{"id":107380,"date":"2025-11-04T19:23:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107380"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:23:56","slug":"mgm-greenlights-true-crime-docuseries-the-hillside-strangler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/04\/mgm-greenlights-true-crime-docuseries-the-hillside-strangler\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Greenlights True-Crime Docuseries &#8220;The Hillside Strangler&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43311\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mgm-plus-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>MGM+, a premium linear channel and streaming service, today announced it has greenlit <em><strong>The Hillside Strangler<\/strong><\/em>, a new four-part true-crime docuseries that explores the infamous murders that gripped Los Angeles in the late 1970s and the exhaustive investigation that followed. The docuseries will premiere on January 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1970s, Los Angeles was the serial murder capital of the world. <em>The Freeway Killers. The Toolbox Killers. The Dating Game Killer. The Skid Row Slasher<\/em>. But none terrorized this city of millions more than the Hillside Strangler, a phantom who struck without warning, abducting, raping, and murdering a dozen women and girls and leaving their bodies displayed on the hillsides like grim trophies. These crimes sparked the largest manhunt in LA&#8217;s blood-soaked history, led by a relentless homicide detective named Frank Salerno. His dogged pursuit led to the strangler&#8217;s capture and the revelation that these vicious acts were perpetrated by two men, Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1009973630\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the longest criminal trial in U.S. history, both were sentenced to life in prison, and Salerno&#8217;s work became legend. It was the case that defined his career and set him on the path to later bring down the <em>Night Stalker.<\/em> Now, for the first time in over 40 years, Frank Salerno tells his story, revisiting the case that changed him forever. But he isn&#8217;t the only one ready to talk. 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