BEHIND THE EPISODES

In celebration of the 100th episode of The Dark Side of Love, launched in February of 2021, here's a look back at the ten episodes that have personally been the most memorable and have left a lasting impact on me over the years.

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.

Claudine Longet is a successful French pop singer and actress and the wife of mega singing and television star, Andy Williams. Freewheeling bachelor Spider Sabich is the Golden Boy of skiing, a beloved champion who competed in the 1968 Olympics and lives life to the fullest. When Claudine and Spider meet and fall in love, it's a tempestuous relationship that will end in murder.

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.

Clara Harris thought she had the perfect marriage. However, she's shattered when her husband confesses to an affair. And what Clara does next will shock the world.

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.

Fresh out of a long-term relationship, Dave Kroupa joins an online dating site not looking for love, but for occasional companionship. He's excited to meet smart and easygoing Cari Farver and the two embark a fun, no-strings relationship. But then, after just two weeks of dating, Cari says she wants more. And when Dave turns her down, she launches a stalking campaign against him. However, if you think you know where this story is going next, you’d be dead wrong.

Kaitlin Armstrong was a yoga instructor who had a love of travel and was considered to be a kind and patient person. Moriah Wilson was a rising star in the ultra-competitive world of gravel bike racing. And then, there was Colin Strickland, who had complicated romances with both women. Until one night, when Kaitlin decides to make things deadly simple.

Daddy’s girl Heather Mack thought she’d found her soulmate in aspiring rapper Tommy Schaefer. However, Heather’s mother, Sheila, thinks her daughter can do better and is determined to keep Heather away from this bad influence. And when Sheila whisks Heather away to Bali for a little mother/daughter bonding, she’ll learn too late that Heather will do ANYTHING to get her mother out of the way.

Samuel Johnson and Vanessa Cameron seemed like a great match. However, when Sam walks out, he'll learn the hard way she won't let go.

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

Rachel Wade and Sarah Ludemann will do anything to keep Josh Camacho away from the other girl. Even kill.

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

In the midst of a bitter custody battle with her ex, Grant Hayes, Laura Ackerson disappears...

Laura Ackerson thinks she’s met her soulmate in the form of singer/songwriter, Grant Hayes. However, Grant is far from Prince Charming.

Padraic “Pad” Guffey and Kemberlee Hanson may have come from different worlds, but there was no denying their love connection. While their marriage starts off with love and passion, over time, it descends into bitterness, jealousy and finally, pure, seething hatred. Until finally, it spills over into murder.