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I'll keep it short: If you are a fan of the True Crime genre you will probably like this series. It follows "the usual patterns" and executes the documentation and narrative quite well. It is nothing "special" but definitely one of the better shows of this kind I have seen in a while.

Unfortunately a few of the cases have already been documented/discussed in a lot of detail on other shows, but there are quite a few which I have never heard of before.

If you are done watching "The Jinx", "Making a Murderer" and I guess "The Killing Season" and liked those shows you will find some entertainment in this one, too.

Overall i would recommend it, 7/10.

I don't know how to reach the producers, but I would like to suggest a high-profile very cold case that should be investigated by someone. There appears to have been a cover-up of the murder of Valerie Percy back in the 60s. It remains unsolved. Valerie was the daughter of Charles Percy, a prominent US Senator from Illinois. Her twin sister, Sharon, is married to former governor and US Senator of West Virginia, Jay Rockefeller. Valerie was murdered in her bedroom at her parents' home. I think this could be an interesting episode for the TV series on ID Channel. Thanks.

It's a good show. Some of the episodes have no resolution to the crimes depicted, so that can be annoying. Keep someone at the edge of their seat till the very end and then oop no closure! Well that's life sometimes! Overall a very interesting show.

I watch a lot of crime shows, which, may or may not be a good thing so I get to observe the spectrum of what's 'out there' and People Magazine Investigates has probably been one of the best crime shows for a least the last three years (this year being 2021). The show tells stories without the need for dramatic music, over-dramatization or the repetitiveness of other crime shows. The presenters/journalists are thoughtful, well presented and likable. The stories are well covered and thorough in all aspects. Well done.

Marc in particular, presents like he's reading a book to a 5 year old. Overall, toning down the fakie, cheese, over the top story telling, would be nice.

I like the stories though, and will keeping watching, even through the regular cringy narrations.

I don't know if woukd even help, or has been investigated. But if Steve's brother Brian's alibi was confirmed by time via video from surveillance system at his parents' house, the time on video cameras can be manipulated to show he was there at the time said. I saw this done on another ID crime show. I'm not sure if the video timer only was what was supposed to corroborate his alibi or not. Just food for thought.

Please stop using People Magazine team members who have horrible habits of voice fry, valley girl speak and like sounding more nasally than 14 year olds. I had to turn Law & Order espisode off today because of this.. .voice class.

The stories are usually interesting and would be more so if the People staff would just stay behind the cameras and not narrating awkwardly in front of them. It's really bizarre.

The PMI staff are not good announcers and some--Alicia Dennis, have a very irritating voice. One woman keeps point her fingers and moving her hands around while she talks. The guy with the ten day beard has a horrible voice and always looks like he just got out of bed.

Really, none of their staff are any good at narrating this series. Don't know why they have to even be involved.

Could be an interesting series with professional announcers.

What's the point of a show if there is no conclusion? The narrators are annoying too.

Why would a reputable company such as yourselves give a platform to a family to praise him and your commentors to praise that he was just trying to live an American Success Story when the life he made for himself was off the backs of good Americans and Immigrants trying to make it in this country. He had the means to retire here working for the cartels and being an agent to help entertain cartel family members in this country being paid very well all that time with drug profits that has been a battle in this country for decades? A Veteran of the Armed Forces for 23 years, sincerely.

This is just recycling other true crime tv episodes. Exact programs and they throw in a new commentary. So disappointing.

Narrators are horrible and quit recycling crimes. Saw the first few episodes poorly done and unwatchable! Episodes are overly drawn out and many have no outcome and are unresolved. Also telling us who committed the crime at the beginning takes away from any mystery. Terrible show!

Narrators are horrible and quit recycling crimes. Saw the first few episodes poorly done and unwatchable! Episodes are overly drawn out and many have no outcome and are unresolved. Also telling us who committed the crime at the beginning takes away from any mystery. Terrible show!

Narrators are horrible and quit recycling crimes. Saw the first few episodes poorly done and unwatchable! Episodes are overly drawn out and many have no outcome and are unresolved. Also telling us who committed the crime at the beginning takes away from any mystery. Terrible show!

I do not like this show as after four hours of watching ..... there are no answers. No killer caught. No resolution. Just an endless stream of unanswered questions. I do hope it helps the killers get caught but I am left frustrated by the unknown. I was disappointed because I did not know in advance that the cases were unsolved. Consider changing the name to Unsolved Investigations or People Investigates unsolved Cases. We finally erased all we had recorded. My husband was not pleased.

My hope is that these old unsolved cases may have a chance at being finally resolved if people watch and bring new information forward.

The stories are rehashed & many don't have a conclusion. After years of watching I realized most of the crimes are unsolved. Which may be useful in catching the suspect eventually. But it makes me feel like I wasted an hour of my time. Also I can't stand the way the show is narrated by a "People reporters" writers, or whatever they're supposed to be. The set up is weird & they stare into the camera alone then talk to the audience like they're to toddlers. It's bizarre & cringe. It always gets on my nerves. So I deleted the DVR recordings & won't watch anymore. Maybe they think this format sets them apart. But I see from other reviews that I'm not alone in my aggravation..

People Magazine Investigates is another true crime show. Typically interesting cases are covered in an (almost) professional way. A phenomenon you see in many likewise series is the need to fill an hour of airtime, repeating the same thing over and over. I do not get that idea from this series, basically everything is covered appropriately and not to much is repeated.

Although many of the cases are covered in other true crime series, this can be said for all shows. (Duh)

People Magazine narrators are terrible however, not sincere, pedantic, like reading a book to children. It is acting of a terrible level, annoying and clearly an ill conveiced attempt to stand out.

I watch these kind of shows to help to prevent myself from ever being a victim of a violent crime. The show is okay, but the narrators are not so good. They mispronounced many names of victims and perpetrators. The family members tell interesting stories, but the staff speak as though the audience is a child. They also add a lot of speculation. The family does this as well, but the staff should stick to the facts. Every crime show repeats the same information over and over with this show continuing the tradition of repeating everything. I will watch the entire series and will continue to roll my eyes at the staff.

U can't have an American investigator..? Hire ppl here in the US, I know many friends hate this guy... Plzz hire an American speaking person.. We as Americans are sick of these British ppl coming here, they have their home, hire Americans.. Plzzzzz Thx.

My God, season 6 isn't listed here but yuck, I need a shower after S6 E2- what a gross family with grotesque behaviors; this mother is just disgusting, the husband's family, the children, they're all absolutely abhorrent. This is what we're reduced to for programming? They're all still making excuses for incredibly horrible behavior, blaming everyone else for their issues, and the mother moving in with the daughter is SO predictable and ridiculous.

They all deserve each other and I'm not shocked in the least that they're all still dealing with the past issues, and Priscilla is the worst of them all. She apologizes and then placed a big BUT there and completely eradicated anything resembling an apology.

Stop feeding into this perversion- I'll never watch it again.

There are much better series to watch such as Dateline and 20/20; People Magazine Investigates it's not of the same caliber.

Just to give an example: in S7 E12 there's an editor with a speech impediment so painful that he can hardly talk. Why is he made to narrate?! It's not like he's an expert, or a witness; literally anyone else would have done a better job.

The ineptitude of the police is glaring. Despite having a decent photo,accurate witnesses, and even the DNA of the perpetrator, it took them 13 years to catch him, and then only because someone gave them the name of the person!

The police repeatedly blamed the DNA technology not being advanced enough, the fingerprints not clear enough, while ignoring the person who came forward to tell the name of the perpetrator. Police did a lousy job in this particular case, and in most other cases as well. And it's not just the police; like in any other work area, the majority of workers are incompetent, unmotivated, or lazy; that's a FACT.

Anyway, this series it's not well done: the episodes are too long, the material repetitive, and the "experts" annoyingly knowledgeable in hindsight.

I'll go back to watching Dateline and 20/20.

The show is okay- there are so many other more authentic alternatives available in crime and investigative shows. They are also usually behind other shows when it comes to be current. I was hoping there was a way to reach a producer and ask that they get rid of the fake and awkward narratives of staff during the show. I did watch a recent show where one of the narrations was actually more natural, but the other host was that typical "scripted" and annoying narrative. It would be great if they would adjust to what is current including the way they present a show. Get rid of the canned and prescripted format. It is annoying.

This case in particular really bothers me, i felt as if people magazine was trying to build a case fore a murderer. He was convicted of this crime for many pieces of evidence that this show doesn't even mention. They try to make Macdonald sound innocent and that is not the case. If you're going to do a crime show at least stay unbiased and state all the facts! I have been watching true crime for years, and i think it's abhorrent that this show undermines the victims and their justice by ommiting information and victimizing the true murderer, Jeffrey Macdonald. We are not here to retry the cases, Tell the truth like the fact that the only blood evidence in the home was from the victims and the murderer, and no evidence was ever found that any other person let alone 4 were in that tiny space. Also the CID did not find him innocent, they simply said there wasn't enough evidence at that time to convict! Please do better!!!