EPISODE 9: Sympathy for the devil
50 years later, two reporters try to understand what drove John List to commit such atrocities — and the real cost.
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Episode 8: Judgment Day
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Episode 7: The old lady and the tabloids
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As police frantically search for the mysterious killer, John List slips out of one identity and...
Episode 4: Mopping up the blood
Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then...
Episode 3: The man at the train station
As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the while...
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