The source provides an extensive overview of the notorious Hillside Stranglers case, detailing the four-month killing spree that terrified Los Angeles between late 1977 and early 1978. It explains that the media initially believed there was a single killer, but the murders were actually committed by adoptive cousins Angelo Buono Jr. and Kenneth Bianchi, who posed as police officers to abduct, torture, and murder their victims, discarding their bodies on hillsides. The episode contrasts the backgrounds of the two killers, describing Buono as a volatile pimp and Bianchi as a compulsive liar fascinated by law enforcement. The document also recounts Bianchi's subsequent murders in Washington State, his eventual plea deal, and the marathon trial that led to Buono’s conviction, highlighting forensic breakthroughs and the story of the one victim who was spared because she was the daughter of actor Peter Lorre.

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