{"id":110114,"date":"2026-01-09T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=110114"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:04:02","slug":"mgm-unveils-the-hillside-strangler-official-trailer-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/09\/mgm-unveils-the-hillside-strangler-official-trailer-video\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Unveils &#8220;The Hillside Strangler&#8221; Official Trailer [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110120\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hillside-Strangler-20260108.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hillside-Strangler-20260108.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hillside-Strangler-20260108-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>In the late 1970s, Los Angeles was the serial murder capital of the world. <em>The Freeway Killers. 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