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Very Scary People

TV·2019–present·Investigation Discovery·Crime·1h 7m·6.3

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Host Donnie Wahlberg looks at some of the most-frightening killers in history, retracing their backgrounds, psychology, motives and how they were eventually caught.

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Donnie WahlbergDonnie WahlbergSelf - Host

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