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A Wall Street titan. A secret affair. A brutal murder inside a Hamptons mansion.

Missing security footage. A millionaire murdered in his own home. More than 20 years later, people are still asking the same question: What really happened? Elisa Donovan and actor Shawn Christian unpack the twists, motives, and mysteries behind this infamous Hamptons case.

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Eva LaRue is breaking her silence on the terrifying 12-year stalking ordeal she kept private for years and the shocking reality that her stalker is now out of prison and back in society. LaRue reveals the threats that left her living in constant fear, how the ordeal impacted her daughter Kaya, and why stalking victims can feel trapped even when no physical crime has occurred. Now, she is telling her story in My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story and revealing what finally made her ready to speak out.

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After immersing himself in the Night Stalker's life to prepare for his starring role, Lou Diamond Phillips put on a hoodie and prowled a neighborhood like Richard Ramirez . What happened next stopped the experiment in its tracks.

Plus, Lou reveals the chilling truth about the killer that disturbed him most.

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Is a wedding with three dresses and 14 bridesmaids too much?

We are sat for Alix Earle’s new reality show… bring on the family drama!

Is the End of Oak Street scarier than Jurassic Park?

Why is everyone getting sick this summer?

A Bachelor Nation star we think would be perfect on Dancing with the Stars this season! 

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Everyone thinks they know the Sherri Papini case. Jaime King isn’t so sure.

In a candid conversation with Elisa Donovan, Jaime opens up about questioning the headlines and her gut instinct to tell Sherri’s story.

She also shares the words in the script she almost couldn’t say out loud and why she believes the truth may be more complicated than the public wants it to be.

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Filmmaker Josh Zeman joins Killer Thriller to revisit The Killing Season, the groundbreaking docuseries that took viewers inside the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders years before a suspect was arrested. Josh opens up about the victims whose cases were overlooked, the failures and infighting that plagued the investigation, and what his team uncovered while following the trail of missing women and suspected serial killers along Long Island’s South Shore. He also reflects on the emotional toll of working alongside victims’ families and reveals a crucial clue his team discovered during the making of The Killing Season that he wishes they had pursued further.

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Francine Hughes confessed to killing her husband, but millions of Americans still believed she was the victim.

Richard Masur takes us inside the true story behind The Burning Bed, the landmark true story crime drama that changed the national conversation about domestic violence. Did the jury get it right?

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Was the Netflix film The Last House inspired by COVID?

Why is Brad Pitt revealing everything to Esquire?

Remember To Catch a Predator? Now it has turned into a thriller starring Robert Pattinson  and we have thoughts. 

The true meaning of our childhood fears and paranoia revealed.

Real life run-ins with Michael Keaton.

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Filmmaker Joe Berlinger joins Killer Thriller Docu to go inside Netflix’s The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare and explain why he refused to rush one of America’s most closely watched murder cases.

Joe discusses putting the victims, not the killer, at the center, the unanswered questions around the plea deal, and how online theories have changed the way we consume real-life tragedy.

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Elisa Donovan and Jennifer Fessler examine two cases that captivated the nation: the Idaho murders and Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children.

They explore the role of mental health, the responsibility of true crime storytellers, and why we’re drawn to stories that confront the darkest parts of the human experience.

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