About this season
Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.
Episodes (12)
1. Falling Down
Aired 2 September 2019 • 42 min
Alene and George Jenkins are the perfect couple living a perfect life. Their desire for children leads them to adopt a son and a daughter to complete their family. But it triggers a dark spiral ending in an unspeakable crime.
2. Two Families
Aired 8 September 2019 • 85 min
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?
3. Twice Shy
Aired 15 September 2019 • 42 min
Carol-Ann and James Sharp seem like a match made in heaven, but behind the veneer 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.
4. Life Of The Party
Aired 22 September 2019 • 42 min
Doug and Rose fall in love and get married; however, lies and deceit surface behind their seemingly perfect facade as seen on home videos. Then, a no-show at Thanksgiving and a box on the side of the road lead to a shocking discovery.
5. Looks Can Kill
Aired 29 September 2019 • 42 min
After locking eyes at the gym, Rebecca Thudin has found her prince charming in dashing architect Larry Fenton; they fall in love and get married. But a shocking, unexplained and cold-blooded killing tears their paradise apart -- and leaves police fearing the culprit might get away with murder.
6. In Sickness And In Health
Aired 13 October 2019 • 42 min
When outgoing Beth Spaulding and shy Jason Risenburg meet, it looks like a match made in heaven; however, a series of disasters strike the once-devoted couple, causing tensions to simmer in their marriage.
7. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Aired 13 October 2019 • 42 min
Dr. Jim Kohnle and his wife Teresa appear to have it all -- a successful business, happy children, and a large home. When a devastating fire 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.
8. An Open Relationship
Aired 20 October 2019 • 42 min
Cassie Golonin, a fun-loving woman who is enjoying her recent second marriage, disappears just before New Year's Eve from Fort Smith, AR. When family and friends conduct a search, the discovery of a shallow grave soon leads to the truth.
9. Edge Of Reason
Aired 27 October 2019 • 42 min
Happy couple Todd and Rachel Winkler settle 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.
10. Double Cross
Aired 3 November 2019 • 42 min
Four best friends, two married couples, multiple sordid secrets, and one betrayal that leads to murder; with exclusive interviews and never-before-aired home movie footage.
11. Momma's Girl
Aired 10 November 2019 • 42 min
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.
12. Too Good To Be True
Aired 17 November 2019 • 42 min
After their beautiful wedding, Amanda and John Grazioli embarked on a fairytale 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.