Plot Synopsis

PEOPLE MAGAZINE PRESENTS: CRIMES OF THE '90S is a 10-episode documentary series during which "People Magazine" crime editors Cynthia Sanz and Alicia Dennis take viewers through each year of the 1990s highlighting the most intriguing and chilling crimes of the decade. Each 60-minute episode reveals the true narrative behind some of the most notorious stories, with a new installment debuting each weeknight (Mon-Fri) over a two-week period -- from Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 12.

"1990: Valley of the Damned" (Monday, August 1, 2022 at 8pm): People Magazine investigates the 1990 murder of Dianne Hood; nobody can understand why someone would murder the well-liked mother, but the investigation uncovers two broken marriages, an extramarital affair and one man trying to control two women.

"1991: The Eyeball Killer" (Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 8pm): People Magazine editorial director Cynthia Sanz introduces the story of a sadistic murderer who terrorizes Dallas in 1991; multiple women are found murdered with their eyeballs surgically removed, leading media to dub him The Eyeball Killer.

"1992: Devil at the Crossroads" (Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 8pm): In 1992, 11-year-old Shauna Howe disappears as she returns home from a Girl Scouts Halloween party; when Shauna's body shows up in a local creek, her murder sends shockwaves through her community.

"1993: Murder Pact" (Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 8pm): In 1993, investigators find the body of a young Florida man in the Everglades; when homicide investigators question his group of friends, they uncover a sordid world of sex, prostitution, and bullying.

"1994: The Devil Down in Georgia" (Friday, August 5, 2022 at 8pm): People Magazine editors present the story of Claudette Ficik, a Georgia college student who disappears while driving home to see her parents; suspects include an infatuated classmate, an ex, and the man she planned to bring home on that trip.

"1995: Deaths Final Cut" (Monday, August 8, 2022 at 8pm): The 1995 story of Al Adamson, a Hollywood director whose Southern California desert home becomes the scene of a real-life horror film.

"1996: Wheeling and Dealing" (Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 8pm): The 1996 disappearance of New Jersey businessman Frank Black Jr. captivates readers of People Magazine; investigators searching for Black believe he may be dead and can't find his body.

"1997: A Deadly Drive" (Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 8pm): People Magazine presents the story of Kim Medlin, whose 1997 disappearance shatters the close-knit community of Monroe, N.C.; when police begin investigating, they uncover troublesome connections among just about everyone in Kim's life.

"1998: Frozen Waters" (Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 8pm): People executive editor Alicia Dennis examines the story of a mother and her two young children who mysteriously go missing in 1998; when two local boys also disappear, authorities worry that a serial predator is on the loose in rural Missouri.

"1999: Roadside Murder" (Friday, August 12, 2022 at 8pm): People Magazine examines the 1999 murder of 22-year-old Wisconsin woman Theresa Wesolowski; it would take police nearly 10 years, plus advances in DNA, to bring her killer to justice.