5.7/10 7 votes#1 - Madeleine McCann: The Night She Disappeared
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2022
15 years after Madeleine McCann's highly publicized disappearance, there's a new suspect.
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- 5.7/10 7 votes
#2 - Madeleine McCann: Who Took Madeleine
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2022
15 years after Madeleine McCann's highly publicized disappearance, there's a new suspect.
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- 6.4/10 11 votes
#3 - The Jenny Jones Show: Fatal Attraction
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 4/18/2021
In the early 1990's daytime talk television was on the rise. In an effort to capture high ratings shows began to push the envelope with outrageous stunts and controversial guests. Viewers liked watching the dramatic scenes play out, but critics called it trash TV. Then in March of 1995, after three friends went on The Jenny Jones Show to reveal a secret crush, one of them ended up dead and another was charged with murder. What lead to the killing and why did one of the friends feel the spotlight was too hot?
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- 6.4/10 7 votes
#4 - The Yacht Murder Mystery: Unspeakable Cruelty
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2022
Tom and Jackie Hawks dreamed of retiring early, buying a boat, and sailing the Pacific. The couple worked hard, saved their money, and were finally able to make their dream happen in 2002. They sold their home, bought a 55-foot yacht, and hit the high seas, traveling to exotic ports, and living the life most people only dream of. Then, in November 2004, when their first grandchild was born, the Hawks knew it was time to come back ashore. They put their beloved boat up for sale, and they vanished. No one could have predicted what came next.
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- 6.7/10 18 votes
#5 - The OJ Simpson Case: Other Killer Theories, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2017
New theories emerge in the O.J. Simpson case, including a serial killer's confession, a possible hit man who claims responsibility for the murders.
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- 6.8/10 13 votes
#6 - Escape from Dannemora: Where's the Getaway Car? (Part 2)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2021
The manhunt for escaped prisoners--Richard Matt and David Sweat was growing, expanding from the Northeast United States to Canada and Mexico. Thousands of leads were being followed, but weeks into the search, there was still no sign of the missing men. Where are they? How much help did they have? And--would they ever be captured?
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- 6.8/10 6 votes
#7 - The Hollywood Ripper: He Was Watching Them
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2022
On February 21, 2001, a beautiful young woman is viciously murdered inside her Hollywood home just before she was scheduled to go on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher. As detectives search for answers, her friends relay stories about a strange air conditioning repairman who would show up uninvited at her home. They only know him as "Mike," but as the investigation unfolds, police discover that his full name is Michael Thomas Gargiulo, and he may be linked to another murder almost eight years earlier in Illinois. While a suspect and not yet arrested, Gargiulo commits more brutal crimes, only to be stopped by one young woman who fights back and survives.
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- 6.9/10 16 votes
#8 - Siegfried & Roy: The Tiger Attack Pt. 1
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2020
In 2003, the wildly successful careers of master illusionists Siegfried & Roy come to a shockingly abrupt end when one of the team's prized tigers bites Roy Horn on the neck and drags him offstage.
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- 6.9/10 14 votes
#9 - The Last Days of Glenn Frey: Heartache Tonight
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/2021
Glenn Frey was a multi-talented musician and along with Don Henley co-founded the legendary band, the Eagles. During the 1970's the Eagles released a series of hit songs--from Peaceful Easy Feeling, to Already Gone, to the classic hit Hotel California. Glenn Frey played piano, guitar, sang and wrote songs that stood the test of time. On stage fans always saw a fun-loving Glenn Frey but behind the scenes he had been dealing with a number of health issues. And ultimately when he died in 2016 his fans were shocked because he was still playing the music they loved.
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- 7.0/10 21 votes
#10 - Tom Petty: Mysterious Ending
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/2020
News of the sudden passing of celebrated rock musician Tom Petty shocked fans worldwide, but a deeper look into the music legend's life reveals physical and emotional afflictions that may have led to his death at age 66.
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- 7.0/10 7 votes
#11 - Adrienne Shelly: Nothing's As It Seems
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2022
Forty-year-old Adrienne Shelly was an actress, writer, director, wife, and mother. She finished working on her film Waitress when she was found hanging from a shower curtain rod on November 1, 2006. Initially, authorities believed her death to be a suicide, but they soon learned that her death was not what it seemed.
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- 7.1/10 15 votes
#12 - The OJ Simpson Case: Other Killer Theories, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2017
New theories emerge in the O.J. Simpson case, including a serial killer's confession, a possible hit man who claims responsibility for the murders.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/10 9 votes
#13 - Waco Part 1: God, Guns and the Government
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2018
What were the real reasons for the government raid of a religious compound in Waco Texas in 1993? What was happening inside the Branch Davidian compound?
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- 7.2/10 17 votes
#14 - Who Killed Chandra Levy?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2017
May 2001 in Washington DC, 24 year old intern Chandra Levy vanishes into thin air. Police find her keys and her cell phone in her apartment and no sign of a struggle. Who saw her last? Where did she go?
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- 7.2/10 18 votes
#15 - The Atlanta Serial Killer: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Pt. 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2020
From 1979 to 1981, more than two dozen of Atlanta's black children disappeared without a trace; a look at who was killing the city's most vulnerable and why.
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- 7.2/10 16 votes
#16 - Siegfried & Roy: Dangerous Illusion Pt. 2
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/2020
Roy tries to recover from severe wounds inflicted by his beloved tiger Manticore, but the team's excuses for the animal's behavior lose credibility upon further investigation.
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- 7.2/10 17 votes
#17 - James Jordan: Vanished
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 9/27/2020
Who would want to murder the father of beloved superstar Michael Jordan? When in 1993, James Raymond Jordan Sr. goes missing and his luxury car is found stripped and abandoned in North Carolina, clues point to a tragic crime.
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- 7.2/10 13 votes
#18 - Escape from Dannemora: Killers on the Loose (Part 1)
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2021
Two dangerous killers break out of one of New York State's toughest prisons. Convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat cut through steel walls, crawl through steampipes, and snake their way through a maze of tunnels on their way to freedom. When authorities discover the details of their elaborate escape - there are more questions than answers. Who are these men? How did they mastermind their plan? And can they capture them before they kill again?
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- 7.3/10 16 votes
#19 - The Mystery of Heaven's Gate
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2017
In the mid-1970s, hundreds of people began disappearing without a trace. Families were left wondering about their loved ones for decades until shocking news about a mysterious religious group made headlines around the world.
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- 7.3/10 9 votes
#20 - 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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- 7.4/10 15 votes
#21 - The Death of Michael Jackson: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2017
Revelations of what Michael Jackson's children and staff witnessed prior to his death.
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- 7.4/10 16 votes
#22 - JFK Jr's Tragic Final Flight Part 1
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2017
Examining the factors that led to the crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr. and a never before seen interview with a person who may have been the last person to speak to JFK Jr, moments before the crash.
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- 7.4/10 13 votes
#23 - JFK Jr's Tragic Final Flight Part 2
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/10/2017
Examining the factors that led to the crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr. and a never before seen interview with a person who may have been the last person to speak to JFK Jr, moments before the crash.
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- 7.4/10 17 votes
#24 - The Final Days of Whitney Houston
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/2017
A look at new details surrounding Whitney Houston's last days and her tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown.
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- 7.4/10 14 votes
#25 - The Gianni Versace Murder
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2017
An investigation into the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was gunned down in broad daylight on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by Andrew Cunanan in 1997.
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The Worst Episodes of How It Really Happened
Every episode of How It Really Happened ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of How It Really Happened!
Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "How It Really Happened" is "Madeleine McCann: The Night She Disappeared", rated 5.7/10 from 7 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Madeleine McCann: The Night She Disappeared" aired on 8/28/2022 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Madeleine McCann: Who Took Madeleine".