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The Worst Episodes of People Magazine Investigates

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Worst episode
S1E11 Jeffrey MacDonald: The Accused
6.481 votes
Best episode
S6E1 Groene Family Massacre
8.576 votes
Top season
Season 4
7.4avg
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3d 12h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    People Magazine Investigates Season 1 Episode 11 - Jeffrey MacDonald: The Accused
    6.4/10(81 votes)

    S1:E11

    An army surgeon, Jeffrey MacDonald, is the lone survivor of a brutal 1970 home invasion that claims the lives of his wife and daughters. But authorities doubt his story of murderous hippies and believe MacDonald is the culprit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. People Magazine Investigates Season 8 Episode 10 - My Father Was a Mass Murderer
    6.5/10(40 votes)

    S8:E10

    Retired drama teacher Kathy Gillcrist embarks on a journey to find her biological parents. Her worst fears come to fruition when she discovers police want her father for one of the most infamous mass murders in Maryland state history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 4 - Valley of Death
    6.6/10(52 votes)

    S6:E4

    Five young people disappeared over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley, along the Idaho-Washington border. Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. People Magazine Investigates Season 9 Episode 3 - Sex House Homicide
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    S9:E3

    In Ocala, FL, the local sheriff's office responds to a wellness check only to find the body of a man in what looks like a sexual pleasure palace. Police launch a relentless hunt for his killer, unearthing dark secrets along the way. Could it be a hate crime, revenge, or is the killer much closer to home? 

    Director:Unknown
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  5. People Magazine Investigates Season 8 Episode 4 - The Soccer Mom Murder
    6.7/10(40 votes)

    S8:E4

    In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 10 - Darkness in the Desert
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    S6:E10

    A 19-year-old coed leaves her apartment and never returns. When her body is found in a desert river basin, police and internet sleuths alike wonder if she was a victim of an alleged killer known as The Zombie Hunter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. People Magazine Investigates Season 7 Episode 7 - Who Killed Our Girls?
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    S7:E7

    Four teenage girls are brutally murdered in a yogurt shop in North Austin, Texas, in 1991, in what becomes the biggest mass murder in Austin history. The investigation that follows drags on for years, and even when police make an arrest, justice is not guaranteed.

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  8. People Magazine Investigates Season 8 Episode 2 - A Story to Die For
    6.8/10(45 votes)

    S8:E2

    Virginia firefighters respond to a house fire in Upperville, Virginia where they discover the body of a local journalist. The fire destroys any hope for evidence, but the victim's social media history leads police down a rabbit hole.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. People Magazine Investigates Season 7 Episode 9 - Dead in Bed
    6.8/10(43 votes)

    S7:E9

    In 2007, a 19-year-old woman is brutally murdered in the small town of Winnsboro, TX; the ensuing investigation reveals the small town has a few wolves masquerading in sheep's clothing. Some secrets come to light, but others may be buried forever.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. People Magazine Investigates Season 8 Episode 9 - Knives Out
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    S8:E9

    In 2021, police find a retired couple stabbed repeatedly in their home on the New Jersey shore. They witness a mysterious figure coming and going on security footage, which leads them to a suspect who is very close to home with a desire for revenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. People Magazine Investigates Season 7 Episode 10 - Star Crossed Killers
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    S7:E10

    After a single mother fails to show up for work, police find her brutally stabbed and her 14-year-old daughter missing from their home in an affluent gated community. Everyone fears she's in danger, but what they uncover is darker than they could have imagined.

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  12. People Magazine Investigates Season 2 Episode 6 - Murder at Sea
    6.9/10(67 votes)

    S2:E6

    A premiere fishing boat explodes into flames just off shore, stunning the small fishing town of Craig, Alaska. After fighting the flames, state troopers discover the remains of a young family and few clues as to could have set the ship blaze.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. People Magazine Investigates Season 2 Episode 7 - Marked for Murder
    6.9/10(63 votes)

    S2:E7

    In Florida, friends and family are stunned after an esteemed criminal law professor is executed in his garage. Investigators follow a series of leads taking them on a statewide hunt in search of the murderous masterminds.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. People Magazine Investigates Season 1 Episode 4 - Stranger Than Fiction
    7.0/10(70 votes)

    S1:E4

    [Murder by the Book] On June 12, 1991, outgoing Jackie Galloway is found strangled and bound with ritualistic knots. Police investigate suspects in her inner circle but are shocked when a chance encounter with a prowler leads them to discover the murderer is a budding serial killer.

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  15. People Magazine Investigates Season 1 Episode 8 - JonBenét: The Untold Truth
    7.0/10(68 votes)

    S1:E8

    [20-Year Murder Mystery] Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home in 1996. Investigators try to unravel if she was killed in a kidnapping-gone-wrong, by a home intruder or by one of her own family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. People Magazine Investigates Season 9 Episode 9 - Love, Lies, and Lust
    7.0/10(67 votes)

    S9:E9

    Outside of Orlando, life is no longer a fairytale for childhood sweethearts Mike and Laurie Shaver. Fighting and infidelities lead to shattered vases and broken dreams. When police search their backyard in 2018, what they find scars the family forever.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. People Magazine Investigates Season 5 Episode 1 - Highway of Horrors
    7.0/10(61 votes)

    S5:E1

    College student Tammy Zywicki vanishes in 1992 after her car breaks down on the highway. Family and friends scramble to find her, but when her body is found 500 miles from where she vanished there are very few clues pointing to her killer. Police struggle with dead-end leads and suspects who don't pan out. New DNA technology promises to finally crack the case decades later. As her family clings to the last of their hope, the fear is that it may be too little too late for justice.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. People Magazine Investigates Season 8 Episode 6 - The Serial Killer's Playbook
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    S8:E6

    For years, a serial killer stalks the most vulnerable and least suspecting victims: retirees. However, when a 91-year-old woman survives, she helps break the case wide open, leading to the capture of one of the most prolific serial killers of modern times.

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  19. People Magazine Investigates Season 2 Episode 2 - Where Is Baby DeOrr?
    7.1/10(74 votes)

    S2:E2

    A young couple's toddler vanishes while the family is enjoying an impromptu camping trip in Leadore, Idaho. Investigators and private detectives work around the clock to find the missing boy, only to come back to his parents.

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  20. People Magazine Investigates Season 3 Episode 1 - Somebody's Watching
    7.1/10(67 votes)

    S3:E1

    After a fire chief's wife's burned body is discovered, an autopsy reveals she died from a gunshot wound to the head, and the arson investigation turns into a hunt for her killer.

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  21. People Magazine Investigates Season 2 Episode 9 - Blood In the Sand
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    S2:E9

    In 1984, the body of a 14-year-old girl turns up on the beach in San Diego, and police think it relates to the murder of another teen. A clue yields an unbelievable suspect.

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  22. People Magazine Investigates Season 3 Episode 11 - Children of Thunder
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    S3:E11

    In the summer of 2000, bags full of body parts start appearing all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Investigators follow the trail of grisly clues to a secret cult carrying out a sinister scheme.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. People Magazine Investigates Season 4 Episode 11 - Suburban Secrets
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    S4:E11

    After doting mother Cheryl Coker vanishes from Riverside, OH, numerous searches turn up nothing; as police take a closer look at the case, they uncover some disturbing information.

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  24. People Magazine Investigates Season 6 Episode 9 - Gone in the Night
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    S6:E9

    When a young woman goes missing, a rookie police officer's intuition leads to an intense investigation, as they race against the clock to find her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. People Magazine Investigates Season 7 Episode 6 - Brighton Ax Murder
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    S7:E6

    In 1982, in an upscale suburb of Rochester, New York, a Kodak executive returns home and finds his wife dead with an ax in her head. People believed a madman was on the loose, so 40 years later when police make an arrest, everyone is stunned at who stands trial for the murder.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Jeffrey MacDonald: The Accused" is the worst rated episode of People Magazine Investigates. It scored 6.4/10 from 81 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on January 9, 2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Father Was a Mass Murderer".

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