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.
#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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."
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#13 - 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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#14 - 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."
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#19 - 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?
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#20 - 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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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.
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV#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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