The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade

When Long Island newlywed Lisa Solomon disappears on Christmas Eve, family and friends search for her tirelessly; investigators wonder whether she left her husband of two months in the middle of the night or was the victim of foul play.

In Libertyville, Ill., a wealthy couple is shot dead while in bed; shocked townspeople ask whether they fell victim to a robbery or to dark secrets harbored by a family member.

In Wylie, Texas, young teacher Betty Gore is hacked to death on Friday the 13th, causing investigators to wonder whether a copycat killer is trying to create his own real-life "slasher" film.

Young actress Rebecca Schaeffer is gunned down in her doorway in Hollywood, Calif.; detectives investigate, wondering if there's a copycat killer in their midst.

Thirty-one-year-old violinist Helen Mintiks goes missing during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, then her naked corpse is discovered in an air shaft at the opera house.

In Biloxi, Miss., Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, a city councilwoman, are shot to death in their home; the murdered couple's oldest daughter sets out on a 10-year quest to find her parents' killer.

When 24-year-old Diane Delia is found dead in the Hudson River, detectives are surprised to realize she was once a man; an investigation leads police to New York's disco and gay club scenes, and a dramatic love triangle that could expose the killer.

Vaudeville producer Roy Radin's bullet-riddled body is found in a canyon in 1983; police attempt to determine if he was the victim of a vicious drug cartel or a movie deal gone wrong.

When 13-year-old Sarah Rairdon vanishes from an isolated road in tiny Underwood, Minn., the entire town launches an exhaustive search; the discovery of her body leads to terrifying fears of child abductions and reveals a tragic secret.

A charismatic Hare Krishna follower disappears, then another member is shot dead, leading police to untangle a twisted web of murder and betrayal.