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The Friday the 13th Murders

2025TV-141 season8.3 / 10

Some legends are all too real

Explores real killings that unfold on or around the infamous date, revealing how Friday the 13th transforms from superstition into a real-life horror story.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Explores real killings that unfold on or around the infamous date, revealing how Friday the 13th transforms from superstition into a real-life horror story.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Obsession to Do Evil

On Friday the 13th, a teen obsessed with Satan and serial killers terrorizes a small Texas town. Survivors fight to stay alive as police race to stop him before dawn during a night-long rampage that leaves the town forever changed and scarred.

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Episode 2

We All Go a Little Mad

Police discover a family dead in their mansion. The scene includes a horror film flickering on a screen and a bloody mask nearby. A letter hinting at the demon from The Exorcist leads investigators to believe the case is more complex than a murder-suicide.

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Episode 3

Cape Fear Killer

For years, women in a small town have been attacked and gone missing. A major breakthrough in the case leads law enforcement to the shocking realization that the killer has been in their community all along.

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Episode 4

Feared Silent

When Jose Herran fails to call his mother on her birthday, she knows something is wrong. As investigators look into his disappearance, they uncover a monstrous plot involving two men who are believed to be responsible for his murder.

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Episode 5

I Will Kill

Fourteen-year-old Amber Dubois disappears on a Friday the 13th. A year later, 17-year-old Chelsea King goes missing in the same area. A survivor links the two cases, prompting law enforcement to act quickly to stop the killer before another Friday the 13th murder occurs.

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Episode 6

She Had No Name

A young woman vanishes after getting into a patrol car, and for 35 years, she remains a Jane Doe. As fear consumes the town, a chilling clue discovered through hypnosis helps to crack the case and expose a predator no one suspected.

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026

More about The Friday the 13th Murders

Cast

Kenneth Glenn MilnerSelf
Lori MccoySelf – Panhandle Resident
Kenja PurkeySelf – Former Girlfriend of Glenn Milner
Tam TerrySelf – Sheriff, Carson County PD
Ken WilliamsSelf – Principal, Panhandle High School
Patti WilliamsSelf – Wife of Ken Williams
John MarkleSelf – Murderer (archive footage)
Christine MarkleSelf – Murder Victim (archive footage)

Credits

Created by
Sam Evenson, Tracy Johnson Evans
Written by
Tracy Johnson Evans

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
6
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Investigation DiscoveryUnited States
  • Grandma's House EntertainmentUnited States
  • Investigation DiscoveryUnited States

Themes

crime documentarycrime scene evidencehomicidehomicide detectivehomicide investigationmurdermurder investigationreenactment