The premiere episode explores Sakey's hometown of Chicago, the city famous for reinventing itself through its checkered history. Viewers will meet America's first - and maybe worst - serial killer, H.H. Holmes; walk in the footsteps of legendary gangster, John Dillinger; and dig into the 1968 DNC riots, when protestors clashed with police in a battle royale broadcast live to the world.
Marcus learns how to pull off a robbery like Great Brinks Robbery, goes undercover to see how mob boss, Whitey Bulger, eluded the FBI, and takes a psychopath test to get inside the head of the Boston Strangler.
Marcus investigates the shocking facts and myths of the infamous Black Dahlia murder, goes deep inside the twisted legend of porn icon John Holmes, and rekindles the fiery saga of the LA riots.
Marcus is on a mission to rediscover the period of Big Apple history that haunts him most—the Manhattan of the late 70s, when the city was going bankrupt, crime was out of control and epic characters strutted a warped stage.
Marcus examines the infamous murder of Harvey Milk, rides along with the San Jose police to uncover the fear and greed which created the Vigilance Committee during the gold rush, and gets inside the mind of the Zodiac killer.
The host visits New Orleans to investigate the case of Marie Delphine LaLaurie, a prominent 19th-century socialite accused of torturing and murdering dozens of her slaves. Also examined: the Danziger Bridge shootings, which resulted in the deaths of two civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the police cover-up that followed; and the story of Mark Essex (1949-73), aka the New Orleans Sniper.
Marcus kicks back in the Florida Keys while diving into the stories of pirate Black Caesar, thief and arsonist Dutchy Melville and drug dealer Bum Farto.
The city of Austin, TX, has the motto "Keep Austin Weird." Marcus discovers that this fits perfectly when he explores 3 crime stories from the city -- the conviction of Celeste Beard, the mass shootings by Charles Whitman and the kidnapping and murder of Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
In Seattle, Marcus learns about Kurt Cobain, investigates the state's deadliest mass murder at the Wah Mee Club and tries to step into the "feet" of the Barefoot Bandit.
Marcus hunts the ghost of Anchorage’s first police chief, tracks down the shocking evidence that brought down a truly dark monster, and shoots a bow to prove that hunting and poaching are two different things in the Alaskan wilderness.