The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade - Season 1

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The Yuppie Murder

1 - The Yuppie Murder

Air Date: November 14, 2016

The Stuarts, are robbed and shot in Boston. Carol and her unborn child are killed. Charles survives to describe their black assailant, inflaming racial tensions, until a surprise witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.

The Preppy Murder

2 - The Preppy Murder

Air Date: November 21, 2016

Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park. A prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime. The press seizes on his provocative claim that Jennifer’s death happened accidentally during “rough sex."

The Cheerleader Murder

3 - The Cheerleader Murder

Air Date: November 28, 2016

In a wealthy California suburb, 15-year-old cheerleader Kirsten Costas is stabbed to death. A teenage girl is seen fleeing the scene. As months pass without an arrest, the police are stumped. But some in the community… think they know the murderer.

The Heartland Massacre

4 - The Heartland Massacre

Air Date: December 5, 2016

In the heart of America’s devastating Farm Crisis, the largest mass murder in recent Missouri history stuns a small town. An entire family is wiped out. The unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy… but the real extent of the horror is even more shock

The Black Monday Murder

5 - The Black Monday Murder

Air Date: December 12, 2016

Stockbroker Joe Pikul and his wife Diane are living the New York high life. When she discovers Joe’s been leading a double life, a conflict ensues. And within days of the stock market crash of Black Monday, their marriage comes to a violent end.

The Real Fatal Attraction

6 - The Real Fatal Attraction

Air Date: December 19, 2016

Single mother of three Linda Culbertson lands a dream job as a legal secretary in a Kansas City law firm. She falls hard for her married boss, Donald Pierce. Their twisted passions draw bystanders into a shocking and vicious crime?