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The Real Murders on Elm Street is a true crime documentary series that explores the horrific crimes that took place across the small towns of the United States. Wes Craven's 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street popularised the street name, making it synonymous with terror.
Coming soon to Investigation Discovery, The Real Murders of Elm Street uncovers the horrifying true crimes that plagued seemingly peaceful neighborhoods across America—turning the infamous Elm Street into a chilling reality. Behind the picturesque facades of these streets, gruesome murders took place, which will be explored in this six-part series.
The show, produced by Grandma’s House Entertainment will premiere on September 9, 2024. The show will be available for streaming on Max.
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The first episode of the series, titled Killer in the Walls, tells the story of convicted killer Daniel LaPlante, a convicted murderer who was given multiple life sentences for the 1987 murders of Priscilla Gustafson and her two children in Townsend, Massachusetts.
What is The Real Murders on Elm Street about?
In the quietest corners of our communities, behind closed doors and beneath the veneer of normalcy, lurk the secrets and darkness that defy understanding. This is where real-life horror unfolds, leaving families shattered and questions unanswered.
The Real Murders on Elm Street is a series of six episodes that leaves a haunting question: How can these seemingly peaceful residential streets descend into horror and tragedy? With each episode, a new murder investigation is unraveled.
The show is part of a trio of true crime series on Investigation Documentary. The first series of the trio titled How (Not) to Get Rid of a Body was released on September 4, 2024. The second part will be The Real Murders on Elm Street, and the third will be Cabin in the Woods. Each series will examine different types of true crime stories.
The Real Murders on Elm Street release date and time
The show will premiere on September 9, 2024, on the Investigation Discovery channel and stream online on Max. Each episode of the documentary series will be released every subsequent Monday till October 14, 2024. The episodes will drop at 9 pm Eastern Time and 8 pm Central Time.
Fans can watch the series on Max with an ad-supported subscription by paying $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. One can also opt for the ad-free subscription available for the price of $16.99 per month or $149.99 per year.
The Real Murders on Elm Street plot
The series premiere episode, Killer in the Walls will open with a case investigation where a husband discovers his wife and two children have been brutally killed. The investigation makes police believe that the culprit is Daniel J. LaPlante, a disturbed teenager they have previously arrested for harassing a family for months.
The plot of the first episode, Killer in the Walls, reads:
When a husband discovers his wife and two children brutally murdered, police begin to suspect the killer is someone they've arrested before; one year prior, a disturbed teenager terrorized a family for months by hiding in a most unlikely place.
The unsettling case enlists fear in a once peaceful community as people search for answers about the senseless crime.
The second episode, titled And We Have Serial Killers, will be released on Monday, September 16, 2024. The episode will examine the story of a house on Elm Street that burned up in flames, but the true horror was revealed when the firefighters found two bodies impaled with swords.
