Vanity Fair Confidential

Vanity Fair Confidential
Genre	True crime Documentary
Written by	Mark Mori
Narrated by	Martin Koughan
Composer	Robert Allen Elliott
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producers	Andy Montoya-Montes Shalla Yudelevich
Cinematography	Omar Saleem
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Condé Nast Entertainment
Original release
Network	Investigation Discovery
Release	January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19) – April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)

Vanity Fair Confidential is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery that debuted in 2015.

Synopsis

The series examines different true crime stories that were once across the pages of Vanity Fair Magazine. With the help of the article writers, and the people involved (investigators, family members etc.) they present these stories for the audience.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	12		January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)	April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
2	12		January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)	March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
3	10		January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)	April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
4	4		February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)	April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)

Season 1 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Contributor	Original release date
1	1	The Runaway Doctor	Mark Weinberger	Buzz Bissinger	January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
In 2004, Michelle Kramer husband vanishes during their holiday in Mykonos. Determined to find him, she discovers he is a wanted criminal with a twisted tale of greed, power and malpractice that shook Merrillville, Indiana.
2	2	The Fugitive Heir	Robert Durst	Ned Zeman	January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
Three unsolved crimes are linked to one man.
3	3	Prisoner of Denver	Lisl Auman	Mark Seal	February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
A young woman is entangled in a murder case, which raises more questions than answers. When Hunter S. Thompson hears about her case, he starts a crusade to free her.
4	4	The Lady Vanishes	Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Mimi Swartz	February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)
When the political activist mysteriously disappears from Austin, Texas, she sets off one of the most baffling missing persons cases in American history.
5	5	The Vanishing Woman	Michael Lee Jones	Mark Bowden	February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
A woman is brutally violated in Miami. Private investigator Ken Brennan investigation uncovers other similar attacks in New Orleans and Colorado Springs, and sets off a hunt for a man with dark intentions.
6	6	The Counterfeit Rockefeller	Christophe Rocancourt	Bryan Burrough	February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
After arresting a man for fraud, police from East Hampton, New York find out the man they arrested is a wanted conman.
7	7	Don't Ask Don't Kill	Murder of Barry Winchell	Buzz Bissinger (2)	March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)
A soldier is found bludgeoned to death on a military base. The Army calls it a fight that went too far. But investigators discover a love story gone wrong.
8	8	Alter Ego	John Edward Robinson	David McClintick	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
A seemingly ordinary man had sinister secrets. It took investigators years to uncover all his vicious crimes.
9	9	Mad About the Boys	Lou Pearlman	Bryan Burrough (2)	March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
The impresario behind Backstreet Boys and NSYNC fled the country, as law enforcement officials began an international manhunt for his crimes.
10	10	Legend with a Bullet	Murder of Lana Clarkson	Robert Sam Anson	March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Phil Spector was called the “First Tycoon of Teen”, but in his private life he spiral out of control, resulting in tragedy.
11	11	The White House Boys	Florida School for Boys	David Kushner	March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)
When 500 men come forward with stories of horrific beatings and sexual abuse from their childhood, journalists uncovered a disturbing legacy and unimaginable cruelty of a highly regarded reform school.
12	12	Presumed Guilty	Jeanine Nicarico murder case	M. A. Farber	April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
Three men are convicted for the murder of a 10-year-old girl from Naperville, Illinois. However, as new information comes to light, the prosecution case seems more questionable.

Season 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Contributor	Original release date
13	1	Nightmare on Elwood Avenue	Dean Faiello	Bryan Burrough (3)	January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)
In 2003, financial analyst Maria Cruz vanishes from Manhattan, and the last man she saw is also missing. Clues lead police to a Newark, New Jersey home, to reveal a tale of medical fraud and murder.
14	2	Buried Alive	Murder of Brett Bowyer	Buzz Bissinger (3)	January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11)
In 2002, panic blankets Opelika, Alabama as an elderly couple is found brutally murdered. As detectives try to solve the case, another even more unspeakable crime occurs in nearby Phenix City, Alabama.
15	3	The Killing Trail	Violence against LGBTQ people	Buzz Bissinger (4)	January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)
A series of savage and vicious attacks against LGBTQ people rampant across Texas communities spiked by hatred. Note: The episode especially focuses on: Murder of Mollie Olgin in Sinton, Texas, Thanh Nguyen in Dallas, and Nicholas West in Tyler, Texas.
16	4	Code of Dishonor	Sexual assault in the United States military	Clara Bingham	January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
Every year, women in the military endure brutal attacks from their comrades. An organization that ignores violence against women.
17	5	The Perfectly Sinister Mr. Rockefeller	Christian Gerhartsreiter	Mark Seal (2)	February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)
A victim of a grisly murder in San Marino, California is uncovered after decades. The assailant claims to be a member of a prominent family.
18	6	Days of Rage	Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson and Kathy Boudin	Bryan Burrough (4)	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
In the 1970s, violent fringe groups declare war against the USA. But these people are homegrown, graduates of the finest universities.
19	7	Bill Cosby Drugged Me	Bill Cosby sexual assault cases	Beverly Johnson	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)
Five women who claim Bill Cosby assaulted them share their stories.
20	8	Love's Deadly Harness	Susan Cummings	Judy Bachrach	February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)
A billionaire heiress and a revered Argentinian polo player world collide with deadly consequences.
21	9	Death of a Warrior Poet	Murder of Tupac Shakur	Robert Sam Anson (2)	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
Tupac Shakur was a revolutionary poet, and a music industry phenomenon. Gunned down at 25-years-old, his death remains a mystery.
22	10	The Widow on the Hill	Murder of Hamilton Summerville	Michael Shnayerson	March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
When the owner of a hilltop estate dies suspiciously, the eyes of Orange, Virginia turn to his second wife.
23	11	A Crime of Shadows	Online predator	Mark Bowden (2)	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
Katie Tarbox and Michele Deery share a mission: to expose dark secrets about sexual online predators.
24	12	Angel of Death	Final Exit Network	Ron Rosenbaum	March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
Mysterious deaths around the country baffle authorities, all inspired by the philosophy of Jack Kevorkian.

Season 3 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Contributor	Original release date
25	1	The Fugitive Son	Alex Kelly	Jennet Conant	January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
A star athlete from a wealthy family brutally rapes several teenage girls. An international manhunt ensues as he eludes capture by the FBI and Interpol.
26	2	Murder on the Sunset Strip	Carol Bundy and Doug Clark	Mark McNamara	January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
In 1980, a multiple serial killers stalks Los Angeles. When an unidentified caller telephones police, they must decipher fact from fiction as the woman confesses to a bizarre series of events.
27	3	Murder at the Drama Club	Murder of Robert LeCompte	Adam Teicholz	February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
In Houma, Louisiana, a man is found brutally murdered in a nightclub. Police have more questions than answers: Was it a hate crime? Was he the victim of Ronald Dominique? What do the strange clues mean?
28	4	Seeds of Doubt	Carlton Gary	David Rose	February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
A ferocious serial killer is captured in Columbus, Georgia and sentenced to death. However, doubts about his guilt are raised years later.
29	5	Grounds for Murder	Murder of Morgan Dana Harrington	Sarah Ellison	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
A young student is killed in an elite college town. Panic pervades the community when, years later, Hannah Graham is also found murdered.
30	6	Nightmares on Main Street	Oak Hill satanic ritual abuse trial	Leslie Bennetts	February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
A married couple is accused of abusing children in their day care. But are the allegations true?
31	7	Dead Reckoning	Henry Lee Lucas	Ron Rosenbaum (2)	March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
A drifter claims to have committed hundreds of brutal murders. Years later, people start to have doubts about his statements.
32	8	Bikram Feels the Heat	Bikram Choudhury	Benjamin Wallace	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
Bikram Yoga is considered the world's most popular yoga, yet several women claim its founder sexually harassed and assaulted them.
33	9	Locked Up Next Door	Sex trafficking	Mimi Swartz (2)	March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
Behind closed doors, untold numbers of young women across America are being held captive and forced to work in a perilous industry.
34	10	St. George's Hidden Dragons	St. George's School	Benjamin Wallace (2)	March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
An elite New England prep school is under fire for decades-old allegations of sexual abuse of students by staff members.
35	11	Dylan Roof's Radical White Rage	Charleston church shooting	Tina Nguyen	April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03)
A twisted, hateful ideology led a teenager to launch an unprovoked attack against innocent people. At the same time, a similar detestable bomb plot happens in Garden City, Kansas.
36	12	Lost in Paradise	Murder of Natalee Holloway	Bryan Burrough (5)	April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
A young girl disappears while on vacation. Years later, another young woman is murdered in a hotel room. An international manhunt begins to stop a callous criminal.

Season 4 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Case	Contributor	Original release date
37	1	Shadows on the Lawn	A Rape on Campus	Sarah Ellison (2)	February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)
In 1984, a woman is assaulted by her fellow students at the University of Virginia. Thirty years later, another student at the same college speaks about an encounter with striking similarities.
38	2	The Boy Who Cried Author	J.T. LeRoy	Bruce Handy	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
A young author's meteoric rise to fame and fortune isn’t what it seems. Soon, a major literary hoax is exposed to the world.
39	3	Was Bambi Framed?	Laurie Bembenek	Bob Drury and Marnie Inskip	February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19)
Some people say she is a murderer. Others insist she didn’t pull the trigger and is a victim of injustice. Two Vanity Fair writers set out to uncover the truth.
40	4	The Secret of the Summer Wind	Thomas Capano	Jennet Conant (2)	February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)
When Anne Marie Fahey vanishes without a trace, her disappearance sets off an investigation exposing the dark secrets of one of the most powerful men in Wilmington, Delaware.
41	5	Intimations of Murder	Robert Bierenbaum	Lisa DePaulo	March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)
Gail Katz disappears without evidence of foul play. Her family has no doubts that her husband murdered her. However, proving it is challenging for investigators.
42	6	Scientology's Vanished Queen	Disappearance of Shelly Miscavige	Ned Zeman (2)	March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12)
She is the first lady of a controversial religion. However, she vanished from public view. The truth lies in a world of surveillance and secrecy.
43	7	Murder Most Obsessive	Murder of Vicki Morgan	Dominick Dunne	March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
An aspiring actress is bludgeoned to death. After her roommate confesses to the cops, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But rumors start to circulate that she was silenced for secrets she knew.
44	8	Sins of the Mother	Sante Kimes	Suzanne Andrews	March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
She was a charming, skillful deceiver with a diabolical attitude—a criminal mastermind willing to kill to get what she wanted.
45	9	The Disco Inferno	Chris Paciello	Suzanne Andrews (2)	April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)
He was adored by celebrities like Madonna and Sofia Vergara. Yet his world was shattered when his dark and violent past was revealed. Feature: Michele McPhee
46	10	An Inconvenient Murder	Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley	Peter Manso	April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
A woman is entangled with a brooding leading man and the son of a world-famous actor. When she's found shot to death, investigators wonder: did one of the men she loved murder her? Feature: Dennis McDougal
47	11	Silicon Valley Murder Mystery	Ross Ulbricht	Nick Bilton	April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)
From the shadows of the dark web, a dangerous kingpin emerges. Police try to find the man behind the black market website linked to the death of Preston Bridge in Perth. Feature: Andy Greenberg
48	12	Love and Obsession	Joy Silverman	Linda Wolfe	April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)
A socialite is terrorized by a sadistic stalker who threatens to kidnap her daughter. She is left wondering about his identity, his motives, and his willingness to carry out his threats.