The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood

Michael Connelly takes viewers on a wild journey into the twisted story of the massacre at Wonderland Avenue on July 1, 1981 – one of Hollywood's most famous murder cases that has fascinated people for more than 40 years.

Documentary

Crime

The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood

Documentary

Crime

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First Aired on: Sep 08, 2024
Popularity: 4.2705: 4 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: The Intellectual Property Corporation (US)Miziker EntertainmentHieronymus Pictures (US)One Traveler (US)
Status: Returning Series: In Production

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

Miniseries

Aired 10 months ago

4 Episodes

Episode 1The Heat of a Cold Case51 min
Crime novelist Michael Connelly revisits one of the most famous murder cases in the history of Los Angeles, the 1981 massacre at Wonderland Avenue, which involved a colorful cast of characters, including a legendary porn star and a drug kingpin.
Episode 2The Man Who Knew Too Much50 min
The last known surviving witness in the case, Scott Thorson, shares what he overheard the night of the murders, as well as the details of his extraordinary life with Liberace, Hollywood elite and the drug underworld of 1980s Los Angeles.
Episode 3Up in Smoke51 min
Scott Thorson tells of building a drug empire in Hollywood in the 1980s while the crack epidemic in Los Angeles explodes, all before being discovered as the missing puzzle piece to the Wonderland case almost a decade after the murders.
Episode 4The Last Man Standing55 min
In 1990, Scott Thorson testifies against the alleged mastermind behind the massacre at Wonderland. The trial doesn't go as planned, and Thorson enters witness protection. What ensues is a stranger-than-fiction series of events… if we believe him.