7.7/1018 votes#1 - The Trailside Killer: Part One
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2023
A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.
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7.6/1017 votes#2 - The Trailside Killer: Part Two
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2023
A killer stalks California; the clues are scarce, until one victim gets away.
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7.5/1017 votes#3 - The Slave Master: Part One
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2023
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.
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- 7.7/1016 votes
#4 - The Slave Master: Part Two
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2023
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.
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7.6/1015 votes#5 - The Twin: Part One
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2023
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7.8/1014 votes#6 - The Twin: Part Two
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2023
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7.8/1016 votes#7 - The Times Square Killer: Part 1
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2023
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.
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7.7/1015 votes#8 - The Times Square Killer: Part 2
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2023
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.
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7.4/1015 votes#9 - The Black Widow: Part 1
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2023
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7.7/1013 votes#10 - The Black Widow: Part 2
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2023
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.
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7.4/1015 votes#11 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 1
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2023
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.
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7.4/1014 votes#12 - The Happy Face Killer: Part 2
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/21/2023
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.
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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!
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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:HLN
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Trailside Killer: Part One" is the best rated episode of "Very Scary People" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/16/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Trailside Killer: Part Two".