Episode
Unsolved Mysteries: Episode #527
Overview
California Serial Killer - In the late 1970's, the Sacramento area was terrorized by a serial rapist. Forty-four rapes in three years left police baffled and the case remained unsolved. In 1996, a criminalist in a nearby county made the shocking discovery: this rape series was linked to one of the largest serial killing sprees in California history.
Details
- Series
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2002-07-22
Episode context
Episode #527 is Episode 25 in Season 13 of Unsolved Mysteries. It aired on 2002-07-22.
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Episode 26: Episode #528
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Episode 22: Episode #524
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Episode 21: Episode #523
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