The BEST episodes of Vanity Fair Confidential season 1

Every episode of Vanity Fair Confidential season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Vanity Fair Confidential season 1!

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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7.97
32 votes

#1 - 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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7.60
45 votes

#2 - 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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7.56
34 votes

#3 - 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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7.47
58 votes

#4 - 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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7.39
56 votes

#5 - 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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7.26
23 votes

#6 - Legend with a Bullet: Phil Spector

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/23/2015

Phil Spector, dubbed "the mad genius" of rock 'n' roll, had a penchant for guns. When police are called to his mansion, they find the body of a woman and a music legend who seems to have spiraled out of control. Who pulled the trigger? And why?

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7.24
33 votes

#7 - The White House Boys

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/30/2015

More than 500 men claim that when they attended a Florida reform school, they suffered horrifying beatings and sexual abuse. Others vow that students were killed on the campus. Now, investigators uncover a disturbing legacy and unimaginable truths.

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7.24
38 votes

#8 - The Case of the Vanishing Blonde

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2015

A woman is left for dead. When the case goes cold, private investigator Ken Brennan is hired to find out exactly what happened. His investigation uncovers disturbing clues and sets off a hunt for a man who preys on women nationwide.

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7.11
35 votes

#9 - Don't Ask Don't Kill

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2015

An all-American soldier is found bludgeoned to death. The Army calls it a fight that went too far. But investigators discover a shocking story that starts with a nightclub showgirl and ends with two men behind bars.

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7.09
23 votes

#10 - Presumed Guilty

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/6/2015

Two men are convicted of abducting and killing 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, and sentenced to death. Both men maintain their innocence and a race to identify the real killer begins before an execution date is set.

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7.06
33 votes

#11 - Mad About the Boys

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2015

When Lou Pearlman, the man behind The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, flees the country, law enforcement officials begin an international manhunt and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Bryan Burrough uncovers the dark secrets he’s running from.

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6.73
30 votes

#12 - The Counterfeit Rockefeller

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/2015

Christophe Rocancourt. A charming, cunning, French imposter. When he crosses paths with police investigator George Mueller, they begin a cat and mouse game that leaves officials wondering what it will take to stop the Frenchman dead in his tracks.

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