

Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
2021-01-13 · 48 min / episode · ★ 7.5
Beneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 L.A. lurks a relentlessly evil serial killer. In this true-crime story, two detectives won't rest until they catch him.
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