Hillside: The Investigation and Trial of the Hillside Strangler
Episodes
10 episodes
Bonus Episode - “HILLSIDE: LIVE”
Host Joseph Rodota discusses the making of the podcast “HILLSIDE” and the NBC Studios Documentary “THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER: DEVIL IN DISGUISE." With KCRA Anchor Edie Lambert and special guest, former KFWB and CBS Los Angeles reporter Jim Mitchel...
Chapter Eight: "A Mother's Daughter"
The jury returns its verdicts. Meika Mercado reflects on her journey to learn more about her late mother, Yolanda Washington.
Chapter Seven: "Spokes on a Wheel"
Prosecutors develop a strategy for presenting their case, despite problems with a key witness. Angelo Buono’s lawyer makes a strategic choice of co-counsel.
Chapter Six: "Hocus Pocus"
Prosecutors grapple with a defense motion to bar the testimony of three witnesses.
Chapter Five: “Unwinnable”
Kenneth Bianchi confesses to 10 murders in Los Angeles and agrees to testify against his cousin. A woman sees Bianchi on the evening news and reaches out to him.
Chapter Four: “Little Pieces”
Police discover the bodies of two women in Bellingham, Washington. An investigator calls the LA County Sheriff’s Department on a Saturday, triggering a search of Hillside Strangler Task Force files.
Chapter Three: “A Wild Look”
The operator of an escort service becomes concerned when a sex worker fails to check in. A woman is startled by two cars driving up the Angeles Crest Highway late one night.
Chapter Two: “A Few Seconds”
As the bodies of more women are discovered, Los Angeles is engulfed in fear. Citizens flood the Hillside Strangler Task Force with clues.
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