He was only arrested a few days ago, but already the capture of Joseph James DeAngelo - the alleged "Golden State Killer" accused of committing 12 murders and innumerable rapes and robberies over a decade-plus crime spree, and who has eluded justice for over 40 years - has created a storm of media coverage.  Some is speculative, much has turned out to be completely wrong.  With all the facts still rolling in, Melissa has decided to wait for things to calm down in order to tell the full story not just of the arrest and prosecution of the suspect, but the full, complicated, frustrating story.  In this MURDERTIZER, Melissa passes on her first impressions and gives a brief overview of the case so as to whet our Tip-Ster whistles for the full story - coming soon.  for now, here's a taste of what's to come.

In a special zesty MURDERTIZER between full episodes, Melissa follows up on the Zankou Chicken Massacre with a lighter chat about her numerous visits - some with Producer Mark and some by herself - to the new Zankou Chicken outlet near the Homestead Studios.  Funny and touching at once, Melissa relives her thrilling first visit to the new eatery and her subsequent interactions with the Iskenderian family following the store opening, and her appreciation for all the family has gone through.

Melissa completes her 3-part series on murderous men named Peterson with maybe the most fascinating of all - the tangled tale of Michael Peterson...who was convicted of killing his wife and making look like she fell down the stairs.  One of the most highly-covered murder cases in the last 20 years, this case - like one of the nightclubs promoted by SNL's Stefon - has everything: late night hot tubs, microscopic raptor feathers, phony-ass blood spatter experts...and blowpokes.  Yes, blowpokes.  Come along for the ride as Melissa details the story of an innocent man who never gave up - or possibly a guilty bad boy who had some very good luck come his way when he most needed it...

Yeah, he probably did it.  You can feel in in your gut, right?  That's pretty much what the jury said when it convicted Scott Peterson of the murder of his wife, Laci in 2004.  But is demeanor evidence really evidence?  And does it prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt?  In Part 2 of her series featuring three men named Peterson who were each convicted of murdering their spouses, Melissa takes an honest poke at how Scott Peterson - who by all accounts is a no-good, cheating, lying rounder, got convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances based on little more than the fact that the jury didn't like him.  Whether you think he did it or not, the key question of guilt beyond reasonable doubt was thrown to the wind in this case, and Melissa asks:  Is that the kind of judicial system we really want?  A truly unique case gets a fresh look and a critical view through Melissa's uniquely focused lens.

Who would have guessed that three of the most notorious, murderous men in recent history all share the same last name?  Not for nothing, ladies, but maybe if that dream date turns out to have a surname that starts with "P" and ends with "Eterson," you should reconsider Date No. 2.  In this, the first of a three-part series on three dudes who had no connection to each other - other than the name Peterson...and long interviews with homicide detectives...Melissa leads us down the raunchy life-path of Drew Peterson, a choice butthead of a fella, who thought so much of himself and so little of anyone else (especially the women who were unfortunate enough to enter his sphere) that he thought he could get away with disposing of two wives as if they were no more than yesterday's trash and get away with it.  In fact, it appears he still thinks he can.  A real prize package, this guy.  Melissa digs into the details of how the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife - whose body has never been found - led to his arrest and conviction for the murder of his third wife - and how the determination of one victim's sister is leading to a final conclusion of both cases.