TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Three killers. Three different M.O.s, but similar targets. One city gripped by fear. In the early 1970s, gay men were being brutally murdered and dumped along Los Angeles freeways. At first, police suspected a hate-driven serial killer. But the truth was even darker: three murderers, each acting alone, yet all aware they weren't the only predator on the hunt. As the body count rose, so did the pressure on investigators to connect the dots and bring the truth to light. Butchers of L.A. unravels a chilling true crime saga of overlapping paths, dark secrets, and shocking twists.

2025 · 1h 0m

Director David Harvey

EPISODE 1

Trash Bags

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, law enforcement discovered a pattern of murdered hitchhikers and young men. Their investigation led them to an unassuming aerospace engineer, who lived a double life as a sadistic killer.
EPISODE 2

On the Freeway

With Patrick Kearney behind bars, police realize another predator is on the loose. An investigation leads to "The Freeway Killer" and his torture chamber on wheels. The murders suggest the work of more than one single killer.
EPISODE 3

Keeping Score

With Bonin behind bars, law enforcement hopes the nightmare is over-until another wave of freeway murders shatters their illusion. This third killer is the most methodical of them all and, if not for a random police check, might have evaded police.

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Three killers. Three different M.O.s, but similar targets. One city gripped by fear. In the early 1970s, gay men were being brutally murdered and dumped along Los Angeles freeways. At first, police suspected a hate-driven serial killer. But the truth was even darker: three murderers, each acting alone, yet all aware they weren't the only predator on the hunt. As the body count rose, so did the pressure on investigators to connect the dots and bring the truth to light. Butchers of L.A. unravels a chilling true crime saga of overlapping paths, dark secrets, and shocking twists.

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