Best Episodes of American Monster

Outside Los Angeles, sword collector Neal Williams is the house-husband while his wife Manling keeps the family afloat. It's a tough but happy life, as their home videos attest. Until Manling returns home to find her family slaughtered— at sword point.

Growing up outside Chicago, the Simonian sisters are thick as thieves, even after they leave the nest to start new lives of their own. Then, when the youngest sets off to pursue her master's degree, a horrific crime tears the whole family apart.

A gruesome axe murder leaves a digital trail that unveils a heinous plot.

There's nothing Brian and Cheri Hartman won't do for their only child, Scott, including helping to raise his kids after a divorce; Cheri and Brian dote on their grandbabies, and the close-knit family thrives until a betrayal changes everything.

A fun-loving couple cultivates close relationships with their grown daughters, then the mother is bludgeoned to death in her home; no one suspects that the unthinkable could be true, but video doesn't lie, unlike guilty people

The close bond between cousins Mark Corona and Paul Stoeppler is quickly severed when one of them is murdered in cold blood; never-before-seen home movie video and shocking CCTV reveals what happened.

On any street, behind any smile, lurks an American Monster. Never-before-seen-video footage looks straight into the eyes of a killer, hidden in plain sight. Mom next door; dad across the street; the kid who never broke the rules. Anyone can be a MONSTER.

Rebecca and Ken Pierce film themselves raising their four kids in idyllic rural Oklahoma. But the family is haunted by a specter of addiction and violence across generations that will leave two of them brutally murdered, and the family destroyed.

A monster in Ohio drowns out their victim's desperate pleas for help.

Coming home from church, a preacher finds his wife stabbed and beaten, the apparent victim of a home invasion; the preacher's alibi is rock solid, and his son's alibis are sound as well; however, several details don't add up, leading to the truth.

Control trumps love in a marriage that ends inside a watery grave.

In Pennsylvania, Kevin and Joanne Dowling like to capture their kids' milestones on videotape in their modest suburban home. But when a woman in a nearby town is gunned down - and Kevin is accused of murder - his fate hangs on that same home video camera.

After three divorces between them, Roberta and Ken Samard seem to have finally found a marriage that can go the distance. Fifteen years on, they appear to be living their dream life in Oregon -- until an early morning call to 911 exposes the ugly truth.

When a devastating fire at the Kohnle family home leaves a family member dead, it appears to be an accident. But as the evidence mounts up it's the testimony of two young kids who lead the police to decipher if it was an accident, suicide or murder.

The Futos are a close-knit family of five who film their lives over many decades; four of them are found brutally murdered and the slayings uncover a terrible secret.

At a family-run construction company, brothers and cousins work hard together—and play even harder. But when one of them vanishes, no one has answers. The mystery of his disappearance, and the salacious betrayal behind it, isn't solved for 20 years.

A typical American family isn't exactly what it seems. In public, Max and Janeene Jones appear to have the perfect marriage, but behind this happy image lies hidden truths. 20 years later, an undercover police investigation reveals an unexpected killer.

A charismatic woman's turbulent romance slides a deadly downward spiral.

Gil Dossett and his family live an idyllic existence until an accident changes everything.

A home invasion in California leaves a family shattered and detectives scrambling for answers. As investigators hunt down the perps over several years, they join the dots to outline an evil plot born from greed and a need for total control.

The collapse of a business triggers a brutal murder in a secret basement.

Brian and Randi Trimble are in the throes of newly married life. But when Brian meets the fun-loving Blaine Norris at work, their friendship over Blaine's low-budget horror film takes a dark turn. It isn't long before three becomes a crowd...

The daughter of one of America's most notorious killers gives an exclusive interview, taking us on a journey into the eyes of a cold-blooded monster. Never-before-seen footage reveals the devastating double life of a murderer and his horrific crimes.

In the summer of 2014, a peaceful community in Hartford, WI is shaken to its core when a local teenager is found dead...the victim of a brutal murder, and the second victim in two days. The community must now come to terms that a killer lives among them.

A monster stalks the summer streets of Phoenix in 2005. With never-before-seen footage, we get a glimpse into the killer's life and how he's able to hide in plain sight. Can police catch him before he strikes again?

When a good-looking, successful businessman meets an aspiring actress, she appears to be the perfect match. But the honeymoon doesn't last long. The relationship takes a turn...a deadly turn.

In rural Ohio, an intruder brutally guns down Jack and Linda Myers in their sleep. The only witness is their sleepy 4-year-old grandson. But their extensive home movies—aired here for the first time—may have captured a monster lurking in their midst.

The Yates family moves to Spokane, WA only to find it besieged by a serial killer who's targeting young women and confounding the police. Now, the family's never-before-aired home videos provide a chilling look of one of America's most notorious killers.

When Frank Hilley is struck down by a mysterious sickness, the entire town of Anniston, AL grieves. But when his daughter also falls seriously ill, the family becomes suspicious. Vintage home movies trace a shocking tale of murder—revealing a monster.

The Snyders are thrilled when their 34-year-old son Mike finally starts a family with his sweetheart—as seen in these home videos. But after being diagnosed with a terrible illness, Mike vanishes. Only years later does his horrific fate comes to light.

After a taping of their local-access TV show in rural Vermont, Chrissy and Charlie Billis have a terrible accident, smashing their car into a tree. Only one survives. But tapes from the couple's TV show suggest a sinister tale behind what really happened.

In Colorado, second-time spouses Harold and Toni Henthorn seem to dote on their young daughter and each other, until their idyllic life is shattered by a deadly hiking accident. Their happy home videos conceal a deadly predator who nearly escaped justice.

After moving to a remote town in Colorado, Ron and Cynthia Phillips and their four children try to adjust. But their never-aired home videos mask darker impulses within their family - ones that would lead to a complex web of deceit, infidelity and murder.

Family and faith have always been important to Richard Beasley, as these home videos show. Which is why it's so scary when one day—the Ohio man vanishes. Especially after police discover that an online monster has been luring local men to their deaths.

In suburban California, an intruder attacks and kills 55-year-old Joan Dawley; as the Dawley family grieves, it falls to LAPD Detective Paul Tippin to crack the case; home movies reveal a shocking tale of deceit.

When Sherri Dally mysteriously vanishes from her Ventura home, her husband Michael and bestfriend Debbie head up a massive search. But someone knows more than they're saying. Never-before-aired home videos trace a tale of sordid secrets and double lives.

In Ogden, Utah, Stephen and Becky Vargas appear to have it all; however, jealousy and control issues abound behind the picture-perfect life seen in their home videos, but no one suspects their marriage will end in murder.

Home movies reveal the fabulous lifestyle of Lanny and Donna Horwitz who are raising their son, Radley, in their Florida mansion; when their lives are upended by a ghastly shooting, everyone in this eccentric family becomes a suspect.

The Laffertys are pillars of the Mormon community, and they are known as an example of wholesome family values, as seen in home videos; however, an evil is lurking that will one day explode into an unholy double homicide

Home videos show U.S. Air Force Sgt. Nathan Paet and his family living a blissfully normal life, then blind greed brings about the destruction of this loving family.