The unnerving psychology behind murder has long been source material for television, books and movies but why do certain killers capture the attention of millions? Each episode, author and PEOPLE crime reporter Steve Helling presents dramatic recreations of the crimes using archival material and insightful commentary from those connected to the case to help unravel the twisted personalities that were thrust into the spotlight.
Jim Jones was the cult leader and founder of the People's Temple. Known for his extreme beliefs on Christianity, socialist politics, and racial equality, Jones is infamous for the mass murder-suicide he led of over 900 of his followers in Jonestown, Guyana. Urging his church's members to drink a cyanide-laced punch as a sign of loyalty, the 1978 event resulted in the greatest single loss of American lives before 9/11.
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"Angry Betty" Broderick is the former suburban housewife who skyrocketed to fame
when she murdered her ex-husband and his new, much younger, wife in their bed
in 1989. The ultimate crime-of-passion story included explicit recorded phone
calls during her contentious divorce and dramatic courtroom testimonies that
captivated the country. Was she a woman wronged or just a jealous ex-wife
hell-bent on revenge?
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