American Monster

After their beautiful wedding, Amanda and John Grazioli embarked on a fairy tale life. But just six months later a 911 call will bring the police to a crime scene and a shocking discovery that unmasks a web of lies and a cold-hearted killer's double life.

Great-Grandfather Arthur Burney feels lucky to have found love again after divorce. But as his health deteriorates, cracks in the blended family begin to show. Then a tragedy divides the family forever and a plot is exposed.

Katrina Strickland finds out that her ex-husband Mike has moved in with and married her best friend Marie. But it won't be the last scandal to rock the community when one of them is found murdered on their driveway.

Todd and Rachel Winkler's life looks exquisite from the outside, but inside things are falling apart. Seen on video, their happy marriage hides the terrible secrets and mind-games that can only lead to one conclusion... murder.

Cassie Golonin, a fun-loving woman who is enjoying her recent second marriage, suddenly goes missing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the search for her will uncover tragic secrets.

Dr. Jim Kohnle and his wife Teresa appear to have it all -- a successful business, happy children and a large home. But the facade crumbles under mounting debts, leading to a mysterious death that shocks the community.

A troubled marriage sparks tension which results in an unspeakably evil act that will destroy an entire family.

Rebecca Thudin has found her prince charming in dashing architect Larry Fenton. But a shocking, unexplained and cold-blooded killing tears their paradise apart -- and leaves police fearing the culprit might get away with murder.

Doug and Rose quickly strike up a romance and later marry. But behind the perfect facade seen in these exclusive home videos, lies and deceit begin to surface. A no show at Thanksgiving and a box on the roadside lead to a shocking discovery...

Carol-Ann and James Sharp seem like a match made in heaven, but behind the veneer of happiness hides a monster in plain sight. Loved ones close to the couple sit down for the first time on camera to make sense of a murder that none of them saw coming.

The Holton family lives a perfect life, until a shocking murder exposes a dark secret. In a two-hour special, American Monster confronts a terrible choice. If both suspects are your own blood, how do you decide who's a killer?

A seemingly perfect couple's desire for children leads them to adopt a son and a daughter to complete their family. But instead it triggers a dark spiral ending in an unspeakably awful crime.