8.3/1049 votesLoading...#1 - Groene Family Massacre
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2022
A savage killer goes on a homicidal rampage and then abducts two young siblings from their home in the middle of the night. The children quickly decide they will do whatever is necessary to survive.
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7.9/1066 votesLoading...#2 - The Long Island Serial Killer: New Revelations
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2016
The discovery of four women's bodies on Gilgo Beach was just the beginning. But who is the Long Island Serial Killer? Investigators uncover multiple suspects and shocking theories, as they race to capture this prolific killer before he strikes again.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1063 votesLoading...#3 - Cabin 28: Horror in the Woods
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2016
[The Keddie Murders] A mother and three teens are murdered in the remote town of Keddie, California. Despite a trail of suspects and illicit activity, no one was ever brought to justice. But recently discovered evidence may be the key to finally cracking case.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1040 votesLoading...#4 - The Colorado Hammer
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2022
In 1984, a slew of brutal hammer attacks leaves a Colorado community in fear. It takes nearly 40 years before a serial killer is brought to justice.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1048 votesLoading...#5 - The Grim Sleeper
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/26/2016
[Los Angeles Serial Killer] A lone survivor is the only witness who can help police track down a serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who preys on women in South Central Los Angeles. After decades of searching, police hone in on an unlikely suspect.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1060 votesLoading...#6 - The Golden State Killer Caught
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2017
[The Hunt for the Original Night Stalker] In the 1970s a serial rapist is on the loose in northern California; then, as his reign of terror over the community wanes, police discover he isn't just a serial rapist, he's a serial murderer and he's been killing people all over California.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1056 votesLoading...#7 - Killing Field
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2018
[South Carolina Body Count] After a young couple goes missing, detectives find a clue leading them to a strange storage container in the middle of 95 acres, and what's inside unlocks the secrets of a monster hiding in plain sight.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1039 votesLoading...#8 - Bible Belt Massacre
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2021
Two days before the new millennium, the Freeman family trailer is burned to the ground. The couple's remains are found with bullets to the head, but their teenage daughter and her friend are missing.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1035 votesLoading...#9 - Candy and Betty
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/2022
When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose; the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later.
Director: N/A
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7.8/109 votesLoading...#10 - Sex. Clowns. Murder.
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2024
In 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons guns down a woman at home; with scant evidence and no clear motive, detectives set out to track down the killer clown, but the culprit eludes justice for thirty years before being fully unmasked.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1051 votesLoading...#11 - In the Name of Love
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2016
[Mystery in Texas] In 1995, 16-year-old Adrianne Jones is found shot to death in Grand Prairie, Texas. A model student and athlete, there seems to be no reason for her death. Police investigate boyfriends, neighbors and local troublemakers, but don't have any strong suspects. The case grows cold, until nine months later when a game of Truth-or-Dare leads to a startling confession and an over-achieving relationship that went murderously awry.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1049 votesLoading...#12 - Mystery in the Swamp
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2018
[Darkness Exposed] The morning of his anniversary, Mike Williams goes duck hunting. When he fails to return home that afternoon, an all-out search commences. But it's only the beginning of a sordid mystery that will take close to 20 years to solve.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1052 votesLoading...#13 - The Unicorn Killer
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2019
[Where is Holly Maddux?] In Philadelphia, police make a horrific discovery 18 months after a woman goes missing; the police pursue the woman's killer, but he always manages to stay one step ahead of the law.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1040 votesLoading...#14 - Memphis Blues
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2019
In July of 2010, NBA star and family man Lorenzen Wright goes missing outside of Memphis, TN. When his dead body is discovered in the woods, investigators find that this case is far from a slam dunk.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1036 votesLoading...#15 - Nine Years in the Shadows
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2019
In 1988, a young woman is found murdered in her Modesto, Calif., home, leading police to investigate the strife and infidelity in her marriage. A surprising witness eventually comes forward.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1040 votesLoading...#16 - Blood Ties
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2021
On a snowy night in January 1980, college student Helene Pruszynski disappears after reaching her final bus stop. When her body turns up in a snowy field, police launch a long and frustrating investigation that pushes family and detectives to the brink of hopelessness. Their hope is revived when they discover that cutting-edge forensic genealogy may hold the key to finding Helene's murderer.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1039 votesLoading...#17 - Little Girl Gone
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2021
In the summer of 2003, the Iron Range of northern Minnesota is a peaceful community where parents let their kids play outside on their own without a second thought. But when five-year-old LeeAnna Warner vanishes without a trace, investigators do a deep dive into the quaint community and realize that some of the familiar faces in the neighborhood may be hiding some disturbing secrets that may never fully be uncovered.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1032 votesLoading...#18 - Evil Comes to Jasper
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2022
The murder of James Byrd, Jr. throws his family into turmoil as law enforcement investigates one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1069 votesLoading...#19 - The Long Island Serial Killer: The Lost Girls
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2016
When a vivacious young escort, Shannan Gilbert, vanishes on Long Island's south shore in 2010, her disappearance leads police to discover the bodies of ten other victims dumped by a serial killer.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1054 votesLoading...#20 - Shallow Grave
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2017
[What Happened to the McStays?] When a young family vanishes from their Southern California dream home, friends and family are left with dozens of unanswered questions; authorities suspect they fled the country, until an unlikely source uncovers the truth.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1054 votesLoading...#21 - Connecticut Horror Story
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2017
[The Petit Family Tragedy] One summer night in 2007, the Petit family is woken up by two strangers in their quiet Connecticut home; suddenly, these four family members find themselves being held hostage and in a fight for their lives.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1052 votesLoading...#22 - Fallen Angels
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2018
[Where Are Our Girls?] A 12-year-old girl goes missing on her way to school in Oregon City, Ore.; the police investigation offers little in the way of leads, then a second girl disappears.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1054 votesLoading...#23 - Gone Girls
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2018
[Serial Killer from Mississippi] When three women from three different decades meet their death or go missing under mysterious circumstances, authorities are forced to examine the one thing they had in common: they all fell in love with the same man.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1051 votesLoading...#24 - Monster in the Desert
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2019
[Surviving a Serial Killer] In 1992, a 19-year-old woman is brutally assaulted outside of Desert Hot Springs, CA; miraculously, she escapes but lives in constant fear that her assailant will find her again one day, not realizing she has survived a serial killer.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1042 votesLoading...#25 - The Freeway Phantom
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2019
In 1971 and '72, Washington DC is terrorized by a cunning killer who abducts and murders six young African American girls. Police and the community are outraged by the serial killings that target young children in their own neighborhoods.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of People Magazine Investigates
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Best Episodes Summary
"Groene Family Massacre" is the best rated episode of "People Magazine Investigates". It scored 8.3/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/6/2022. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Long Island Serial Killer: New Revelations".