When she meets a handsome mechanic, Frank, Maryann falls hard and soon finds herself living a nightmare, afraid of what Frank might do to her friends and family. But a surprising discovery gives Mary Ann the strength to fight back.

Wendy Mazaros runs away from home at 15 and sets into motion a series of tragic events from which she may never recover. Imprisoned as a sex slave, Wendy risks her life and escapes, only to wind up married to the most notorious hit man in Vegas.

Gina has a taste for dangerous men. But when she meets Vinny Lynch, Gina sacrifices everything for love. Their whirlwind romance leads to tragedy as Gina wonders if she and Vinny will survive in the end.

When Christine meets Larry Mazza, it is love at first sight. But Larry has a secret so dangerous that it will ultimately put his family’s lives on the line. And Christine must finally face the truth about the man she thought she knew so well.

Dawn learns the ropes in mobbed-up Howard Beach, where she meets Anthony, a rising star in the Gambino family. A charmer, he showers her with gifts. But, when Dawn discovers Anthony is running an escort service, the obedient girl unleashes her fury.

In the summer of 1980, the LAPD is on the hunt for a serial killer targeting prostitutes. Before they can catch him, another body is found, but this time it is a man. Police wonder if its a copycat or perhaps a partner that is even more vicious.

In 1987 a violent rapist haunts the Toronto area and soon his crimes escalate. Police, looking for two male suspects, are shocked to find the trail leads to a charming newlywed couple who rape, torture and kill young girls in their love nest.

In 1997, authorities from Reno to Sacramento are on the lookout for a man and woman who are kidnapping women and sexually assaulting them in their minivan. Fueled by meth and a pathological drive to satisfy their deviant urges, no one is safe.

A retired couple is viciously stabbed to death in their Virginia home, and police work diligently to investigate every lead possible. Soon they find themselves questioning the couple's daughter and her boyfriend.

In the late 90s, a number of young women go missing in New Mexico. Some return and some don't. The ones who do are plagued by nightmarish visions and lost memories. Authorities discover a sadistic couple has set up a chamber of horrors in their home.

In 1985, police in South San Francisco, California respond to a simple shoplifting incident. Within hours, they discover a connection between two male suspects and a list of missing people that spans more than a year.

He was the son of a convicted murderer. From a young age, he seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. She grew up rich and spoiled. When they meet in 1978, what followed was one of the most shocking crime sprees of the twentieth century.

In 1998, LAPD discover the body of a businessman in a dumpster, shot in the back of the head. They quickly connect the murder to a devious mother and son con-artist team who are on the move, traveling form LA to Louisiana to Florida.

In 1977, twenty-year-old Colleen Stan hitchhikes from Oregon to California to surprise a friend for her birthday. She never arrives. Colleen is picked up by Cameron and Janice Hooker, an unassuming couple with a newborn baby.

A Michigan community is shocked when a man tells local authorities an unbelievable tale about his ex wife. He tells investigators that since she began working as a nurse's aide she's been exhibiting outrageous behavior, drinking and having affairs.

Alvin Neelley was a fun-loving bear of a man. His wife Judith, eleven years younger, was a wayward teenager who never got over the death of her father. Fancying themselves outlaws, the two embarked on a life of crime from the moment they met.