Very Scary People The Trailside Killer: Part 2 (Season 5, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Crime

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Very Scary People

The Trailside Killer: Part 2 (Season 5, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The Trailside Killer, also known as David Carpenter, is a serial killer particularly famous for stalking and murdering young women on hiking trails near San Francisco.

Director

Brett Kelly

Producer

Linda Zaleskie

Editors

Mike Bulkley (as Michael Bulkley) | Quentin Dunn (as Q Dunn)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 16, 2023

Release date

Apr 16, 2023 (United States)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Donnie Wahlberg Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Saw II (2005)
Joseph Henard Self - Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Det. Joseph Henard) Self - Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Det. Joseph Henard) See fewer	Very Scary People (2019)
Esther Ludlow Self - Host, Once Upon a True Crime Podcast Self - Host, Once Upon a True Crime Podcast See fewer	Once Upon A Crime (2016)
Greg Keraghosian Self - Senior Homepage Editor, SFGATE Self - Senior Homepage Editor, SFGATE See fewer	Very Scary People (2019)
Robert Graysmith Self - Author 'The Sleeping Lady' Self - Author 'The Sleeping Lady' See fewer	Zodiac (2007)
Stoney Brook Self - Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Stoney Brook) Self - Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Stoney Brook) See fewer	Born to Kill? (2005)
Kenneth Fritz Self - Witness (as Ken Fritz) Self - Witness (as Ken Fritz) See fewer	Very Scary People (2019)
Donald Besse Self - Marin County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Lt. Donald Besse) Self - Marin County Sheriff's Department (Ret.) (as Lt. Donald Besse) See fewer	Very Scary People (2019)
Richard T. Wood Self - Federal Probation Officer (Ret.) Self - Federal Probation Officer (Ret.) See fewer	Born to Kill? (2005)
Ken Womack Self - San Jose Police (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Kenn Womack) Self - San Jose Police (Ret.) (as Det. Sgt. Kenn Womack) See fewer	Born to Kill? (2005)
Walt Robinson Self - San Jose Police (Ret.) (as Det. Walt Robinson) Self - San Jose Police (Ret.) (as Det. Walt Robinson) See fewer	Basic Cable (2010)
Elaine Corral Kendall Self - Former TV Anchorwoman, KTVU (as Elaine Kendall) Self - Former TV Anchorwoman, KTVU (as Elaine Kendall) See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Anne Alderson Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
David Carpenter Self - Convicted Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Convicted Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	Untitled David Carpenter Story
Steven Haertle Self - Survivor (archive footage) Self - Survivor (archive footage) See fewer
Ellen Hansen Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Edda Kane Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Cynthia Moreland Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Dion G. Morrow Self - Judge (archive footage) Self - Judge (archive footage) See fewer
Diane O'Connell Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Dan Pingle Self - Heather Scaggs' Boyfriend (archive footage) Self - Heather Scaggs' Boyfriend (archive footage) See fewer
Heather Scaggs Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Mary Scaggs Self - Mother of Heather Scaggs (archive footage) Self - Mother of Heather Scaggs (archive footage) See fewer
Barbara Schwartz Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Richard Stowers Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Finley Frechette Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	How It Really Happened with Jesse L. Martin (2016)