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Uncover the heart-wrenching true stories behind crimes that transcended headlines and became part of popular culture. Exclusive first hand interviews reveal shocking twists, new evidence, and unexpected resolutions.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
People Magazine Investigates is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Max (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, and Spectrum On Demand in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Uncover the heart-wrenching true stories behind crimes that transcended headlines and became part of popular culture. Exclusive first hand interviews reveal shocking twists, new evidence, and unexpected resolutions.
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Episode 1
On June 6, 1992, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall are out celebrating high school graduation. By morning, the teens are missing, along with Suzie's mother. The case leads police on a nationwide search as they work to solve this baffling mystery.
Guest stars Elaine Aradillas, Dan Wakeford
Episode 2
So-Cal surfer and tech entrepreneur, Chris Smith, dreams of making a tidy sum of money and then surfing off into the sunset. It seems his dreams have come true, but all is not as it appears.
Guest stars Alicia Dennis, Christine Pelisek
Episode 3
In 1984, 10-year-old Kevin Collins disappears on his way home and the city of San Francisco is galvanized in an effort to find him. With few leads to go on, his case sheds light on hundreds of other kids who have vanished without a trace in the U.S.
Guest stars Ruben Ray, Nathaniel Taylor, Jayson Wright
Episode 4
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.
Guest stars Cynthia Sanz, Jeff Truesdell
Episode 5
Art imitates life when Cambodian genocide survivor Dr. Haing Ngor wins an Oscar for his role in the film The Killing Fields. But when he's gunned down, the LAPD investigate a web of political intrigue, revenge, and street gangs to uncover the truth.
Guest stars Alicia Dennis, Johnny Dodd, Haing S. Ngor
Episode 6
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.
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Cynthia Sanz, Lorenzen Wright
Episode 7
A double murder involving the family of a federal judge will lead the FBI, US Marshals, and Chicago PD on an investigation of epic proportions. But when law enforcement finds the end of the trail, they learn the death count may climb higher.
Guest stars Elaine Aradillas, Cynthia Sanz
Episode 8
In 1988, a young woman is found murdered in her Modesto, CA, home, leading police to investigate the strife and infidelity in her marriage. A surprising witness eventually comes forward.
Guest stars Alicia Dennis, Greg Hanlon
Episode 9
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.
Guest stars Dan Wakeford, Caitlin Keating
Episode 10
Right before Thanksgiving, two masked gunmen reportedly invade a couple's home and kill the husband; with few leads, police use ballistics, forensics and neighborhood gossip to solve this cold-blooded murder.
Guest stars Cynthia Sanz, Johnny Dodd
Episode 11
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.
Guest stars Dan Wakeford, Greg Hanlon
Episode 12
A senseless murder rocks an African-American neighborhood in 1970s Detroit; police arrest suspects who are ultimately convicted of murder, but 47 years later, the truth finally emerges to right history's wrongs.
Guest stars Dan Wakeford, Chris Harris
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
David Christopher WellsNarrator (voice)
Kate CoyneSelf - Executive Editor, People Magazine
Michael FleemanSelf - Journalist
Cyril WechtSelf - Forensic Pathologist
Nicole Weisensee EganSelf - Senior Writer, People Magazine
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