Homicidal cousins and the Hillside Stranglers case: A trial that nearly did not happen

Back in the late '70s, LA was gripped by fear as the Hillside Stranglers—cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono—terrorized the city with a string of brutal murders. Police scrambled to piece together the evidence, but the case took a bizarre turn when Bianchi, after being caught, tried to fake multiple personality disorder to dodge responsibility. The trial almost didn’t happen because of his antics, but justice ultimately prevailed.