The Hillside Strangler - Season 1

First aired: 1/18/2026 4 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. City of Dreams, City of Nightmares

Aired: 1/18/2026

Ten women are slain, their bodies dumped across the iconic hillsides of Los Angeles; activists demand justice as the media turns murder into spectacle; detectives Frank Salerno and Pete Finnigan race to stop the killer before he strikes again.

Episode 2

2. The Many Faces of Ken Bianchi

Aired: 1/25/2026

Detectives link two killings in Bellingham, WA, to Ken Bianchi, exposing him as the Hillside Strangler; facing death row, he claims amnesia and submits to hypnosis; decades later, Bianchi argues his murderous confessions were fabricated.

Episode 3

3. The Trial of the Century

Aired: 2/1/2026

Bianchi's insanity plea collapses, and he flips on cousin Angelo Buono to avoid the death penalty; but as the trial becomes a media circus, Bianchi's story keeps changing, forcing the district attorney to move to dismiss the case.

Episode 4

4. The Conman

Aired: 2/8/2026

As the case falters, the judge turns Buono's prosecution over to the California Attorney General, launching the longest and most expensive trial in U.S. history; decades later, Bianchi maintains his innocence and fights for parole.