The BEST episodes of Very Scary People season 1

Every episode of Very Scary People season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Very Scary People season 1!

Host Donnie Wahlberg chronicles the twisted lives of diabolical criminals, such as Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, John Wayne Gacy, the Rev. Jim Jones, and others.

Last Updated: 12/6/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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7.64
59 votes

#1 - John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2019

In Chicago, community leader and part-time clown John Wayne Gacy leads a double life, transforming into a monster who preys on male teenagers and becomes the most prolific serial killer of his day.

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7.63
16 votes

#2 - NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2019

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7.61
23 votes

#3 - NorCal Rapist: Phantom Predator, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2019

In Northern California, a masked predator meticulously plans his sexual assaults by studying the habits and routines of his female prey; after 27 years on the loose, police close in on the man they believe to be the NorCal Rapist.

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7.61
23 votes

#4 - Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/21/2019

More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978; Jim Jones has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to suicide, but the truth is more complicated and tragic than that.

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7.60
10 votes

#5 - Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/14/2019

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7.58
19 votes

#6 - Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2019

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7.48
46 votes

#7 - John Wayne Gacy: Evil Secret, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2019

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7.40
35 votes

#8 - Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2019

Charles Manson is a violent predator who has powers of persuasion that make it possible for him to convince his hippie followers to brutally murder innocent strangers.

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7.33
33 votes

#9 - Charles Manson: The Devil's Work, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2019

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7.19
26 votes

#10 - Aileen Wuornos: Monster Made, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2019

A look at the deal makers and hangers-on who attached themselves to Aileen Wuornos, who is known as America's first female serial killer.

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7.17
18 votes

#11 - Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2019

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7.00
16 votes

#12 - Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2019

The Zodiac Killer terrorizes Northern California in the late 1960s; he taunts the public with cryptic clues, threats of violence and ciphers that are supposed to lead to his identity, but mostly go nowhere.

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