Children of the Snow
Children of the Snow explores the unsolved and baffling kidnapping, captivity, and murder of four young people in the suburbs of Detroit 40 years ago. The case, dubbed the Oakland County Child Killer, sparked the biggest manhunt in US history, ushering in a wave of fear we came to know as 'stranger danger'.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Investigation Discovery
- Documentary
Children of the Snow explores the unsolved and baffling kidnapping, captivity, and murder of four young people in the suburbs of Detroit 40 years ago. The case, dubbed the Oakland County Child Killer, sparked the biggest manhunt in US history, ushering in a wave of fear we came to know as 'stranger danger'.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
The Darkest Winter
Mon, Feb 18, 2019 85 mins
In 1976, the first of four children is abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. After more than 30 years the families of the four murdered children and Detroiters like J. Reuben Appelman are determined to find the Oakland County Child Killer.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Mon, Feb 18, 2019 85 mins
Decades after four children were murdered, Detroit Detective Cory Williams takes up the hunt for the Oakland County Child Killer, and a survivor revisits the pornography mill on North Fox Island.
Episode 3
Uncovered
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Frustrated by decades of police silence, one victim's family puts the case back on the front page. Detective Williams gets a big break in the Oakland County Child Killer. New technology reveals new leads from old evidence.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Detectives follow new leads from old evidence. Frustrated families hope new science and old-fashioned genealogy will finally reveal who killed the four children of the snow.
