7.3/109 votes#1 - The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2019
Over three days, five college students are brutally murdered in Gainesville, Florida. As investigators search for the serial killer, panic fills the usually sunny city.
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- 7.4/1010 votes
#2 - The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2019
Five college students are found brutally murdered in Gainesville, Florida. However, it takes investigators months - and the discovery of a campsite, a screwdriver and an audiotape - before they can identify who the serial killer was.
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- 7.8/1010 votes
#3 - The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart (Part 1)
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2019
On June 5th, 2002, Elizabeth Smart is kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home, snatched from her bed at knifepoint by a mysterious man in the middle of the night. To the public it seemed as if she had vanished into thin air, but she was actually taken by Brian David Mitchell, a 48-year-old pedophile. A look at the unbelievable nine month saga with its unforeseeable twists and turns, a police investigation that went sideways, and a family fighting to keep hope alive.
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- 7.9/1011 votes
#4 - The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart: Hiding in Plain Sight (Part 2)
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/18/2019
For nine months, in 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart is the most famous missing child in America. Kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell, she was forced up into a hiding spot in the mountains behind her home, assaulted and forced to be his second "wife." Following the harrowing of her nine month ordeal, including the multiple trips they took to Salt Lake City where she was hidden in plain sight. And the unbelievable end, one of the most incredible kidnapping recoveries in U.S. history.
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- 8.6/1012 votes
#5 - Susan Smith: Someone Stole My Babies (Part 1)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/25/2019
On October 25, 1994, Susan Smith reports that a carjacker has abducted her two young sons, Michael and Alexander. This report sets off a nationwide search for the boys. While the world waits for news about the boys, investigators deliver shocking news.
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- 8.5/1010 votes
#6 - Susan Smith: The Shocking Truth (Part 2)
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/25/2019
For nine days, the nation waits for news as to the whereabouts of missing 3-year-Michael and 14-month-old Alex Smith. Then, there's a shocking break in the case. The boys' father, David, shares his heartbreaking story.
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- 7.9/1012 votes
#7 - Drew Peterson: Killer Charm
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/1/2019
On Oct. 28, 2007, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, the wife of veteran police sergeant Drew Peterson, goes missing. As police launch an intensive search to find Stacy, the case raises shocking new questions about her husband.
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- 8.0/1011 votes
#8 - David Cassidy: Fatal Secret
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/8/2019
Actor-musician David Cassidy ("The Partridge Family") experiences the pressures of fame as a teen idol in the 1970s. In the end, his death is surrounded by mystery, leaving his family, friends and fans with more questions than answers.
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- 8.2/1014 votes
#9 - The Bombing of Oklahoma City: The Explosion (Part 1)
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/15/2019
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a 26-year-old U.S. army veteran, detonated a 7,000 pound truck bomb outside the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, claiming the lives of 168 innocent people.
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- 8.2/1013 votes
#10 - The Bombing of Oklahoma City: McVeigh's Shocking Confession (Part 2)
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 9/15/2019
In an exclusive prison interview, Timothy McVeigh himself describes how events in his personal life - and in the ever-changing world around him - inspired him to take action against his fellow Americans.
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The Best Episodes of How It Really Happened Season 4
Every episode of How It Really Happened Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How It Really Happened Season 4!
Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
Genres:CrimeMysteryDocumentary
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 1)" is the best rated episode of "How It Really Happened" season 4. It scored 7.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/11/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 2)".