BEHIND THE EPISODES

To their church and the community, Pastor Tracy Burleson and his wife, Paulette, presented themselves as stable, upstanding, God-fearing people. Behind closed doors, their volatile marriage was marred by infidelity, domestic abuse and predatory behavior. And when one of them decides it’s time to put the marriage out of its misery, the other will get a bullet.

In a toast on his wedding day, June 5, 1999, Greg DeVillers told the room filled with friends and family that his new wife, Kristin, was “the most wonderful person I’ve ever met,” and that he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her. On November 6, 2000, a year and a half after that heartfelt declaration, Greg deVillers would be dead. Kristin claimed it was suicide. The state of California said it was murder.

In 1978, pretty Vancouver teenager, Dorothy Hoogstraten was working at a local Dairy Queen, thinking she’d become a secretary once she graduated high school. Within a year, she was in the pages of Playboy Magazine. By April of 1980, she was named Playmate of the Year. By August of that same year, Dorothy would be brutally murdered by the man who promised to love her until death did them part.

Carolyn Warmus was smart, sexy, and determined to get what she wanted at all costs. What she wanted was Paul Solomon. All she had to do was get rid of Mrs. Solomon.

The brutal murder of “Brazil’s Sweetheart,” telenovela star, Daniella Perez, has shocked and saddened the country. People are further stunned when her co-star, Guilherme De Pádua, is arrested for her murder. As secrets and lies about the murder and its motive come to light, Daniella’s mother is determined to uncover the horrible truth about what happened to her daughter.

Daniella Perez is the beloved and talented star of the hottest telenovela in Brazil. “Brazil’s Sweetheart,” as she’s known, is happily married and as 1992 comes to a close, she’s looking forward to exciting projects that will take her career to new heights. But on a dark night in late December, Daniella would end up in the crossfire between two psychopaths who are fueled by a toxic bond brimming with jealousy and lust.

Brynn Hartman, wife of actor and comedian, Phil Hartman, yearned for the Hollywood spotlight. On one fateful spring night in 1998, she finally got her wish.

On the day of his wedding anniversary, Jerry Michael “Mike” Williams went duck hunting and was never seen again. It would take seventeen years before Mike – and the sinister truth about what happened to him – emerged.

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.

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