About this episode

This episode explores the Hillside Strangler murders and the legal challenges faced by the perpetrators in Los Angeles during the late 1970s.

The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.

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Organizations: L.A. prosecutors

Places: Los Angeles

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