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.

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?

Carol-Ann and James Sharp seem like a match made in heaven, but behind the veneer of happiness hides a monster in plain sight.

A trucker meets a beautiful woman and the couple is instantly smitten. But behind the perfect facade, lies and deceit begin to surface. The unthinkable happens when one of them goes missing just days before Thanksgiving.

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.

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

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.

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.

A happy couple settles in an upscale community of hobbyist pilots. But behind the smiles is a dark secret that thrives on manipulation and control. And when it emerges, a precious life will be viciously snuffed out.

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.

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.

Six months after Amanda and John Grazioli marry, a 911 call will bring police to a crime scene and a shocking discovery that unmasks a web of lies and the double life of a cold-hearted killer.