Butchers of L.A.

As 131 bodies were discovered across 1970s Los Angeles, panic spread and police chased a lone suspect-only to uncover three killers, each with a different method, preying on the same community.

CrimeDocumentary

Seasons

1. Trash Bags

Air Date: 2025-06-26

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, law enforcement discovered a pattern of murdered hitchhikers and young men; their investigation led them to an unassuming aerospace engineer, who lived a double life as a sadistic killer.

2. On the Freeway

Air Date: 2025-07-03

With Patrick Kearney behind bars, police realize another predator is on the loose; an investigation leads to "The Freeway Killer" and his torture chamber on wheels; the murders suggest the work of more than one single killer.

3. Keeping Score

Air Date: 2025-07-10

With Bonin behind bars, law enforcement hopes the nightmare is over-until another wave of freeway murders shatters their illusion; this third killer is the most methodical of them all and, if not for a random police check, might have evaded police.

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Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

2025-06-26

Episodes

3 (1 seasons)

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Ended

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Peninsula Television

Butchers of L.A.

Seasons

Miniseries

1. Trash Bags

2. On the Freeway

3. Keeping Score

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Ron Bowers

Dave Lopez

Alan Duke

Patt Morrison

Tom Lange

Robert Souza

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