The Friday the 13th Murders

Explores real killings that unfold on or around the infamous date, revealing how Friday the 13th transforms from superstition into a real-life horror story.

The Friday the 13th Murders (2025) is an American true crime documentary miniseries created by Sam Evenson and Tracy Johnson Evans for Investigation Discovery. Across six episodes of roughly forty-one minutes each, it follows real killings that unfold on or around the infamous date, using reenactment alongside testimony from people who lived through the cases. Interviews with a sheriff from Carson County, a former girlfriend of a suspect named Kenneth Glenn Milner, a principal and his wife, and other locals form the spine of each story, with archive footage of the victims and the accused woven through. The engine of each episode is the slow reconstruction of who did what and why, set against the unease of a community that has begun to see the calendar itself as a warning. Rather than a single through line, the series works as a sequence of self-contained case files, each framed by the same ominous date. The tone is grim, measured and atmospheric, leaning on the folklore of bad luck to make real violence feel like a legend come true. Fans of The Keepers, Making a Murderer and The Jinx will find the same blend of investigative patience, testimony and unsettling true crime dread that defines the format.

• The Keeperstrue crime docuseries, real killings dramatized with reenactment and interviews
• Making a Murderertrue crime docuseries structure, real murder cases revisited with investigators and family members
• The Jinxinvestigative true crime format, case-based murder investigation told through real witnesses

Created by

Sam Evenson, Tracy Johnson Evans

Release Date

2025-10-01

Episode runtime

41 min

Rating

6.3 / 10 (16)

What is The Friday the 13th Murders about?

Six true crime episodes trace real killings that fall on or around Friday the 13th, turning a superstition into a real-life horror story.

What is The Friday the 13th Murders like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Friday the 13th Murders as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Friday the 13th Murders violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Friday the 13th Murders as graphic.

Which shows are like The Friday the 13th Murders?

Shows with a similar feel include The Keepers, Making a Murderer, and The Jinx.

How long is The Friday the 13th Murders?

The Friday the 13th Murders: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is The Friday the 13th Murders still running?

No, The Friday the 13th Murders has ended.

Where can I watch The Friday the 13th Murders?

In United States, The Friday the 13th Murders streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Investigation Discovery, HBO Max, Discovery +.