The Hillside Strangler

Miniseries

2026 · 4 episodes · 1h 49m in all · 7.3/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. City of Dreams, City of Nightmares

   18 Jan 2026 · 52 min · 7.0/10

   Ten women are slain, their bodies dumped across the iconic hillsides of Los Angeles; activists demand justice as the media turns murder into spectacle; detectives Frank Salerno and Pete Finnigan race to stop the killer before he strikes again.

2. 

   2. The Many Faces of Ken Bianchi

   25 Jan 2026 · 57 min · 7.3/10

   Detectives link two killings in Bellingham, WA, to Ken Bianchi, exposing him as the Hillside Strangler; facing death row, he claims amnesia and submits to hypnosis; decades later, Bianchi argues his murderous confessions were fabricated.

3. 

   3. The Trial of the Century

   1 Feb 2026 · 7.3/10

   Bianchi's insanity plea collapses, and he flips on cousin Angelo Buono to avoid the death penalty; but as the trial becomes a media circus, Bianchi's story keeps changing, forcing the district attorney to move to dismiss the case.

4. 

   4. The Conman

   8 Feb 2026 · 7.7/10

   As the case falters, the judge turns Buono's prosecution over to the California Attorney General, launching the longest and most expensive trial in U.S. history; decades later, Bianchi maintains his innocence and fights for parole.