Investigation Discovery’s set a May 5, 2024 premiere date for season one of People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer, a true crime series that focuses on those who survived encounters with serial killers. New episodes of the six-episode season air on ID on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
“In this new series, survivors take back the narrative by sharing the disturbing yet empowering accounts of how they escaped the clutches of a serial killer,” reads ID’s synopsis. “Survivors, their loved ones, and law enforcement come together to piece together the emotional, shocking, and exclusive stories that finally brought serial killers to justice.”
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer Episodes
Series Premiere, May 5 at 9pm ET/PT
The premiere episode tells the story of serial killer Rodney Alcala who appeared on a popular dating series in the midst of his murder spree. Known as “The Dating Game Killer,” Alcala is believed to have 80-120 victims spanning from California to New Hampshire. Now, PEOPLE’s acclaimed original reporting brings together the untold story of teenage survivor, Morgan Rowan.
In 1965, Alcala attacked her – only to brutalize her again three years later. Plagued with guilt after he attacked an 8-year-old girl months later, this episode recounts her decades-long search for the other who survived the evil of Rodney Alcala.
Surviving the Railroad Killer – May 12 at 9pm ET/PT
Angel Reséndiz, aka the Railroad Killer, operated in towns from California to Florida. Although he admitted to nine murders, there are many others that have since been linked to him with DNA. Now, his sole survivor, Holly K. Dunn, not only played a critical part in his sentencing but has since created a non-profit advocacy center that helps victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse.
Surviving the Casanova Killer – May 19 at 9pm ET/PT
A single mom, Barbara Maybe Abel, comes home to find a man holding her disabled sister hostage. He then tries to kidnap her young son, but she begs him to take her instead. She is at his mercy for days, and to survive, she must get Paul John Knowles to fall in love with her.
Surviving the Bishop’s Basement – May 26 at 9pm ET/PT
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.
Surviving the Handsome Devil – June 2 at 9pm ET/PT
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.
Surviving the Cook Brothers – June 9 at 9pm ET/PT
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.
