Season 2

People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer takes back the narrative of their lives by sharing disturbing yet empowering accounts of how they escaped the clutches of a serial killer.

1. 1. Surviving The Butcher Baker

   2026-06-02

   A sadistic client tortures a young sex worker named Cindy Paulson in Anchorage, Alaska in 1983, and then tries to fly her to a remote location. When she miraculously escapes, her harrowing story helps lead Anchorage authorities to discovering the man's identity - Robert Hansen, known as the 'Butcher Baker' - who had been hunting young women across Alaska for years. Now, decades later, Paulson sits down and shares her story of survival.

2. 2. Surviving The Sunday Slasher

   2026-06-09

   Two women - Leonore Knizacky and Diane Hoskins - survive homicidal maniac Carl Eugene Watts, a.k.a. "The Sunday Slasher." For years, he eludes authorities, until a third woman survives and brings him to justice. But hardly anyone knows his name.

3. 3. Surviving The Washington Woodsman

   2026-06-16

   For the first time, Warren Forrest's crimes come to light as one of his survivors, Norma Lewis, tells her story in this exclusive that uncovers the secrets of the two-time convicted murderer and suspected serial killer.

4. 4. Surviving The Devil In Chicago

   2026-06-23

   John Wayne Gacy is infamous for his Chicago house of horrors in the 1970s. Now several courageous men - David Bolton, Patrick Dati, and Tony Antonucci - step forward to share their chilling experiences with him as boys.

5. 5. Surviving The Beauty Queen Killer

   2026-06-30

   Serial killer Christopher Wilder's sadistic fixation on young girls ignites a nationwide FBI manhunt as he carves a seven-week, 8,000-mile trail of terror. Two survivors, Kristine Conyers and Tina Marie Risico, relive their harrowing encounters with the notorious "Beauty Queen Killer."

6. 6. Surviving The Thrill Killer

   2026-07-07

   Amber Carter and her children go into hiding in 2020 to stay safe from her abusive ex-boyfriend. At the same time, a serial killer prowls the Dallas area, gunning down residents seemingly without rhyme or reason - until he comes to Amber's door.