Chiefs (Season 1)

Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

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    Part 1 (Episode 1) 8.0

    Writer: Robert W. Lenski

    Air date: 1983-11-13

    Runtime: 70 min

    Overview: The new police chief of the young, thriving 1920's southern city of Delano is confronted with petty theft, Klan activities and, above all, the deaths of a number of young boys which lead him to suspect the doings of a serial killer.

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    Part 2 (Episode 2)

    Writer: Robert W. Lenski

    Air date: 1983-11-15

    Runtime: 70 min

    Overview: The baby-boom years in Delano after World War II see the appointment of an ill-suited veteran as the new Police Chief, resulting in graft, police brutality and racial discrimination, while the crimes of a serial killer remain unsolved.

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    Part 3 (Episode 3)

    Writer: Robert W. Lenski

    Air date: 1983-11-16

    Runtime: 70 min

    Overview: While Kennedy liberalism in the early 1960s offers new challenges and possibilities, the courageous appointment of a new sheriff and the resolution of a decades long hunt for a serial killer bring closure and new hope to Delano.

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