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New Special Lady of the Dunes: Hunting a Cape Cod Killer Coming to Oxygen
Including new case details, the two-hour special examines the 50-year quest to identify a murdered woman and her killer, which unexpectedly dovetailed into one man's search for his birth mother.
Oxygen, the home of high-quality, true-crime programming, examines the decades-long investigation of the murder of an unknown woman found in the dunes of Provincetown, Mass. Her vicious killing haunted and stymied even the most seasoned members of the town’s police department, and surprisingly coincided with a man’s pursuit to identify his birth mother.
The two-hour premiere of Lady of the Dunes: Hunting a Cape Cod Killer begins Friday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and concludes Saturday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m.
In 1974, the idyllic and close-knit community of Provincetown was stunned when the body of an unidentified woman was discovered in a remote area of the dunes. Over the next 50 years, investigators worked tirelessly to identify her, relentless in their pursuit of her killer and her name. The twists and turns of the Lady of the Dunes mystery tell the story of a hidden family, a suspect’s violent past, and a detective willing to sacrifice her career for answers.
What to Expect from Lady of the Dunes: Hunting a Cape Cod Killer
- Never-before-aired details about the investigation, including the most extensive allegations about contaminated DNA samples and lost physical evidence from the crime scene.
- First extensive on-camera interviews with Provincetown detectives who worked on the case, including Meredith Lobur, who details her attempts to identify the Lady of the Dunes, the obstacles she said she faced from her own police chief and the personal consequences of her persistent efforts to solve the case.
- New details about how the FBI got involved in the Lady of the Dunes investigation, which led to solving the case.
- The most extensive interviews with the Lady of the Dunes' family members, including a close relative, Richard Hanchett.
The Lady of the Dunes: Hunting a Cape Cod Killer is produced by Left/Right Productions. Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Maija Norris and Steve Yaccino executive produce.
About Oxygen True Crime
Oxygen True Crime is a multiplatform crime destination for women. Oxygen True Crime remains one of the fastest-growing cable entertainment networks with popular original programming, including the flagship Snapped franchise, Cold Justice, Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins, and breakout event specials such as The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre, Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them, and Murdered and Missing in Montana. The network had its best year ever in 2023 in total viewer cable rankings in all day and primetime thanks to one of cable’s most-engaged audiences. Oxygen True Crime’s over-the-air platform recently launched in select U.S. markets. Oxygen True Crime is part of NBCUniversal’s Entertainment portfolio, which includes NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. For more information, visit Oxygen.com.
The Production Company Behind The Lady of the Dunes
Left/Right, an Emmy Award-winning production company, has made hundreds of hours of film and television, including the groundbreaking political series The Circus (Showtime), multiple episodes of the acclaimed investigative series Frontline (PBS), The New York Times Presents documentary films (FX and Hulu), and the award-winning TV adaptation of the popular public radio show This American Life (Showtime). Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver are the co-founders and co-presidents of Left/Right, a North Road Entertainment company.
