Crime
Station:
Investigation Discovery (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2024-05-05
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People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer takes back the narrative of their lives by sharing disturbing yet empowering accounts of how they escaped the clutches of a serial killer.
Next Episode is 'Surviving the Butcher Baker' (Season 2 Episode 1) and airs on 02 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT).
S1E4 - Surviving the Bishop's Basement
Gary Heidnick, who calls runs a church out of his house and calls himself "The Bishop," abducts a woman and holds her captive. Soon, he imprisons six women in his basement and tortures them. As captives begin to die, Josefina Rivera knows her only chance of survival is to escape.
Air Date: 26 May 2024 20:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Surviving the Handsome Devil
In the suburbs of Chicago, a handsome man with searing blue eyes turns out to be a bloodthirsty monster hiding in plain sight and attacking young women at will. However, it takes decades for the survivors to discover that Bruce Lindahl is a serial killer. Now, Sherry Hopson and Annette Lazar come forward to discuss coming face-to-face with the cold-blooded killer.
Air Date: 02 Jun 2024 20:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Surviving the Cook Brothers
In 1981, two men rape and shoot a young mother, forcing her fiancé to watch it all. After nearly dying, Cheryl Bartlett Fann, learns her attackers are a pair of serial killers who are also brothers. It will take two decades before justice prevails over Nathanial & Anthony Cook.
Air Date: 09 Jun 2024 20:00 (CDT)
S2E1 - Surviving the Butcher Baker
A sadistic client tortures a young sex worker named Cindy Paulson in Anchorage, Alaska in 1983, and then tries to fly her to a remote location. When she miraculously escapes, her harrowing story helps lead Anchorage authorities to discovering the man's identity - Robert Hansen, known as the 'Butcher Baker' - who had been hunting young women across Alaska for years. Now, decades later, Paulson sits down and shares her story of survival.
Air Date: 02 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S2E2 - Surviving the Sunday Slasher
Two women - Leonore Knizacky and Diane Hoskins - survive homicidal maniac Carl Eugene Watts, a.k.a. "The Sunday Slasher." For years, he eludes authorities, until a third woman survives and brings him to justice. But hardly anyone knows his name.
Air Date: 09 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S2E3 - Surviving the Washington Woodsmen
For the first time, Warren Forrest's crimes come to light as one of his survivors, Norma Lewis, tells her story in this exclusive that uncovers the secrets of the two-time convicted murderer and suspected serial killer.
Air Date: 16 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S2E4 - Surviving the Devil in Chicago
John Wayne Gacy is infamous for his Chicago house of horrors in the 1970s. Now several courageous men - David Bolton, Patrick Dati, and Tony Antonucci - step forward to share their chilling experiences with him as boys.
Air Date: 23 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S2E5 - Surviving the Beauty Queen Killer
Serial killer Christopher Wilder's sadistic fixation on young girls ignites a nationwide FBI manhunt as he carves a seven-week, 8,000-mile trail of terror. Two survivors, Kristine Conyers and Tina Marie Risico, relive their harrowing encounters with the notorious "Beauty Queen Killer."
Air Date: 30 Jun 2026 20:00 (CDT)
S2E6 - Surviving the Thrill Killer
Amber Carter and her children go into hiding in 2020 to stay safe from her abusive ex-boyfriend. At the same time, a serial killer prowls the Dallas area, gunning down residents seemingly without rhyme or reason - until he comes to Amber's door.
Air Date: 07 Jul 2026 20:00 (CDT)