real Fatal Attraction
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2016
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.
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#6 - The Heartland Massacre
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/5/2016
In the heart of America’s devastating Farm Crisis, the largest mass murder in recent Missouri history stuns a small town. An entire family is wiped out. The unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy… but the real extent of the horror is even more shock
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#7 - The Death of Disco
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2017
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.
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#8 - The Dixieland Murders
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2017
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.
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#9 - The Yuppie Murder
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2016
The Stuarts, are robbed and shot in Boston. Carol and her unborn child are killed. Charles survives to describe their black assailant, inflaming racial tensions, until a surprise witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.
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#11 - The Milk Carton Murder
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2017
When 13-year-old Sarah Rairdon vanishes from an isolated road in tiny Underwood, Minn., the entire town launches an exhaustive search; the discovery of her body leads to terrifying fears of child abductions and reveals a tragic secret.
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#12 - The Preppy Murder
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2016
Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park. A prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime. The press seizes on his provocative claim that Jennifer’s death happened accidentally during “rough sex."
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#13 - The Newlywed Murder
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2017
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.
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