Rhonda Stapley was a student when she encountered one of America's most infamous killers. She's one of the few people who survived to recount her attack.
Art student Mo Lea moved from Liverpool to Leeds to start university. Her dream became a nightmare when she was attacked by the Yorkshire Ripper.
Cindy Brown was married to Bobby Joe Long for five years. She was physically and emotionally battered by her husband, who went on to kill ten women.
Unaware that he was a killer, Delia Balmer began a relationship with John Sweeney after meeting him in a pub in Camden. Three and a half years later, he had Delia lined up as his next victim.
When Tony Antonucci took up an apprenticeship with local contractor John Wayne Gacy, he had no idea that his new boss was an active serial killer.
In 2006, the bodies of five sex workers were found in Ipswich. Jade Reynolds worked in the red-light district and discovered the killer was a client.
Richard Lintern
Narrator
Matt Blyth
Producer
Koulla Anastasi
Nick Mavroidakis