BEHIND THE EPISODES

Kathy Augustine was a star on the Nevada political scene and when her husband, Charles, dies of a stroke, Kathy finds herself charmed by his critical care nurse Chaz Higgs, who dries the widow’s tears. Chaz and Kathy get married exactly three weeks after her husband’s death. Three years later, Kathy would be dead.

Amanda Canales finds herself charmed by the persistent, yet level-headed, Kevin Lewis when she meets him in 2007. Amanda’s family welcomes Kevin with open arms and when the couple marries two years later, everyone believes this is a love meant to last. Well, almost everyone, because, Amanda’s sister, Alisha, has serious doubts about her brother-in-law and when Kevin’s true nature is revealed, the revelation will lead to murder.

Actor Merlin Santana first gained fame playing Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend, Stanley, on The Cosby Show. His star would continue to rise with roles on other popular shows throughout the nineties, including NYPD Blue, and his signature role on The Steve Harvey Show. However, when Merlin crosses paths with Monique King, it will set off a horrific chain of events that will end in a deadly hail of gunfire.

Stephanie Lazarus was a smart and ambitious officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, having joined the LAPD at a time when few women were on the force. She continually moves up the ranks to become a respected detective, even being appointed to the high-profile art theft unit. However, Stephanie’s got a secret, one involving an ex-lover, his murdered wife, and a little thing called DNA.

Despite a thirty-year age difference and only knowing each other for a whopping thirteen days, restaurateur Doug Benefield and ballerina Ashley Byers fell deeply in love and tied the knot. The marriage gets off to a great start, but, predictably, things rapidly start going south for the couple when there are accusations of domestic violence, torture and even attempted murder. And in the blink of an eye attempted murder becomes the real thing.

Arnold and Tammi Cuyler's marriage comes to an end when she learns he's having an affair with her cousin, Chastity West. Then, a brutal home invasion changes their lives forever.

When David Birnie and Catherine Harrison meet as children, they are drawn together by their mutually chaotic and dysfunctional home lives. However, when the pair reunite as adults, their passion for murder would result in them being dubbed as the Most Violent Couple in Australia’s history.

NBA player Lorenzen Wright was a beloved hometown hero to basketball fans in Memphis. Lorenzen and his wife, Sherra, seem to be living the dream, both of them taking full advantage of his multimillion dollar paychecks. However, over time, the marriage would collapse under the weight of dual infidelities and financial chaos. And when Lorenzen's bullet-riddled body is later found in a swampy Tennessee field, everyone is horrified by why he was murdered.

Jane Andrews has clawed her way out of a grim, poverty-stricken childhood and troubled adolescence and into becoming a stylist for Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York. And when she meets the handsome, charismatic, and wealthy Tom Cressman, Jane believes she has met her own Prince Charming and desperately wishes for him to make her his Princess. However, instead of happily ever after, Jane and Tom are headed for murder.

In January of 1982, Australian rugby star, Chris Dawson, told friends and family that his wife and mother of his two daughters, Lyn, had gone away for a few days because she needed some time to herself. It would take forty years and a popular true crime podcast for Lyn to finally get justice.

When actress Dominique Dunne is strangled and killed by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, justice will be hard to come by.

Actress Dominique Dunne was poised for Hollywood stardom after starring in Poltergeist. Until her life was tragically cut short.

TikTok star, Ali Abulaban and his wife Ana’s marriage has gone from happy to intolerable, forcing Ana to walk away. But Ali won't let go.

TikTok sensation, Ali Abulaban and his wife Ana, appear to have the perfect relationship. Except his insane jealousy threatens to ruin them.

NFL Player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins are thrilled when their daughter is born. However, their happiness won't last.

When Regina Hartwell meets Kim LeBlanc at a bar one night, she is convinced the beautiful college freshman is her soulmate.

In Machesney Park, Illinois, a worried Todd Smith calls 911 to report that he’s been unable to get in touch with his wife.

The city of Baltimore was stunned by the brutal murder of Jacquelyn Smith. But something about the story doesn't add up.

Giselle Esteban and Michelle Le were the best of friends ... until murder got in between them...

Lauren McCluskey was a standout track star at the University of Utah who was kind, smart and inexperienced with men. That all changed when she met a handsome, charismatic, and older part-time computer science student, who wooed her with an old-fashioned romance. It’s not long though before this seeming too-good-to be true guy is revealed to be not only a master manipulator, but a cold-blooded killer.