{"id":29674,"date":"2021-11-17T17:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29674"},"modified":"2021-11-17T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:25:12","slug":"from-producers-of-abc-news-20-20-a-new-hulu-original-documents-the-chilling-1970s-80s-era-of-rampant-serial-killers-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/17\/from-producers-of-abc-news-20-20-a-new-hulu-original-documents-the-chilling-1970s-80s-era-of-rampant-serial-killers-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"From Producers of ABC News&#8217; &#8220;20\/20,&#8221; A New Hulu Original Documents the Chilling 1970s-&#8217;80s Era of Rampant Serial Killers in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10865\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hulu-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hulu-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hulu-logo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hulu-logo-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/hulu-logo-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Throughout the 1970s and &#8217;80s, more than 20 serial killers stalked the streets of Los Angeles simultaneously and within miles of each other, murdering and terrorizing citizens &#8211; until the LAPD&#8217;s Robbery-Homicide Division banded together and tracked down the killers. From producers of ABC News&#8217; &#8220;20\/20,&#8221; the new Hulu Original &#8220;<strong><em>City of Angels | City of Death<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; chronicles the group of LAPD detectives and their investigations, from launching stakeouts to tracking and catching some of that era&#8217;s most notorious murderers, including the Freeway Killer, the Hillside Strangler, the Sunset Strip Killer and more. All six, hour-long episodes of &#8220;<em>City of Angels | City of Death<\/em>&#8221; drop on Wednesday, November 24, only on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>City of Angels | City of Death<\/em>&#8221; depicts the chilling details of the gruesome crimes through dramatic recreations and the first-hand accounts of law enforcement as they masterfully juggled multiple serial killer investigations before the introduction of DNA technology and under the pressure of unprecedented media attention. The detectives&#8217; discoveries changed the way authorities catch killers, revolutionizing modern methods. &#8220;<em>City of Angels | City of Death<\/em>&#8221; includes interviews with retired LAPD detectives Tom Lange, Robert Souza, Bob Grogan, Frank Garcia, and Jerry LeFrois; survivors; forensic experts; eyewitnesses, and more.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2357700484\" 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>&#8220;<em>City of Angels | City of Death<\/em>&#8221; is produced for Hulu by ABC News Studios and Highway 41 Productions. For ABC News Studios, David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Colleen Halpin is executive producer. For Highway 41 Productions, Star Price is executive producer and director.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPISODE SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Heart of Darkness&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LAPD detectives must juggle multiple investigations at once as a rash of serial killings terrorized the people of Los Angeles starting in the mid-1970s. Detectives Bob Grogan and Tom Lange hunt for these notorious killers throughout the city, from the Hillside Strangler in the Hollywood Hills to the Skid Row Stabber in the dangerous streets of downtown L.A. At the same time, another mysterious serial killer begins his reign of terror.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2232905403\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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>&#8220;News at Eleven&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hillside Strangler Task Force&#8217;s investigation becomes the focus of a media frenzy as they expand their search for the killer, but detective Bob Grogan has a creeping suspicion that the Hillside Strangler may in fact be two men working together. Meanwhile, detective Tom Lange gets a break in his pursuit of the Skid Row Stabber, who targeted the less fortunate &#8211; the homeless, drug addicts, and alcoholics &#8211; leading to a confrontation in a darkened movie theater. Elsewhere, authorities found an aspiring model slain near a beach, and the LAPD believes it could be the work of another serial killer, adding a new case to the detectives&#8217; docket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mind of a Killer&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A young girl disappears in Huntington Beach, and detectives identify her kidnapper and murderer after his appearance on a popular TV series, which prompts a nationwide search. Meanwhile, detectives arrest a suspect in the Hillside Strangler case in Bellingham, Washington, but they believe the suspect&#8217;s cousin may have been an accomplice in the murders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Gathering Storm&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hillside Strangler case gets even more bizarre. 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