BEHIND THE EPISODES

Paulette Ross Burleson and Tracy Burleson

Kristin Rossum

Dorothy Stratten

Carolyn Warmus

Actress Daniella Perez

Daniella Perez

Brynn Hartman

Mike and Denise Williams on their wedding day.

Toronto native Lisa Harnum was living out her dreams in Australia. She thought her fairy tale was complete when handsome Simon Gittany came along. She had no idea he was really a nightmare come to life.

 Mark Anthony "Gator" Rogowski was the King of Skateboarding in the 1980s, and his Queen was Brandi McClain, who appeared with Mark in promotional ads and videos. However, when Mark and Brandi's rollercoaster relationship comes skidding to a stop, an enraged Mark exacts a brutal revenge on Brandi's best friend.

Anyone looking at the smiling portraits of Allison and Gerard Baden-Clay and their three adorable daughters, would think they were the perfect, happy family.  Except, what the pictures didn’t show was a sinister and toxic marriage marked by infidelity, extreme cruelty, and finally, murder.

Mark and Jennair Gerardot were a happily married couple, content with their careers, golden retrievers and each other. But then, Mark gets a new career opportunity in another state . . . an opportunity that would ultimately lead to an extramarital affair. And what Jennair did after she learned the truth would shatter their lives forever.

When Tommy Kane's NFL career ended, he drowned his sorrows in cocaine and women, leaving his long-suffering wife, Tammara Shaik, with no choice but to walk away. But Tommy wouldn't let go that easily.

Diane Zamora always thought David Graham only had eyes for her. But when his gaze wandered to another girl, this teenaged couple would go to murderous lengths to prove their undying love.

Wealthy divorcée Anne Scripps was looking for everlasting love. She thought she found it in handsome housepainter Scott Douglas. She was dead wrong.

Ted Ammon was the wealthy, wheeling, dealing prince of Wall Street. Generosa Rand was a fiery, aspiring artist who never shied away from speaking her mind. What started off as a passionate love match disintegrated into a tortuous mess of resentments, paranoia, money, and eventually, murder.

Charles and Carol Stuart were the ultimate 80s power couple with high-flying careers, a beautiful home, and a baby on the way. What could possibly go wrong?

Twenty-eight-year-old pharmaceutical executive, Nailah Franklin and real estate investor Reginal Potts have a meet cute on Chicago street in 2007. However, it's not a serious relationship. And when Nailah learns about Reginald's dangerous past, he decides he has to silence her forever.

For years, all that many Chicagoans ever knew about Shaun Gayle was his eleven seasons with the Chicago Bears. That he was part of that legendary 1985 lineup that won Super Bowl 20. However, when his pregnant girlfriend was shot to death in the fall of 2007, Shaun Gayle’s name was thrust into a swirl of salacious headlines involving sex, obsession, and a sinister murder plot.

How do you solve a problem like Fred Jablin?