Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist - Season 1

First aired: 12/6/2017 3 episodes

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Episodes

1. Gorilla Girl

Aired: 12/6/2017

On an isolated mountainside in Rwanda, frightened cries cut through the early morning mist. As day broke on December 27, 1985, wildlife legend Dian Fossey was found dead by a machete attack. Fossey worked to save mountain gorillas from extinction but made dangerous enemies who may have taken her life.

2. Dark Side of the Mountain

Aired: 12/13/2017

Days after Dian Fossey's favorite gorilla is slaughtered, Sir David Attenborough arrives to film the gorillas, and the result is one of television's most treasured experiences with animals in the wild; later, Fossey writes “Gorillas in the Mist.”

3. Murder on the Mountain

Aired: 12/20/2017

Gorilla researcher Wayne McGuire is found guilty of Dian Fossey's murder after an inept investigation by Rwandan police. McGuire flees the country and is tried and convicted in absentia, living with the consequences of his conviction ever since.