World's Most Evil Killers - Season 2

World's Most Evil Killers - Season 2

Season 2

World’s Most Evil Killers delves into the gripping real-life stories of the world’s most terrifying and prolific killers. From Fred and Rose West to Ed Gein – The Clown Killer – and even to The Milwaukee Cannibal. Each episode focuses on one notorious killer and features authentic first-hand accounts of their behavior, from detectives who ran the case, journalists who reported on the stories, relatives, and at times survivors, alongside series experts who provide analysis. These criminologists, crime journalists and psychologists examine how the infamous killers made headlines both nationally and internationally and why they still continue to evoke fear and fascination in the public eye.
Network
Episodes10
DatesApr 29, 2018 - Jul 1, 2018
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Episodes

Edmund Kemper
Season 2Episode 160 min

Edmund Kemper

Criminologists profile Edmund Kemper aka "The Co Ed Butcher", the American serial killer whose spate of killings lasted from 1964 to 1973.

Apr 29, 2018
Richard Ramirez
Season 2Episode 260 min

Richard Ramirez

Exhibiting cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding, Richard Ramirez terrorised Los Angeles with his spate of home invasions.

May 6, 2018
Dorothea Puente
Season 2Episode 360 min

Dorothea Puente

The story of the "Death House Landlady", who took in elderly and disabled tenants, only to murder them for their social security paychecks.

May 13, 2018
Charles Ng and Leonard Lake
Season 2Episode 460 min

Charles Ng and Leonard Lake

The chilling case of a Hong Kong kleptomaniac and a Vietnam veteran who committed a series of horrific murders from their cabin in California.

May 20, 2018
Cary Stayner
Season 2Episode 560 min

Cary Stayner

Also known as the Yosemite Park Killer, Cary Stayner murdered four women in 1999 before his capture. Were his actions the result of a tragic childhood?

May 27, 2018
Rodney Alcala
Season 2Episode 660 min

Rodney Alcala

Examining the so called "Dating Game Killer", who appeared on a dating game show in the midst of a killing spree that may have claimed as many as 130 victims.

Jun 3, 2018
Horst Kroener
Season 2Episode 760 min

Horst Kroener

The disturbing case of 53-year-old German Horst Kroener, who was jailed in 2016 for murdering his Filipina wife in her sleep.

Jun 10, 2018
Wolfgang/Beate Schmidt
Season 2Episode 860 min

Wolfgang/Beate Schmidt

The case of "The Pink Giant", Wolfgang Schmidt (later Beate), a transgender German serial killer who brutally murdered five women and an infant.

Jun 17, 2018
Unterweger
Season 2Episode 960 min

Unterweger

The story of the Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger, who was heralded as an example of successful rehabilitation, only for him to kill again.

Jun 24, 2018
Pawel Tuchlin aka The Scorpion
Season 2Episode 1060 min

Pawel Tuchlin aka The Scorpion

An examination of the Polish serial killer, who came to be known as "The Scorpion" after murdering nine women and attacking eleven others.

Jul 1, 2018

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