Episode 1
Girl Scout Murders
1h 24m
The 1977 brutal assault and murder of three Oklahoma Girl Scouts away at summer camp: Lori Lee Farmer, Doris Denise Milner, and Michele Heather Guse is discussed.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek
TV series
People Magazine Investigates
2016TV-149 seasons8.6 / 10
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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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 2
The I-70 Killer
1h 24m
An unknown shooter unleashes carnage from Indianapolis to Wichita, Kansas, killing six in the spring of 1992 at various retail stores near 1-70, a major east-west highway that runs through the very heart of the Midwest. A sketch of the suspect is developed from various eyewitness accounts, but police are at a loss ... until one victim survives.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jeff Truesdell, Janine Rubinstein
Episode 3
Where is Mark Himebaugh?
43m
In 1991, a young boy leaves home to check out a local brush fire that was capturing his neighborhood's attention and never returns home. Decades have passed and police continue to look for his abductor(s), while his mother is still waiting for him to find his way home.
Episode credits
Guest stars Elaine Aradillas, Patrick Rogers, Richard McHale
Episode 4
Final Rodeo
43m
A 16-year-old cowgirl goes missing in Nevada. Three days later her body was found draped under a blue tarp that had been dumped among the tumbleweeds. As police search for her killer, the investigation takes a sudden turn towards the boy she called "brother."
Episode credits
Guest stars Wendy Naugle, K.C. Baker
Episode 5
The Strange Disappearance of Karlie Gusé
43m
In 2018, a 16-year-old girl vanishes into thin air the morning after attending a high school party in an isolated California mountain town. The bizarre mystery leads to speculation by internet sleuths that her parents are somehow involved due to inconsistencies in their story.
Episode credits
Guest stars Greg Hanlon, Tristan Balagtas
Episode 6
Brighton Ax Murder
43m
In 1982, in an upscale suburb of Rochester, New York, a Kodak executive returns home and finds his wife dead with an ax in her head. People believed a madman was on the loose, so 40 years later when police make an arrest, everyone is stunned at who stands trial for the murder.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Alicia Dennis
Episode 7
Who Killed Our Girls?
42m
Four teenage girls are brutally murdered in a yogurt shop in North Austin, Texas, in 1991, in what becomes the biggest mass murder in Austin history. The investigation that follows drags on for years, and even when police make an arrest, justice is not guaranteed.
Episode credits
Guest stars Elaine Aradillas, Alicia Dennis, Beverly Lowry
Episode 8
Held Captive: The Disappearance of Tanya Kach
41m
After moving to a new city following her parents' divorce, a 14-year-old girl finds herself lost and unloved within her new surroundings; she starts running away from home until one time, she never returns. It takes ten years before dark secrets are revealed.
Episode credits
Guest stars Patrick Rogers, Corin Cesaric
Episode 9
Dead in Bed
41m
In 2007, a 19-year-old woman is brutally murdered in the small town of Winnsboro, TX; the ensuing investigation reveals the small town has a few wolves masquerading in sheep's clothing. Some secrets come to light, but others may be buried forever.
Episode credits
Guest stars Janine Rubinstein, Stephanie Bauer
Episode 10
Star Crossed Killers
41m
After a single mother fails to show up for work, police find her brutally stabbed and her 14-year-old daughter missing from their home in an affluent gated community. Everyone fears she's in danger, but what they uncover is darker than they could have imagined.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Greg Hanlon
Episode 11
The Times Square Killer
1h 24m
In the '60s and '70s, a serial killer stalks young women in New Jersey; at the same time, three women in New York City are sadistically murdered; no one expects that one man is causing the mayhem, let alone a seemingly ordinary father of three.
Episode credits
Guest stars Wendy Naugle, Corin Cesaric
Episode 12
Manhunt
1h 24m
In 2003, a bank heist escalates into a robbery-homicide, shattering the lives of those left behind; federal and local law enforcement have his picture and DNA, but they can't find the cold-blooded killer until they learn he hides in plain sight.
Episode credits
Guest stars K.C. Baker, Jeremy Helligar
Episode 13
Long Island Serial Killer: Mystery at Oak Beach
43m
A terrified young escort calls 911 as she flees into the night and vanishes; her family pressures police to take up the search, and investigators uncover a strange cast of characters - plus 10 other bodies spread along a remote stretch of beach.
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Episode 14
Long Island Serial Killer: Caught
43mfinale
When police discover 10 bodies strewn along a remote beach, there are few answers and even fewer suspects; over a decade later, a new investigation uncovers old leads, and police finally think they've found their man.
Where to watch People Magazine InvestigatesEpisode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about People Magazine Investigates
Cast
David Christopher WellsNarrator (voice)Robert KolkerSelf - True Crime Author, "Lost Girls"
Peter MeyerSelf - True Crime Author, "Blind Love"
Vickie BaneSelf - Reporter, People Magazine
Kate CoyneSelf - Executive Editor, People Magazine
Michael FleemanSelf - Journalist
Cyril WechtSelf - Forensic Pathologist
Nicole Weisensee EganSelf - Senior Writer, People MagazineProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 113
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Investigation DiscoveryUnited States
Radley StudiosUnited States
Themes
archive footagecold casecrime scenehomicidehomicide detectivehomicide investigationinterviewmissing person
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