City of Angels, City of Death

The first homicide detectives working on the mind boggling serial killer cases that manifested in the 1970s in LA should get the Congressional Medal of Honor. These men are true heroes. They solved the cases and caught the bad guys with a note pad and a pencil, teamwork and sheer determination. The 1970s LA was a perfect storm for serial killers. Women finally had freedom in society and a lot of sick men didn't like that fact and set out to punish them in the most brutal and sadistic way possible. Their deficiencies became the mechanism. Society was not sick, they were.

It is fascinating seeing and hearing how the detectives worked, gathered evidence and left no stone unturned. Quick thinking saved the lucky few from being victims. One reviewer said this was a "fun" series to watch which is horrifying. What I especially appreciated in the series was that we were given the information on the cases but not in a sensational way. Victims were blurred and nothing was gratuitously graphic. The recreation of scenes was also well done.

I think women especially are drawn to true crime documentary as a way to gain knowledge to protect ourselves from danger. The contestant on the dating game that got terrible vibes when she met the bachelor she picked on "The Dating Game" who turned out to be a notorious serial killer was so lucky and unbelievably insightful. She listened to her instincts and possibly saved her life. That was chilling.

I grew up in the 1960s and remember well how terrified everyone was during the Boston Strangler's reign of terror. It is reputed that the "hillside strangler" lived for a time in the Boston area during those years. I recommend this series.

Growing up in the 60's and 70's in Los Angeles county, I remember vividly these serial murder cases. Seeing the actual detectives now, I'm impressed by what they did to bring these killers to justice, and the nightmares they endured. This series is a must for true crime buffs, and for anyone who grew up in Southern California.

There was supposedly 20 serial killers active in LA between 1975 & 1985, yet this series wants us to believe that LA was a 100% GREAT Place To Live back then were it not for all these serial killers ??? What an insult to my intelligence !!! There is definitely something wrong with a city itself that has such a concentration of serial killers. These serial killings didn't happen in spite of Los Angeles but because of LA. A truly honest consideration of this topic would've asked : "What is wrong with a city for so much serial killing to happen there in just one decade ???? Sick People are a product of a Sick Society, and LA was apparently a VERY Sick Society back then. THAT was the REAL Story that this series neglected.

You choose a time and a place. Then you conduct an investigation of all the major serial killers that choose that time and that place to do all of their crimes. This is an amazing chronological investigation of L. A. most notorious serial killers.

I avoided watching this initially because I was already so familiar with the different serial killers & crimes that this series covers. I'm happy that I finally took the time to watch because it was a truly intriguing & different take than anything I had ever watched before about the era of the 70's & 80's LA serial killers. They give examples of how a lot of these crimes crossed paths due to the fact that the same police were investigating all of these infamous criminals at the same time. The firsthand accounts from the police are emotional & raw, really giving you a feel for what it was like to investigate all of those coinciding crimes & live through that insanity. Overall it was a great series & I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys true crime.