Episode 1
The Boogeyman
43m8.0 / 10
The Lunsford family's lives turn upside down when someone snatches nine-year-old Jessie from her bed in the middle of the night.
Episode credits
Guest stars Melody Chiu, Emily Palmer
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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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
A Story to Die For
42m9.0 / 10
Virginia firefighters respond to a house fire in Upperville, Virginia where they discover the body of a local journalist. The fire destroys any hope for evidence, but the victim's social media history leads police down a rabbit hole.
Episode credits
Guest stars K.C. Baker, Patrick Rogers, Sarah Greenhalgh
Episode 3
Sex. Clowns. Murder.
42m9.0 / 10
In 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons guns down a woman at home; with scant evidence and no clear motive, detectives set out to track down the killer clown, but the culprit eludes justice for thirty years before being fully unmasked.
Episode credits
Guest stars Alicia Dennis, Liam Quinn
Episode 4
The Soccer Mom Murder
42m8.0 / 10
In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.
Episode credits
Guest stars Corin Cesaric, Nick Maslow
Episode 5
Where is Kristin Smart?
42m8.0 / 10
In 1996, a college co-ed vanishes after attending a party over a holiday weekend and is presumed dead. There is immediately a prime suspect but a lack of evidence to prove it. Decades later, a discovery found six feet under turns the case upside down.
Episode credits
Guest stars Alicia Dennis, Nicole Acosta
Episode 6
The Serial Killer's Playbook
42m8.0 / 10
For years, a serial killer stalks the most vulnerable and least suspecting victims: retirees. However, when a 91-year-old woman survives, she helps break the case wide open, leading to the capture of one of the most prolific serial killers of modern times.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Wendy Naugle
Episode 7
The Aloha Murder
42m7.0 / 10
In 1972, police find a young woman fatally stabbed in her room. Police hunt for her killer, but he seemingly vanishes, and the case goes cold. Decades later, a new investigative technique emerges, and the killer's name turns up in the most unlikely place.
Episode credits
Guest stars Janine Rubinstein, Greg Hanlon, CeCe Moore
Episode 8
Teenage Assassins
42m10.0 / 10
In 2020, Baron Li is shot nine times in front of his house. Detectives scramble to figure out who could want this loving husband and father dead. When they hone in on two teenage suspects, police struggle to identify their motives and connection to Li.
Episode credits
Guest stars Wendy Naugle, Liam Quinn
Episode 9
Knives Out
42m8.0 / 10
In 2021, police find a retired couple stabbed repeatedly in their home on the New Jersey shore. They witness a mysterious figure coming and going on security footage, which leads them to a suspect who is very close to home with a desire for revenge.
Episode credits
Guest stars Emily Palmer, Nick Maslow
Episode 10
My Father Was a Mass Murderer
42m
Retired drama teacher Kathy Gillcrist embarks on a journey to find her biological parents. Her worst fears come to fruition when she discovers police want her father for one of the most infamous mass murders in Maryland state history.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Wendy Naugle
Episode 11
Inferno of Lies
42m
A deadly fire in a small Illinois town raises questions as to whether it was a tragic accident or murder; the ensuing investigation uncovers a web of lies and deceit that results in one woman and her unborn child's life coming to a violent end.
Episode credits
Guest stars Christine Pelisek, Janine Rubinstein
Episode 12
The Indiana Slasher
42m
In 1975, someone abducts three young girls, stabbing them and leaving them for dead in a field; the Indiana Slasher evades capture, leaving his victims haunted for decades until new technology uncovers his true identity.
Episode credits
Guest stars Wendy Naugle, Johnny Dodd
Episode information updated Sep 17, 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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