Crime novelist Michael Connelly revisits the infamous 1981 Wonderland Avenue massacre in Los Angeles, a case that gripped the city and involved a cast of colourful characters. Airing on MGM+ on Sunday, September 8, 2024, the four-part documentary series examines the gruesome quadruple murder that shocked Hollywood.
Based on a podcast series by best-selling author Michael Connelly, a former crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, the show investigates the murders that took place on July 1, 1981. The case involved a web of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, with connections to famous names such as porn star John Holmes, Liberace, and his boyfriend, Scott Thorson.
Connelly pieces together the puzzle of that fateful day, interviewing original detectives, prosecutors, undercover cops, and Thorson himself, digging into the dark underbelly of Hollywood and the secrets it holds.
The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History of Hollywood: The Heat of a Cold Case airs on Sunday, September 8, 2024, on MGM+.
