EVERY SUNDAY Biography

Meet the trailblazers, trendsetters, and architects of change. It’s the remarkable story of real people who made a real impact, from small towns to around the globe.

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May 31, 2026

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8:00A

Biography

The Babe

He was known as "The Bambino," "The Sultan of Swat," and "The Babe" to millions of baseball fans who loved to see him hit home runs and live the good life.

11:00A

Biography

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

As a child, he was playful and loved music, but he began to change after he saw his cousin commit murder right in front of him. This portrait of Richard Ramirez follows his descent from peeping tom and expert burglar to one-man crime wave. At age 25, Ramirez was arrested for five robberies, 14 burglaries, four counts of sodomy, three acts of forced oral copulation, two kidnappings, three lewd acts on children, six rapes, and 13 murders.

12:00P

Biography

Henry Lee Lucas

In 1983, after he confessed to killing 100 women, Henry Lee Lucas became America's most notorious serial killer. Later, Henry was identified as the killer of record in 214 cases. But did he really commit those crimes? Was Henry a serial killer or a serial liar? To find out, we talk to former Texas Ranger Bob Prince, who describes his work on the Henry Lee Lucas Task Force; reporter Hugh Aynesworth, who broke the story about the validity of Henry's confessions; and former prosecutor Vic Feazell, who blew the whistle on Henry.

1:00P

Biography

Menendez Brothers

The shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez, on August 20th, 1989, had law enforcement officials stumped: who would have killed the wealthy executive and his wife in their posh Beverly Hills mansion?

2:00P

Biography

Andrew Cunanan: Murder on the Run

A profile of the gay "gigolo" who became one of the most wanted killers in America when he left a trail of murder from Minnesota to Illinois and New Jersey before killing fashion icon Gianni Versace in Miami and dying by suicide in 1997. Friends, classmates, and others who knew Cunanan tell us what they knew about the serial killer.

3:00P

Biography

The Butcher of Rostov: Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Chikatilo, a married man, teacher, and member of the Communist party, began a life of serial child abuse and murder in the 1970s. He picked up runaways, sex workers, and children throughout the 1980s, killing and mutilating them in the most horrible ways, all to satisfy himself sexually. After several arrests, he was finally convicted and executed in 1994.

4:00P

Biography

John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight

John Wilkes Booth, "the handsomest man in America," was the epitome of success--a famous stage actor, wildly popular, and wealthy. Yet, in April 1865, when the Confederate South surrendered to the Union North, he felt he was "a man without a country." Our profile chronicles the events that led to "Black Easter"--when Booth put a bullet through Abraham Lincoln's head.

5:00P

Biography

Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death

Who was Jack the Ripper, the infamous murderer who killed seven London sex workers in 1888? Includes the views of crime experts and features graphic photos of the murders. Also offers a new suspect--an American! Former FBI profiler John Douglas explains how the FBI would approach solving the serial killings.

6:00P

Biography

Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber

For almost 20 years, Theodore Kaczynski conducted a campaign of terror across the U.S. by sending homemade bombs from his one-bedroom cabin in Lincoln, Montana.

7:00P

Biography

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

As a child, he was playful and loved music, but he began to change after he saw his cousin commit murder right in front of him. This portrait of Richard Ramirez follows his descent from peeping tom and expert burglar to one-man crime wave. At age 25, Ramirez was arrested for five robberies, 14 burglaries, four counts of sodomy, three acts of forced oral copulation, two kidnappings, three lewd acts on children, six rapes, and 13 murders.

8:00P

Biography

Henry Lee Lucas

In 1983, after he confessed to killing 100 women, Henry Lee Lucas became America's most notorious serial killer. Later, Henry was identified as the killer of record in 214 cases. But did he really commit those crimes? Was Henry a serial killer or a serial liar? To find out, we talk to former Texas Ranger Bob Prince, who describes his work on the Henry Lee Lucas Task Force; reporter Hugh Aynesworth, who broke the story about the validity of Henry's confessions; and former prosecutor Vic Feazell, who blew the whistle on Henry.

9:00P

Biography

Menendez Brothers

The shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez, on August 20th, 1989, had law enforcement officials stumped: who would have killed the wealthy executive and his wife in their posh Beverly Hills mansion?

10:00P

Biography

Andrew Cunanan: Murder on the Run

A profile of the gay "gigolo" who became one of the most wanted killers in America when he left a trail of murder from Minnesota to Illinois and New Jersey before killing fashion icon Gianni Versace in Miami and dying by suicide in 1997. Friends, classmates, and others who knew Cunanan tell us what they knew about the serial killer.

11:00P

Biography

The Butcher of Rostov: Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Chikatilo, a married man, teacher, and member of the Communist party, began a life of serial child abuse and murder in the 1970s. He picked up runaways, sex workers, and children throughout the 1980s, killing and mutilating them in the most horrible ways, all to satisfy himself sexually. After several arrests, he was finally convicted and executed in 1994.

12:00A

Biography

John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight

John Wilkes Booth, "the handsomest man in America," was the epitome of success--a famous stage actor, wildly popular, and wealthy. Yet, in April 1865, when the Confederate South surrendered to the Union North, he felt he was "a man without a country." Our profile chronicles the events that led to "Black Easter"--when Booth put a bullet through Abraham Lincoln's head.

1:00A

Biography

Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death

Who was Jack the Ripper, the infamous murderer who killed seven London sex workers in 1888? Includes the views of crime experts and features graphic photos of the murders. Also offers a new suspect--an American! Former FBI profiler John Douglas explains how the FBI would approach solving the serial killings.

2:00A

Biography

Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber

For almost 20 years, Theodore Kaczynski conducted a campaign of terror across the U.S. by sending homemade bombs from his one-bedroom cabin in Lincoln, Montana.

3:00A

Biography

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker

As a child, he was playful and loved music, but he began to change after he saw his cousin commit murder right in front of him. This portrait of Richard Ramirez follows his descent from peeping tom and expert burglar to one-man crime wave. At age 25, Ramirez was arrested for five robberies, 14 burglaries, four counts of sodomy, three acts of forced oral copulation, two kidnappings, three lewd acts on children, six rapes, and 13 murders.

4:00A

Biography

Henry Lee Lucas

In 1983, after he confessed to killing 100 women, Henry Lee Lucas became America's most notorious serial killer. Later, Henry was identified as the killer of record in 214 cases. But did he really commit those crimes? Was Henry a serial killer or a serial liar? To find out, we talk to former Texas Ranger Bob Prince, who describes his work on the Henry Lee Lucas Task Force; reporter Hugh Aynesworth, who broke the story about the validity of Henry's confessions; and former prosecutor Vic Feazell, who blew the whistle on Henry.

5:00A

Biography

Menendez Brothers

The shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez, on August 20th, 1989, had law enforcement officials stumped: who would have killed the wealthy executive and his wife in their posh Beverly Hills mansion?

6:00A

Biography

Andrew Cunanan: Murder on the Run

A profile of the gay "gigolo" who became one of the most wanted killers in America when he left a trail of murder from Minnesota to Illinois and New Jersey before killing fashion icon Gianni Versace in Miami and dying by suicide in 1997. Friends, classmates, and others who knew Cunanan tell us what they knew about the serial killer.

7:00A

Biography

The Butcher of Rostov: Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Chikatilo, a married man, teacher, and member of the Communist party, began a life of serial child abuse and murder in the 1970s. He picked up runaways, sex workers, and children throughout the 1980s, killing and mutilating them in the most horrible ways, all to satisfy himself sexually. After several arrests, he was finally convicted and executed in 1994.

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