The BEST episodes of Vanity Fair Confidential

Every episode of Vanity Fair Confidential ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Vanity Fair Confidential!

Whether we love them or love to hate them, there is something about the rich and powerful that keeps us fascinated. From their rise and fall to their outrageous lies, and even murder, Vanity Fair captures it all and we just can’t turn away. Now, the true stories we have all devoured in Vanity Fair come to television. In each hour-long episode, viewers are treated to a sinful dose of power, wealth, deception and crime.

Last Updated: 11/2/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Ended
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8.00
12 votes

#1 - Silicon Valley Murder Mystery

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/2018

Emerging from the shadows of the dark net, a kingpin will stop at nothing to protect his multi-billion-dollar online empire, Silk Road.

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7.97
32 votes

#2 - The Lady Vanishes

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2015

When political activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair mysteriously disappears, she'll touch off one of the most baffling missing persons cases in American history- a case full of strange clues, false leads, and lethal suspects.

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7.77
13 votes

#3 - An Inconvenient Murder

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/16/2018

A woman becomes entangled with a brooding leading man in Hollywood and with the son of a world-famous actor, then she's found shot to death, prompting investigators to ask if one of them was capable of killing her in cold blood.

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7.64
39 votes

#4 - Nightmare on Elwood Avenue

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2016

In 2003, NYC financial analyst Maria Cruz vanishes and the last man she saw is missing too. From Manhattan to Newark, NJ, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Bryan Burrough tracks this wild tale of medical fraud, stolen drugs and unspeakable crimes.

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7.60
45 votes

#5 - The Fugitive Heir: Robert Durst

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2015

A headless torso washes ashore. A mob's daughter is executed mob-style. A millionaire's young wife vanishes. Some believe that Robert Durst knows exactly what happened to all three victims. He is "The Fugitive Heir."

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7.58
24 votes

#6 - Bikram Feels the Heat

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2017

In 1974, Bikram Choudhury, a yoga prodigy, opens his first studio in Beverly Hills, California. By 2011, there are over 600 Bikram Yoga studios worldwide. As Choudhury’s empire grows, so does the cult-like nature of his organization. He becomes controlling, demanding loyalty from his followers and surrounds himself with young, female students who he insists brush his hair and massage him. In 2013, one woman alleges that Choudhury assaulted her. Soon after, more women come forward with similar stories of harassment and sexual assault. How did this man allegedly go from healer to sexual predator? What will it take to stop the violence?

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7.58
26 votes

#7 - St. George’s Hidden Dragons

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2017

St. George’s School, an elite New England prep school, sits on a hilltop in Rhode Island. Graduates have included Mellons, Vanderbilts, Bushes and Astors. But the campus holds decades of dark secrets. In April 2015, the school sends a letter to students and alumni stating that it is investigating claims of sexual abuse of students by a staff member. It seems ready to atone for its sins. As dozens of alumni come forward with stories of sexual misconduct by teachers and staff, how high will the number of victims – and perpetrators – climb? And how deep did the cover-up go?

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7.56
34 votes

#8 - Alter Ego: John Edward Robinson

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2015

J. R. Robinson was a master of deceit who led a sinister secret life. He was a con man who called himself the "slave master." No one in his life had any idea just how vicious his crimes were, or how far he would go to cover them up.

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7.54
35 votes

#9 - Murder at the Drama Club

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2017

Deep in Louisiana bayou country, a man is found brutally murdered in a nightclub. A handwritten note soaked in the victim's blood reads: "You gave me AIDS." Police have more questions than answers. Was it a hate crime? Will the killer strike again?

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7.52
29 votes

#10 - Shadows on the Lawn

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2018

When a woman hears from a man who assaulted her in college, she's determined to bring him to justice; 30 years later, a student at the same university speaks about a strikingly similar encounter, leading investigators to uncover a shocking truth.

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7.52
31 votes

#11 - The Killing Trail

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2016

A series of savage murders in Texas, some believe motivated by hate, leaves communities wondering what will stop the killers in their tracks.

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7.50
18 votes

#12 - Scientology's Vanished Queen

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2018

She is the first lady of Scientology. She is the wife of the Church’s leader. And after Shelly Miscavige disappears from public view, the public and some of the Church’s former insiders want to know – what happened to Scientology’s vanished queen?

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7.47
58 votes

#13 - The Runaway Doctor

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2015

Dr. Mark Weinberger vanished and his wife Michelle Kramer has no idea where he is. Weinberger's story is a twisted tale of greed and power that leaves Michelle in tears and an entire town in horror. He is America’s most-wanted "Runaway Doctor."

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7.44
50 votes

#14 - The Fugitive Son

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/2017

A star athlete from a wealthy family brutally rapes several teenage girls and threatens to kill them if they tell anyone. An international manhunt ensues, and he eludes capture by the FBI and Interpol. Will he honor his death threats?

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7.43
37 votes

#15 - Seeds of Doubt

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2017

After a serial killer known as the Stocking Strangler is sentenced to death in Georgia, Vanity Fair writer David Rose uncovers shocking facts about the case and races to stop the execution.

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7.41
32 votes

#16 - Grounds for Murder

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2017

Two women disappear from a college town, and panic pervades the community after their bodies are found; the victims' families galvanize the public to help put a killer behind bars.

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7.39
56 votes

#17 - Prisoner of Denver

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2015

Lisl Auman is locked in a police car when a cop is gunned down. Still, she is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. When Hunter Thompson hears about the case, he and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal begin to investigate.

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7.38
29 votes

#18 - Death of a Warrior Poet

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/29/2016

Tupac Shakur was a revolutionary, a poet, and a music industry phenomenon. Gunned down at 25-years-old, his death remains a mystery until investigators uncover a disturbing new lead.

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7.38
32 votes

#19 - Nightmares on Main Street

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/2017

In Austin, Texas, detectives uncover a day care abuse scandal that horrifies the community, and women from across the country come forward with chilling tales of ritual abuse.

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7.37
27 votes

#20 - Locked Up Next Door

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2017

When Aubrey Lloyd learns her teenage sister has run away, Aubrey is certain she knows what’s happening. Her sister is being sold for sex. It is a familiar story for Aubrey, who was forced into prostitution when she was a high school student. The multibillion-dollar sex trafficking industry has evolved into a modern day slave trade. In Houston, law enforcement officials fight to take down notorious trafficker Gerardo “El Gallo” Salazar, who brands his victims with trademark rooster tattoos. When a girl’s innocence becomes a moneymaking proposition, how far will a sexual predator go to turn a profit?

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7.36
44 votes

#21 - Murder on the Sunset Strip

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2017

In 1980, a serial killer abducts women from downtown Los Angles and dumps their bodies in bizarre places. When an unidentified caller telephones police, they must decipher fact from fiction as the woman confesses to a bizarre series of events.

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7.33
21 votes

#22 - Was Bambi Framed?

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2018

Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, former Playboy bunny and Milwaukee police officer, said she was framed by her colleagues after being convicted of murder.

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7.31
42 votes

#23 - Buried Alive

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2016

Panic blankets an Alabama town when a couple is brutally murdered and a father and son are executed. Police are shocked to find that one was buried alive.

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7.29
24 votes

#24 - The Boy Who Cried Author

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2018

JT LeRoy's meteoric rise to literary stardom is truly remarkable, but the young author's increasingly bizarre behavior gives rise to speculation about what was happening behind the scenes.

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7.27
15 votes

#25 - Murder Most Obsessive

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/19/2018

Aspiring actress Vicki Morgan is bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by her roommate; after he confesses to the police, it seems like an open-and-shut case; then things take a turn leaving everyone wondering, who really killed Vicki Morgan.

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