The Stocking Mask, part 10: Hidden legacy

Missing police reports, broken trial tapes, accusations of coercion. The troubled legacy of the city's most terrifying crime spree.

The Stocking Mask, part 9: Confession & Trial

The only evidence literally fit in the palm of your hand. Was the plea agreement the best choice prosecutors had?

The Stocking Mask, part 8: Things come together

A psychic makes a bold promise. A boy plays spy. And a citizen CB enthusiast is in the right place at the right time.

The Stocking Mask, part 7: A city holds its breath

The psychic told police details she should not have known about the crimes. She also told them things even she couldn't understand. Would it help or hurt the investigation?

The Stocking Mask, part 6: The special agent arrives

The commonwealth's attorney thinks they arrested the wrong man. 'Forty angry women' storm a city council meeting. And a special agent quietly starts to put the pieces together.

The Stocking Mask, part 5: Crisis point, and a call to a psychic

The investigative team is joined by the Virginia State Police — and a psychic who’s never worked with law enforcement.

The Stocking Mask, part 4: Rewards, racism & rape

Police threaten a reporter. Two Black men identified by victims languish in jail while the rapes continue.

The Stocking Mask, part 3: A city erupts

Five women force the newspaper to act. Police have connected the dots, but not told the public of an ongoing threat. Rapist breaks into more houses.

The Stocking Mask, part 2: Charlie & 'Sugar'

He knew a rapist was roaming the city because his friends were the victims.

The Stocking Mask, part 1: The crime spree and the silence

A Virginia city’s racial inflection point in 1979: White women were the rapist’s victims. Black men were the police department’s target.