Murder Made Me Famous

Season 3

TV-14
"Murder Made Me Famous" shares personal accounts from victims' family members, jurors, members of law enforcement and journalists involved with each case to give viewers an intimate perspective and disclose new information. Featured commentator for every episode is author and PEOPLE crime reporter Steve Helling, who has covered several high-profile crime stories including the Natalee Holloway and Laci Peterson disappearances.

12 Episodes

  • The Craiglist Killer
    E1
    The Craiglist Killer
  • Robert Durst
    E2
    Robert DurstFormer high-profile real estate tycoon Robert Durst first gains media attention with the disappearance of his wife in 1982, but his wife's body is never found and he becomes charged with two other murders as well.
  • Angry Betty Broderick
    E3
    Angry Betty BroderickBetty Broderick, a former suburban housewife, skyrockets to fame when she murders her ex-husband and his new, much younger, wife in their bed in 1989.
  • The Hillside Strangler
    E4
    The Hillside StranglerSerial killer Kenneth Bianchi terrorizes Los Angeles between October 1977 and February 1978, but the cops don't know that his own cousin serves as his accomplice.
  • Jim Jones
    E5
    Jim JonesKnown for his extreme beliefs on Christianity, socialist politics and racial equality, Jim Jones becomes infamous for leading a mass murder-suicide of over 900 of his followers in Jonestown, Guyana.
  • The Playmate Killer
    E6
    The Playmate KillerPaul Snider, the ex-husband of Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, harbors a jealousy over Stratten and her new lover that ends in murder-suicide.
  • The Night Stalker
    E7
    The Night StalkerIn the span of only two years, Richard Ramirez became known as the Night Stalker for breaking into the homes of more than 13 people in Los Angeles and viciously raping, torturing and performing Satanic rituals on many of his victims.
  • John Gotti
    E8
    John GottiJohn Gotti was the invincible crime boss that ruled the streets of New York as head of the notorious Gambino family; Gotti quickly rose to prominence by leading his crew of mafia mobsters towards violent acts.
  • The Dating Game Killer
    E9
    The Dating Game KillerWith estimates that run as high as 130 murders, Rodney Alcala's ruthless spree of murder, rape, and sexual assault throughout the 1970s has been widely compared to that of Ted Bundy's.
  • David Koresh
    E10
    David KoreshAs the head of the Branch Davidians religious cult, David Koresh became known for leading his Army of God in a 51-day standoff against the federal government that resulted in the deaths of four ATF agents and more than 80 Davidians.
  • Susan Smith
    E11
    Susan SmithBlinded by her obsession for a man who has no interest in women with children, Susan Smith does the unthinkable -- she pushes her car into a lake, killing her two young sons.
  • Yolanda Saldivar
    E12
    Yolanda SaldivarIn 1995, Yolanda Saldivar, the president of Selena Quintanilla's fan club, shoots her in a Corpus Christi hotel; Saldivar receives a life sentence in prison and becomes the most hated woman in the Latin American community.

 

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