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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    People Magazine Investigates Season 3 Episode 2 - Terror in Philadelphia
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    #1 - Terror in Philadelphia

    S3:E2

    In 1998, a gifted Philadelphia graduate student is found murdered in her bed, triggering a hunt for her killer.

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  2. People Magazine Investigates Season 4 Episode 4 - The Freeway Phantom
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    #2 - The Freeway Phantom

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown
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  3. People Magazine Investigates Season 4 Episode 9 - The Cheerleader and The Hitman
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    #3 - The Cheerleader and The Hitman

    S4:E9

    When a widower and father of three is found murdered outside his Long Island home, police have reason to look into shady business dealings as a possible motive. Then, a tip leads to three unlikely suspects, exposing dark family secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. People Magazine Investigates Season 4 Episode 11 - Suburban Secrets
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    #4 - Suburban Secrets

    S4:E11

    After doting mother Cheryl Coker vanishes from Riverside, OH, numerous searches turn up nothing; as police take a closer look at the case, they uncover some disturbing information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 4 - The Delphi Killer
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    #5 - The Delphi Killer

    S5:E4

    A quiet rural town is rocked when two middle-school girls go on a hike and are later found murdered. But when police discover one of the girls may have recorded her killer with her cellphone, the race is on to find the mysterious man.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 5 - Blood Ties
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    #6 - Blood Ties

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown
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  7. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 6 - The Hollywood Ripper
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    #7 - The Hollywood Ripper

    S5:E6

    When Ashley Ellerin is found murdered in her Hollywood bungalow, police zero in on the Hollywood heartthrob she was supposed to have a date with the night she was killed. The case takes a shocking turn as detectives realize Ashley is not the only victim, and discover they are on the hunt for a serial killer. The assailant's victim count grows until one woman manages to fight back so fiercely that he leaves behind critical blood evidence. But will they be able to finally catch him?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 7 - Little Girl Gone
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    #8 - Little Girl Gone

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
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  9. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 8 - The Price of Fame
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    #9 - The Price of Fame

    S5:E8

    In the spring of 2001, former child actor and Baretta star Robert Blake just married Bonny Lee Bakely, the mother of his new baby girl. The couple are out to dinner in Los Angeles when Bakely is murdered in the passenger seat of the couple's car, execution style. Blake seems devastated, but as police investigate, they uncover a tale of a troubled marriage of convenience and a fight for custody that may have led to one of Hollywood's most infamous murders.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 9 - A Crimson End
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    #10 - A Crimson End

    S5:E9

    When a woman is found dead in her historic house on Horseshoe Lake, police chase her killer to the water where he drowns. But when the body is recovered, people are shocked to realize this story started 25 years earlier when two other family members were found murdered by the same man.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 10 - Is Rodney Reed Innocent?
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    #11 - Is Rodney Reed Innocent?

    S5:E10

    19-year-old Stacey Stites is found raped and murdered in a small Texas town. After a year-long investigation police match DNA from the scene to a man named Rodney Reed. Reed is convicted and sentenced to death, but in the coming years as Reed proclaims his innocence, certain evidence comes to light that might prove he's telling the truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 11 - Red Christmas
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    #12 - Red Christmas

    S5:E11

    [Quiet Night, Deadly Night] On December 10, 2003, police respond to a mysterious 911 call at a home in the Walnut Estates in Mansfield, Texas. When authorities enter the home they discover the bloodied bodies of homeowners Rick and Suzy Wamsley. The key to finding the killer is within one of the victim's grasp.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 12 - Bible Belt Massacre
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    #13 - Bible Belt Massacre

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown
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  14. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 1 - Groene Family Massacre
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    #14 - Groene Family Massacre

    S6:E1

    A savage predator goes on a homicidal rampage with a savage triple murder along with an abduction of two young siblings from their home in the middle of the night. The children quickly decide they will do whatever is necessary to survive.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 2 - Mother's Orders
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    #15 - Mother's Orders

    S6:E2

    In 1987, a mother's bond to her daughter is put to the ultimate test when one of them shoots a man dead.

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  16. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 3 - Alibi
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    #16 - Alibi

    S6:E3

    During an armed robbery, a father of three is fatally shot, but for 23 years, another family questions if the wrong man is behind bars.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 4 - Valley of Death
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    #17 - Valley of Death

    S6:E4

    Five young people disappeared over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley, along the Idaho-Washington border. Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 5 - The Colorado Hammer Killer
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    #18 - The Colorado Hammer Killer

    S6:E5

    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:Unknown
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  19. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 6 - Evil Comes to Jasper
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    #19 - Evil Comes to Jasper

    S6:E6

    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:Unknown
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  20. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 7 - American Nightmare
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    #20 - American Nightmare

    S6:E7

    One family's American dream goes up in flames; what looks like an accidental fire turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. As they try to rebuild what's left, they vow never to extinguish their search for justice.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 8 - The Grudge
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    #21 - The Grudge

    S6:E8

    In January 2020, a Mennonite woman goes missing from her small religious community. They find her body, but forensic evidence leads them to a dead end, stymieing law enforcement. Detectives get creative in an effort to find their suspect.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 9 - Gone in the Night
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    #22 - Gone in the Night

    S6:E9

    When a young woman goes missing, a rookie police officer's intuition leads to an intense investigation, as they race against the clock to find her.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 10 - Darkness in the Desert
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    #23 - Darkness in the Desert

    S6:E10

    A 19-year-old coed leaves her apartment and never returns. When her body is found in a desert river basin, police and internet sleuths alike wonder if she was a victim of an alleged killer known as The Zombie Hunter.

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  24. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 11 - Natural Born Killers
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    #24 - Natural Born Killers

    S6:E11

    In May 2002, a couple goes missing in Ocean City, MD. It's almost as if they vanished into thin air until a random, late-night burglary leads police to discover a tale of deception, brutality and savagery, the likes of which they have never seen.

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  25. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 12 - Infamous Pam Hupp
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    #25 - Infamous Pam Hupp

    S6:E12

    In 2011, a husband returns home to find his wife dead on the living room floor. He tells first responders she committed suicide, but it was murder. Police zero in on the husband and what unfolds is one of the most outrageous tales in recent history.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Terror in Philadelphia" is the worst rated episode of "People Magazine Investigates". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/13/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Freeway Phantom".