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As 131 bodies were discovered across 1970s Los Angeles, panic spread and police chased a lone suspect-only to uncover three killers, each with a different method, preying on the same community.

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Season 1

  • Trash Bags
    9.0/101 votes

    Trash Bags

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/26/2025

    In the late 1960s and early 1970s, law enforcement discovered a pattern of murdered hitchhikers and young men; their investigation led them to an unassuming aerospace engineer, who lived a double life as a sadistic killer.

    Director: David Harvey

    Writer: Unknown

  • On the Freeway
    8.5/101 votes

    On the Freeway

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/3/2025

    With Patrick Kearney behind bars, police realize another predator is on the loose; an investigation leads to "The Freeway Killer" and his torture chamber on wheels; the murders suggest the work of more than one single killer.

    Director: David Harvey

    Writer: Unknown

  • Keeping Score
    N/A/100 votes

    Keeping Score

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/10/2025

    With Bonin behind bars, law enforcement hopes the nightmare is over-until another wave of freeway murders shatters their illusion; this third killer is the most methodical of them all and, if not for a random police check, might have evaded police.

    Director: David Harvey

    Writer: Unknown