In the '90s, a deranged killer stalks sex workers in Riverside, Calif., claiming the lives of 13 women. When a would-be victim describes the perp to police, the race is on to catch the murderous john before he strikes again.

Five corpses are found on the Florida hog trails. The investigation stalls until two men narrowly escape the perp's clutches. Years later, eight more bodies are found in nearby woods, leaving police to wonder if it's the same evil killer.

Multiple unidentified bodies are found inside barrels in a New Hampshire forest. Decades later, a murder 3,000 miles away reveals their connection to a serial predator who changes his identity after every violent kill.

From 2001 the bodies of 12 black women start to surface in Missouri and Illinois. As the investigation intensifies the killer start to taunts authorities.

A group of young gay men disappear in Indiana during the 1990s. An amateur detective uncovers clues that leads to identify a merciless offender.