Very Scary People

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorizes New York City under his creepy self-given moniker: the "Son of Sam"; he is among the most infamous serial killers in American history.

In 1977, the city of New York is stalked by a seemingly faceless serial killer known as "Son of Sam"; after his final shooting takes him to Brooklyn, a twist of fate and a little luck leads to his capture.

He calls himself "B.T.K." which stands for "Bind, Torture, Kill" and for decades this bloodthirsty serial killer terrifies Wichita as he murders again.

For years the BTK killer plays a cat and mouse game with law enforcement and the media taunting them as he seeks the attention he craves.

The summer of 1985 was one of the hottest Los Angeles had seen in a century. But terrified residents weren't sleeping with the windows open; a killer known as the "Night Stalker" was on the loose.

A tip from a teenage boy leads to the identity of the Night Stalker and twenty-four hours later a mob of angry citizens track him down and capture him.

Desperate for answers community members live in terror waiting for the man dubbed the Co-Ed Killer to strike again.

In April 1973, Edmund Kemper, 24, murders six coeds in and around the city of Santa Cruz, Calif., shaking the community to its core.

The story of the millionaire heir to a vast real estate fortune who has been linked to the deaths of his wife, his best friend, and his neighbor.

Six weeks after jumping bail in Galveston, Texas, Robert Durst is caught on a store security camera in Pennsylvania shoplifting a sandwich and is quickly sent back to Galveston to stand trial for the murder of his neighbor, Morris Black.

For nearly two decades, physician-turned-murderer Michael Swango leaves a trail of death and mayhem across two continents.

Dr. Michael Swango takes an oath to do no harm, but does just the opposite; suspicious illnesses and deaths follow the once-trusted physician-turned-killer from hospital to hospital for nearly two decades and across two continents.

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City under his creepy self-given moniker: “Son of Sam.” He committed eight shootings, wounding seven people and killing six.

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City under his creepy self-given moniker: “Son of Sam.” He committed eight shootings, wounding seven people and killing six.

Four members of a family are brutally murdered in Wichita, Kansas by the “B.T.K.” killer, which stands for Bind, Torture, Kill. He finally makes a mistake decades later.

Four members of a family are brutally murdered in Wichita, Kansas by the “B.T.K.” killer, which stands for Bind, Torture, Kill. He finally makes a mistake decades later.

The Summer of 1985, the Night Stalker was on the loose in Los Angeles, and his crimes were vicious, random, and committed in the name of Satan. His victims ranged from toddlers to the elderly.

The Summer of 1985, the Night Stalker was on the loose in Los Angeles, and his crimes were vicious, random, and committed in the name of Satan. His victims ranged from toddlers to the elderly.

Santa Cruz, California, is a beachside paradise, until female students begin to go missing. A frantic public live in terror, waiting for the man they dubbed “The Coed Killer” to strike again.

Santa Cruz, California, is a beachside paradise, until female students begin to go missing. A frantic public live in terror, waiting for the man they dubbed “The Coed Killer” to strike again.

The unbelievable story of Robert Durst, the millionaire heir to a vast real estate fortune who has been living under a cloud of suspicion for decades.

The unbelievable story of Robert Durst, the millionaire heir to a vast real estate fortune who has been living under a cloud of suspicion for decades.

For nearly two decades, Michael Swango, a physician-turned-murderer, left a trail of death and mayhem across two continents. Suspicious illnesses and deaths followed him from hospital to hospital.

For nearly two decades, Michael Swango, a physician-turned-murderer, left a trail of death and mayhem across two continents. Suspicious illnesses and deaths followed him from hospital to hospital.