American Monster

In suburban California, an intruder brutally attacks and kills Joan Dawley. As the Dawley family grieves, it's up to LAPD detectives to crack the case. Secret home movies uncover a shocking tale of deceit, and a monster lurking behind the scenes.

When Sherri Dally mysteriously vanishes from her Ventura home, her husband Michael and best friend 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. Behind the picture perfect life seen in these rare home videos, jealousy and control issues are abound. But no one thought their marriage would end - in murder.

Never-before-seen home movies reveal the fabulous lifestyle of Lanny and Donna Horwitz raising their only son Radley in their Florida mansion. But 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 known as a flawless example of wholesome family values, as seen in these never-before-aired home videos. But an evil is lurking that - decades later - will explode into an unholy double homicide.

US Air Force sergeant Nathan Paet and his family appear to live a blissfully normal life - as these never-before-aired home videos attest. But blind greed would bring about the destruction of this loving family.

In Oklahoma, Dr. John Hamilton and his wife Susan are the envy of all: successful, respected and very much in love - until a vicious Valentine's Day murder destroys their lives. Never-before-seen home videos shed light on a brutal murder no one saw coming

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.

On the day before he's to start a new job, a father-of-two disappears with no warning. His wife has no idea where he went. His friends hint that he led a secret, sordid life. But it remains a mystery for years - until a tip reveals the jaw-dropping truth.

An obsessive video blogger and mother of five shares every detail of her rollercoaster life with her husband and their children online. But one night, intruders tie her up and kidnap her husband and execute him. It seems someone has been keeping secrets.

Coming home from church, a local preacher finds his wife brutally stabbed and beaten, the apparent victim of a home invasion. His alibi is sound, as are their two grown sons. However, several details just don't add up. The truth shocks everyone.

A fun-loving couple, both business-owners, share a close relationship with their grown daughters. So when the mother is found gruesomely bludgeoned to death in her own home, no one suspects the unthinkable. But unlike guilty people, video doesn't lie.