

Very Scary People
2019-03-17 · 43 min / episode · ★ 8.6
A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.
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