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Vanity Fair Confidential
2015 - 2018 8.5 (4 votes) 4 Seasons
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Investigation Discovery

Vanity Fair Confidential

Overview

A unique mix of editorial integrity, first-person storytelling and dynamic visual elements focusing on Vanity Fair's most fascinating stories and compelling scandals.

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Runaway Doctor
2015-01-19

Dr. Mark Weinberger vanished and his wife Michelle Kramer has no idea where he is. Weinberger's story is a twisted tale of greed and power that leaves Michelle in tears and an entire town in horror. He is America’s most-wanted "Runaway Doctor."

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: The Fugitive Heir: Robert Durst
2015-01-26

A headless torso washes ashore. A mob's daughter is executed mob-style. A millionaire's young wife vanishes. Some believe that Robert Durst knows exactly what happened to all three victims. He is "The Fugitive Heir."

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Prisoner of Denver
2015-02-02

Lisl Auman is locked in a police car when a cop is gunned down. Still, she is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. When Hunter Thompson hears about the case, he and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal begin to investigate.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: The Lady Vanishes
2015-02-09

When political activist Madalyn Murray O’Hair mysteriously disappears, she'll touch off one of the most baffling missing persons cases in American history- a case full of strange clues, false leads, and lethal suspects.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: The Case of the Vanishing Blonde
2015-02-16

A woman is left for dead. When the case goes cold, private investigator Ken Brennan is hired to find out exactly what happened. His investigation uncovers disturbing clues and sets off a hunt for a man who preys on women nationwide.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: The Counterfeit Rockefeller
2015-02-23

Christophe Rocancourt. A charming, cunning, French imposter. When he crosses paths with police investigator George Mueller, they begin a cat and mouse game that leaves officials wondering what it will take to stop the Frenchman dead in his tracks.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Don't Ask Don't Kill
2015-03-02

An all-American soldier is found bludgeoned to death. The Army calls it a fight that went too far. But investigators discover a shocking story that starts with a nightclub showgirl and ends with two men behind bars.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Alter Ego: John Edward Robinson
2015-03-09

J. R. Robinson was a master of deceit who led a sinister secret life. He was a con man who called himself the "slave master." No one in his life had any idea just how vicious his crimes were, or how far he would go to cover them up.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Mad About the Boys
2015-03-16

When Lou Pearlman, the man behind The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, flees the country, law enforcement officials begin an international manhunt and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Bryan Burrough uncovers the dark secrets he’s running from.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: Legend with a Bullet: Phil Spector
2015-03-23

Phil Spector, dubbed "the mad genius" of rock 'n' roll, had a penchant for guns. When police are called to his mansion, they find the body of a woman and a music legend who seems to have spiraled out of control. Who pulled the trigger? And why?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: The White House Boys
2015-03-30

More than 500 men claim that when they attended a Florida reform school, they suffered horrifying beatings and sexual abuse. Others vow that students were killed on the campus. Now, investigators uncover a disturbing legacy and unimaginable truths.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Presumed Guilty
2015-04-06

Two men are convicted of abducting and killing 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, and sentenced to death. Both men maintain their innocence and a race to identify the real killer begins before an execution date is set.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 2 (2016)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Nightmare on Elwood Avenue
2016-01-04

In 2003, NYC financial analyst Maria Cruz vanishes and the last man she saw is missing too. From Manhattan to Newark, NJ, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Bryan Burrough tracks this wild tale of medical fraud, stolen drugs and unspeakable crimes.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Buried Alive
2016-01-11

Panic blankets an Alabama town when a couple is brutally murdered and a father and son are executed. Police are shocked to find that one was buried alive.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: The Killing Trail
2016-01-18

A series of savage murders in Texas, some believe motivated by hate, leaves communities wondering what will stop the killers in their tracks.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Code of Dishonor
2016-01-25

There are thousands of victims. All members of the American Air Force. How far will they go to stop a covert war against women?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: The Perfectly Sinister Mr. Rockefeller
2016-02-01

A victim of a grisly murder is uncovered. A child from a wealthy family is abducted. It’s the sordid tale of "The Perfectly Sinister Mr. Rockefeller."

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Days of Rage
2016-02-08

Children of affluent American families declare war on the country using guns and bombs to kill. How many will have to die before justice is served?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Bill Cosby Drugged Me
2016-02-15

Supermodel Beverly Johnson and four other women who claim Cosby assaulted them share their stories in this intimate investigation into the allegations made against America's favorite Dad. How many accusers will it take before the women are believed?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Love's Deadly Harness
2016-02-22

Susan Cummings. She is an heiress and daughter of a billionaire arms dealer. Roberto Villegas. He is a revered Argentinian polo player. Their worlds would collide on a 340-acre estate. And only one would live to talk about it.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Death of a Warrior Poet
2016-02-29

Tupac Shakur was a revolutionary, a poet, and a music industry phenomenon. Gunned down at 25-years-old, his death remains a mystery until investigators uncover a disturbing new lead.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: The Widow on the Hill
2016-03-07

When the owner of a 345-acre hilltop estate dies suspiciously, the eyes of Orange County, Virginia, turn to his pretty second wife – once the hospice nurse for his late first wife. Is she guilty of killing the man she'd comforted?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: A Crime of Shadows
2016-03-14

Katie Tarbox, a 14-year-old, and Michele Deery, an undercover cop, share a mission: to expose dark secrets about sexual online predators. How far will they go to find out if their online playmates are real or just playing a twisted game of seduction?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Angel of Death
2016-03-21

Detectives uncover a national underground organization that gives members specific instructions on how to arrange “death events” without being detected. How many will die before they expose the truth?

Runtime: 43 min
Season 3 (2017)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Fugitive Son
2017-01-23

A star athlete from a wealthy family brutally rapes several teenage girls and threatens to kill them if they tell anyone. An international manhunt ensues, and he eludes capture by the FBI and Interpol. Will he honor his death threats?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Murder on the Sunset Strip
2017-01-30

In 1980, a serial killer abducts women from downtown Los Angles and dumps their bodies in bizarre places. When an unidentified caller telephones police, they must decipher fact from fiction as the woman confesses to a bizarre series of events.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Murder at the Drama Club
2017-02-06

Deep in Louisiana bayou country, a man is found brutally murdered in a nightclub. A handwritten note soaked in the victim's blood reads: "You gave me AIDS." Police have more questions than answers. Was it a hate crime? Will the killer strike again?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Seeds of Doubt
2017-02-13

After a serial killer known as the Stocking Strangler is sentenced to death in Georgia, Vanity Fair writer David Rose uncovers shocking facts about the case and races to stop the execution.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Grounds for Murder
2017-02-20

Two women disappear from a college town, and panic pervades the community after their bodies are found; the victims' families galvanize the public to help put a killer behind bars.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Nightmares on Main Street
2017-02-27

In Austin, Texas, detectives uncover a day care abuse scandal that horrifies the community, and women from across the country come forward with chilling tales of ritual abuse.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Henry Lee Lucas: Dead Reckoning
2017-03-06

A Texas drifter is sentenced to death after confessing to hundreds of brutal murders, but some investigators continue to wonder if they have the real killer behind bars.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Bikram Feels the Heat
2017-03-13

Bikram Yoga is considered the world's most popular yoga yet several women claim its founder, Bikram Choudhury, sexually harassed and even assaulted them. How did this man allegedly go from healer to sexual predator?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Locked Up Next Door
2017-03-20

Behind closed doors, untold numbers of young women across the country are being held captive. They are pawns in the Sex Trafficking industry. Once drafted into this modern day slave trade, are these women lost forever or can justice set them free?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: St. George's Hidden Dragons
2017-03-27

An elite private school is under fire for decades-old allegations of sexual abuse of students by staff members. How high will the number of victims and perpetrators climb? And how deep did the cover-up go?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: Dylann Roof's Radical White Rage
2017-04-03

White rage drives a young man to murder nine black churchgoers in Charleston in 2015, and fuels a vicious bomb plot to kill Muslim refugees in Kansas. Authorities want to know where it will end.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Natalee Holloway: Lost in Paradise
2017-04-10

The daughter of a Peruvian political candidate disappears after a night out in Lima, Peru. The man she was last seen alive with is linked to the disappearance of young American woman 3,000 miles away. What nefarious scheme is the man a part of?

Runtime: 43 min
Season 4 (2018)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Shadows on the Lawn
2018-02-05

When a woman hears from a man who assaulted her in college, she's determined to bring him to justice; 30 years later, a student at the same university speaks about a strikingly similar encounter, leading investigators to uncover a shocking truth.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: The Boy Who Cried Author
2018-02-12

Young, cult author J.T. LeRoy’s meteoric rise to literary stardom is truly remarkable. But it seems like the more books he sells, the more bizarre his behavior becomes. Is it too much fame too soon, or is something happening behind the scenes?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Was Bambi Framed?
2018-02-19

Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, former Playboy bunny and Milwaukee police officer, said she was framed by her colleagues after being convicted of murder.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: The Secret of the Summer Wind
2018-02-26

After a governor's aide vanishes without a trace, an investigation is launched exposing the dark secrets of one of the most powerful men in the state.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Intimations of Murder
2018-03-05

After a young woman disappears in New York, her family becomes convinced she's been murdered; investigators dedicate themselves to finding out what really happened to the missing woman.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Scientology's Vanished Queen
2018-03-12

She is the first lady of Scientology. She is the wife of the Church’s leader. And after Shelly Miscavige disappears from public view, the public and some of the Church’s former insiders want to know – what happened to Scientology’s vanished queen?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Murder Most Obsessive
2018-03-18

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Sins of the Mother
2018-03-26

After a wealthy socialite goes missing, police wonder if two of the most wanted con artists are behind her disappearance.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: The Disco Inferno
2018-04-02

The dark and violent past of Chris Paciello, a nightclub owner in South Beach who was adored by celebrities like Madonna and Sofia Vergara.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: An Inconvenient Murder
2018-04-16

A woman becomes entangled with a brooding leading man in Hollywood and with the son of a world-famous actor, then she's found shot to death, prompting investigators to ask if one of them was capable of killing her in cold blood.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 11: Silicon Valley Murder Mystery
2018-04-23

Emerging from the shadows of the dark net, a kingpin will stop at nothing to protect his multi-billion-dollar online empire, Silk Road.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: Love and Obsession
2018-04-30

A New York socialite is terrorized by a sadistic stalker who threatens to kidnap her daughter; she is left asking about his identity, his motives and his willingness to carry out his threats.

Runtime: 43 min

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