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Apr 2022
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S2 Ep.2: The Serial Killings Begin

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It’s 1977 and women and girls around Hollywood are found murdered and displayed naked, with signs of strangulation. Dr. Michelle Ward follows the trail with former LAPD detective Bob Grogan and delves into Kenneth Bianchi’s and Angelo Buono’s psyches to get answers. Police are forced to confront a difficult truth – could there be a pair of serial killers operating in LA? 

 

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