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The inspiration for Wes Craven's Scream began with the terrifying real-life crimes of Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper, who murdered five college students in Florida in 1990. Discover the disturbing history of the serial killer whose crimes helped shape a horror phenomenon, from his earlier murders to his execution in 2006.

VH1's Megan Wants a Millionaire was supposed to find reality TV star Megan Hauserman a wealthy husband, until contestant Ryan Jenkins became the prime suspect in the brutal murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore. From the golden age of trashy reality television to an international manhunt, discover the shocking true story that got two VH1 shows canceled and exposed one of reality TV's biggest scandals.

Aaliyah went from teenage R&B phenom to one of the most influential artists of her generation, surviving scandal, reinventing her sound with Timbaland and Missy Elliott, and building a Hollywood career before she was 23. This episode traces Aaliyah’s life, music, R. Kelly marriage, rise to film stardom and the overloaded 2001 plane crash that killed her and eight others in the Bahamas.

In 1992, Pepsi’s Number Fever promotion in the Philippines turned into a national disaster after the winning number 349 appeared on hundreds of thousands of bottle caps. What followed were protests, lawsuits, bombings, five deaths and a legal battle that lasted more than a decade.

John Madden went from a career-ending knee injury to a Super Bowl winning Raiders coach, legendary broadcaster and the face of the biggest football video game franchise in history. This is the full story of his life, tragedies, triumphs, death and the legacy that changed football forever.

Winning the lottery is supposed to change your life for the better, but for Bazil Thorne’s family, Jeffrey Dampier, Bud Post and Abraham Shakespeare, hitting the jackpot brought kidnapping, murder plots, betrayal and death.

Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator turned internet sting operations into must-see TV and made “have a seat” part of pop culture. But behind the confrontations were arrests, controversy, a shocking death, and the story of how one of NBC’s biggest sensations ultimately disappeared.

In 1993, Mia Zapata, frontwoman of Seattle punk band The Gits, was murdered just as the band was gaining momentum. Her killing haunted Seattle’s music scene for nearly a decade until DNA finally led police to her killer.

Kyle delves into the rise and fall of Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi—from Nickelodeon controversy and Spümcø’s cult legacy to the allegations that reshaped how his career and cartoons are remembered.

Before Ashton Kutcher became a household name, he arrived at Ashley Ellerin’s Hollywood home for a date—only to find the lights on and no answer. Hours later, Ellerin was found murdered, setting off a case that would eventually lead to the conviction of serial killer Michael Gargiulo.

Kyle delves into the case of Brian Wells-- who became the center of Erie, Pennsylvania’s infamous Pizza Bomber case, a deadly collar-bomb bank robbery conspiracy later explored in Netflix’s docuseries Evil Genius.

Kyle goes over the incredible life, career and bizarre final years of media mogul Sumner Redstone.

Kyle delves into the walking tragedy that is the Brando family.

Kyle delves into the Kentucky town that became the blueprint for Las Vegas (yes you read that right) and it's shiny pearl: The Beverly Hills Supper Club.

SPOOKY SEASON IS AMONG US! And what better way to get things started than by taking on the world's most divisive murder case and others like it. Cases included: The Boston Marathon Bombing Elisa Lam Luka Magnotta The Carpool Detectives Lindsay Clancy