Episode
People Magazine Investigates: Stranger Than Fiction
Overview
[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.
Details
- Series
- People Magazine Investigates
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2016-11-21
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Stranger Than Fiction is Episode 4 in Season 1 of People Magazine Investigates. It aired on 2016-11-21. The runtime is 42 min.
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