In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 55 minutes
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Trailer: Father Wants Us Dead
In 1971, a mild-mannered accountant and Sunday school teacher from New Jersey named John List murders his wife, mother and three children — only to disappear and begin a new life entirely on the other side of the country. Now, two veteran journalists go inside the mind of the killer, learn about the doomed family, and revisit the 18-year-quest to bring List to justice — a saga even more bizarre and twisted than ever previously reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
episode 1: The mansion turned morgue
In a quiet, well-to-do New Jersey suburb in December 1971, police make a shocking discovery that sends the community reeling — and launches a national manhunt for a fugitive mass murderer.
episode 2: The boogeyman of Westfield
John List moved his family to New Jersey seeking a better life, but this seemingly ordinary accountant will turn out to be the scariest neighbor his town has even seen.
episode 3: The man at the train station
As family and financial worries mount, John List carries on an elaborate charade — all the while contemplating the unthinkable.
episode 4: Mopping up the blood
Step by terrible step, John List systematically kills each member of his family — and then confesses everything.
episode 5: The Talented Mr. List
As police frantically search for the mysterious killer, John List slips out of one identity and into another.
episode 6: America's Most Wanted
With the trail gone cold, police try one last gambit to find their man.
episode 7: The old lady and the tabloids
18 years after the murders, a tip from an unlikely source leads authorities to John List's doorstep.
episode 8: Judgment Day
Back in New Jersey to stand trial, John List makes one last attempt to stay free.
episode 9: Sympathy for the devil
50 years later, two reporters try to understand what drove John List to commit such atrocities — and the real cost.
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