Episode
People Magazine Investigates: Monster in the Desert
Overview
In 1992, a 19-year-old woman is brutally assaulted outside of Desert Hot Springs, California. Miraculously, she escapes, but lives in constant fear that her assailant will find her again one day, not realizing she has survived a serial killer.
Details
- Series
- People Magazine Investigates
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2019-02-05
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Monster in the Desert is Episode 12 in Season 3 of People Magazine Investigates. It aired on 2019-02-05. The runtime is 42 min.
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