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The Best Episodes of Very Scary People Season 5

Every episode of Very Scary People Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Very Scary People Season 5!

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A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 1 - The Trailside Killer: Part One
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #1 - The Trailside Killer: Part One

    S5:E1

    A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 2 - The Trailside Killer: Part Two
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #2 - The Trailside Killer: Part Two

    S5:E2

    A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 3 - The Slave Master: Part One
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #3 - The Slave Master: Part One

    S5:E3

    In the mid 1980s, Kansas City women start to vanish; they all share one thing in common, an odd connection to the same man who calls himself "The Slave Master"; police must be just as wily if they want to bring down this serial killing sadist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 4 - The Slave Master: Part Two
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Slave Master: Part Two

    S5:E4

    In the mid 1980s, Kansas City women start to vanish; they all share one thing in common, an odd connection to the same man who calls himself "The Slave Master"; police must be just as wily if they want to bring down this serial killing sadist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 5 - The Twin: Part One
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #5 - The Twin: Part One

    S5:E5

    Identical twins aren't always alike, especially when one might be a killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 6 - The Twin: Part Two
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #6 - The Twin: Part Two

    S5:E6

    Someone snatches a student from her college campus in Indiana, while a second missing girl turns up dead months later. When terrified girls report a man trying to lure them into his van, police wonder if he is the real killer until one man confesses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 7 - The Times Square Killer: Part 1
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #7 - The Times Square Killer: Part 1

    S5:E7

    Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) is a convicted serial killer and rapist who murdered at least eighteen young women and girls in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. He was nicknamed as: The New York Ripper, The Torso Killer and The Times Square Killer. Cottingham was arrested on May 22, 1980 and convicted of numerous murders. He was sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison. In 2009, decades after his first five murder convictions, Cottingham told a journalist that he had committed at least 80 to 100 "perfect murders" of women in various regions of the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 8 - The Times Square Killer: Part 2
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Times Square Killer: Part 2

    S5:E8

    Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) is a convicted serial killer and rapist who murdered at least eighteen young women and girls in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. He was nicknamed as: The New York Ripper, The Torso Killer and The Times Square Killer. Cottingham was arrested on May 22, 1980 and convicted of numerous murders. He was sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison. In 2009, decades after his first five murder convictions, Cottingham told a journalist that he had committed at least 80 to 100 "perfect murders" of women in various regions of the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 9 - The Black Widow: Part 1
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #9 - The Black Widow: Part 1

    S5:E9

    Cops wonder if a series of deaths means a black widow is spinning her web.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 10 - The Black Widow: Part 2
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #10 - The Black Widow: Part 2

    S5:E10

    Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident, and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. It is discussed whether Judy is just a magnet for bad luck or if something far more sinister is at play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 11 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 1
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 1

    S5:E11

    Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew "smiley faces" on his numerous letters to the media and authorities. Many of his victims were sex workers and transients who had no personal connection to him. Strangulation was Jesperson's preferred method of murdering, the same method he often used to kill animals as a child. He was eventually arrested and convicted. He is serving multiple life sentences in prison, with no possibility of parole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Very Scary People Season 5 Episode 12 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 2
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #12 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 2

    S5:E12

    Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew "smiley faces" on his numerous letters to the media and authorities. Many of his victims were sex workers and transients who had no personal connection to him. Strangulation was Jesperson's preferred method of murdering, the same method he often used to kill animals as a child. He was eventually arrested and convicted. He is serving multiple life sentences in prison, with no possibility of parole.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Trailside Killer: Part One" is the best rated episode of "Very Scary People" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/16/2023. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Trailside Killer: Part Two".