Episode
People Magazine Investigates: The I-70 Killer
Overview
An unknown shooter unleashes carnage from Indianapolis to Wichita, Kansas, killing six in the spring of 1992 at various retail stores near 1-70, a major east-west highway that runs through the very heart of the Midwest. A sketch of the suspect is developed from various eyewitness accounts, but police are at a loss ... until one victim survives.
Details
- Series
- People Magazine Investigates
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2023-07-17
- Runtime
- 84 min
Episode context
The I-70 Killer is Episode 2 in Season 7 of People Magazine Investigates. It aired on 2023-07-17. The runtime is 84 min.
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