- 7.0/1026 votes7.0/10(26)
#1 - The Boogeyman
Season 8 Episode 1
Aired 10/28/2024
The Lunsford family's lives turn upside down when someone snatches nine-year-old Jessie from her bed in the middle of the night.
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- 6.7/1019 votes6.7/10(19)
#2 - A Story to Die For
Season 8 Episode 2
Aired 10/28/2024
Virginia firefighters respond to a house fire in Upperville, Virginia where they discover the body of a local journalist. The fire destroys any hope for evidence, but the victim's social media history leads police down a rabbit hole.
Director: N/A
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- 7.0/1021 votes7.0/10(21)
#3 - 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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- 6.2/1017 votes6.2/10(17)
#4 - The Soccer Mom Murder
Season 8 Episode 4
Aired 11/11/2024
In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/1021 votes7.1/10(21)
#5 - Where is Kristin Smart?
Season 8 Episode 5
Aired 11/18/2024
In 1996, a college co-ed vanishes after attending a party over a holiday weekend and is presumed dead. There is immediately a prime suspect but a lack of evidence to prove it. Decades later, a discovery found six feet under turns the case upside down.
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- 6.4/1016 votes6.4/10(16)
#6 - The Serial Killer's Playbook
Season 8 Episode 6
Aired 11/25/2024
For years, a serial killer stalks the most vulnerable and least suspecting victims: retirees. However, when a 91-year-old woman survives, she helps break the case wide open, leading to the capture of one of the most prolific serial killers of modern times.
Director: N/A
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- 7.3/1014 votes7.3/10(14)
#7 - The Aloha Murder
Season 8 Episode 7
Aired 12/2/2024
In 1972, police find a young woman fatally stabbed in her room. Police hunt for her killer, but he seemingly vanishes, and the case goes cold. Decades later, a new investigative technique emerges, and the killer's name turns up in the most unlikely place.
Director: N/A
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- 7.5/1014 votes7.5/10(14)
#8 - Teenage Assassins
Season 8 Episode 8
Aired 12/9/2024
In 2020, Baron Li is shot nine times in front of his house. Detectives scramble to figure out who could want this loving husband and father dead. When they hone in on two teenage suspects, police struggle to identify their motives and connection to Li.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1013 votes6.6/10(13)
#9 - Knives Out
Season 8 Episode 9
Aired 12/16/2024
In 2021, police find a retired couple stabbed repeatedly in their home on the New Jersey shore. They witness a mysterious figure coming and going on security footage, which leads them to a suspect who is very close to home with a desire for revenge.
Director: N/A
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- 6.5/1016 votes6.5/10(16)
#10 - My Father Was a Mass Murderer
Season 8 Episode 10
Aired 12/23/2024
Retired drama teacher Kathy Gillcrist embarks on a journey to find her biological parents. Her worst fears come to fruition when she discovers police want her father for one of the most infamous mass murders in Maryland state history.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1010 votes7.6/10(10)
#11 - Inferno of Lies
Season 8 Episode 11
Aired 12/30/2024
A deadly fire in a small Illinois town raises questions as to whether it was a tragic accident or murder; the ensuing investigation uncovers a web of lies and deceit that results in one woman and her unborn child's life coming to a violent end.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/107 votes7.9/10(7)
#12 - The Indiana Slasher
Season 8 Episode 12
Aired 12/30/2024
In 1975, someone abducts three young girls, stabbing them and leaving them for dead in a field; the Indiana Slasher evades capture, leaving his victims haunted for decades until new technology uncovers his true identity.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of People Magazine Investigates Season 8
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Network:Investigation Discovery
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"The Boogeyman" is the best rated episode of "People Magazine Investigates" season 8. It scored 7/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/28/2024. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Story to Die For".