People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer - Season 2

First aired: 6/2/2026 6 episodes

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.

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Episodes

1. SURVIVING THE BUTCHER BAKER

Aired: 6/2/2026

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.

2. SURVIVING THE SUNDAY SLASHER

Aired: 6/9/2026

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.

3. SURVIVING THE WASHINGTON WOODSMEN

Aired: 6/16/2026

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.

4. SURVIVING THE DEVIL IN CHICAGO

Aired: 6/23/2026

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.

5. SURVIVING THE BEAUTY QUEEN KILLER

Aired: 6/30/2026

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."

6. SURVIVING THE THRILL KILLER

Aired: 7/7/2026

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.