Dr. Amy Bishop was a ticking time bomb. In 2010, her horrific act at the University of Alabama Huntsville would lead investigators down a dark path. For over 25 years, Amy had received nothing but a slap on the wrist for a pattern of disturbing behavior.
Dionne was a college student just trying to get by. When she meets Atlanta millionaire Lance Herndon in 1996, all of her troubles are, seemingly, swept away in lavish gifts, cash and cars. However, when the recently divorced Herndon starts to see red flags in the relationship it's far too late.
Lena Driskell didn’t go into her new retirement home looking for love but she quickly found it in 85-year-old Herman Winslow. When the relationship got rocky, Lena would shock the entire retirement complex and all of Atlanta.
From the outside looking in, Sheila and Daniel Trott seemed to have a picture perfect life. But no one could have predicted that years in the future Sheila would later find herself convicted of first degree murder after being caught in a love triangle.
Teenager Patty Columbo found herself in a torrid affair with her employer and married man, Frank DeLuca. Together, the two hatched a sinister plot to kill Patty's parents to get access to her inheritance. The two were sentenced to 300 years in prison for the murder of Columbo's parents and her 13-year old brother.
Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis lived a simple life in Danville, Virginia with her husband Julian, and their four children. But when she learned he had nearly half a million dollars in life insurance, Teresa wanted a piece – and to get it, she would become a murderer.
When Stacy DeGrandechamp stepped on the scene at Fort Wayne High School, she had all the makings of a thriving high-school student. But it wasn’t until she met Holly Boisvert, the quintessential mean girl and her high school rival, that everything changed. Holly didn’t intend for Stacy to make it to college… because Stacy was going into a body bag.
When the wild Karla Faye Tucker meets the off-kilter Jerry Dean, he immediately leaves a bad taste in her mouth. And it’s not too long after that Karla’s disdain for him erupts into a bloody murder, earning her the title of the Pick-Axe Murderer.
Jemma Mitchell wanted to heal people through faith - and when another devout Christian is drawn to her, she helps. But sometimes we want to be helped so badly, we don’t notice the help looks like deception... a scam… or even… murder. And from Jemma, it was all three.
Andrea Yates called 911. Generally, when we call 911, something very, very bad has happened. In Andrea's eyes, something just had happened, something that had to be done, something that she had to do. She felt like she essentially had to save her children from her bad parenting, her bad, bad motherhood. She really believed this. She also felt like she had to save them from the devil themselves.
It's Friday, November 14th, and Reena Virk is under a bridge. Just minutes before this, a couple of people that she would have considered friends linked arms with her, and they said, let's go under the bridge. Let's go smoke a cigarette, let's go hang out.
Cynthia Coffman was a born rebel. From childhood through her teenage years, her desire for freedom pushed her to abandon her responsibilities in lieu of excitement, and escape. But when she meets her match in hot-headed James Marlow – their instant attraction proves dangerous, and it quickly turns from a love affair…. to mass killing sprees.
Everything is calm. You're laughing at the dinner table, not arguing. You know what to expect every day. And for somebody that grew up in a really messed up home, that type of stability is so calming. It feels so good. We dream about it. And Manling Williams, the woman we're going to talk about today, she did dream of that lifestyle. But what happens when somebody that is wired to live and survive in chaos is suddenly thrown in almost monotony? They try to enjoy it.
For much of Taylor Schabusiness’s life, she maneuvered through a world inundated with debauchery and drugs. So when the small-town Wisconsin woman meets a man who leans into her darkside, her love of chaos heightens to a point of no return, turning a passion-fueled tryst…. into murder.
Nothing can stand in the way of Estibaliz Carranza becoming a mother. So when her two lovers try to derail those dreams, she decides that she’ll do anything to get revenge...even if it means killing for it.
Wendi Mae Davidson’s personal life was a maze of ill-fated relationships and instability. When she meets and marries Air Force officer Michael Severance, her future looks promising, until her husband mysteriously disappears. Is she the seemingly distraught military wife and mother, or something more Sinister?
Jody Herring was an incredibly troubled mother of 3. When the Department of Children and Families steps in for the 3rd time, she reaches a shocking boiling point.
When Magen Fieramusca’s obsession over her best friend, Heidi Broussard goes too far, Magen will stop at nothing to completely steal Heidi’s life, including kidnapping a newborn baby, and ultimately… murdering her best friend.
Neither Bryanna Barozzini nor her friend, Halia Culbertson, knew that a heated argument at their local convenience store would end up becoming so violent. But when their clash turns deadly, one vows to be the last one standing, even if it costs the other one her life.
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Dana Grey was addicted to the finer things in life: designer handbags, luxury cars, beautiful homes…she’d do anything to keep them. So when she loses her job and doting husband, Dana adds designer drugs to her shopping list in an attempt to cope with her mounting debt and doomed lifestyle. Desperate, emboldened, and wickedly material, Dana would do anything but give up her expensive lifestyle…no matter the cost.
Lori Daybell could have been considered a great mom, supportive wife, and all-around faithful member of her Church. But when she meets author and Doomsday prophet, Chad Daybell, her life slowly descends into a world of destruction. Together the two devise a plan to rid the world of dark spirits, which results in a Doomsday conspiracy, and the vicious murder of those closest to them.
When Vegas Bray’s relationship heated up with her Navy boyfriend, Victor Saucedo, the two seemed inseparable. But when Victor decided it was time to break it off, Vegas’s desire to keep him close created an obsession that would ultimately push her toward murder.
When Sheila Davalloo’s affair is put to the test by her co-worker, Anna-Lisa Raymundo, she’ll do anything to ensure that her romantic rival doesn’t win the affections of her lover, even if it means murdering her in cold blood to maintain the upper hand.
On the outside, Tracey Ann Richter was not only brilliant, she was beautiful. But inside – something was questionable about her character. Her marriages were turbulent, and often violent. And when she started to go through a contentious custody case with ex-husband, John Pittman, it wasn’t long before her anger over their problems would drive her to murder, and also... pin it on her husband.
When Abraham Shakespeare wins the lotto in 2006, he thinks he’s set for life. Until he meets Dorice “DeeDee” Moore, a woman set on befriending him in order to ransack his millions. But when he won’t allow her to completely milk him dry, DeeDee puts in a plan of action that ends in murder.
Anserine was the type of person that I think would get upset if Mahek went off and found other friends. She would feel lonely, isolated, jealous even.
When Jennifer Reali meets Brian Hood, there's an instant romantic connection. But there's one problem... they're both married. So when his charm and deeply religious nature intrigues her, she overlooks his darker red flags, until their love affair becomes a fatal attraction and leads to murder.
When Chinese businesswoman Cai Liao realized that her lover, Giangwa “Brian” Mach, wasn’t willing to leave his wife after a three year relationship, she turned the tables by going on a killing spree in attempt to punish him. They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned – and in this case, they are absolutely right.
No two killers are more infamous than the criminal duo — Bonnie and Clyde. As they went on an unimaginable killing spree throughout the Midwest, Bonnie Parker stayed by Clyde Barrow’s side as they committed dozens of robberies, murders, and prison breaks. Their murderous reign lasted years of being on the run, and is one of the most SINISTER.
When Sarah Sands meets her seemingly harmless neighbor, Michael Pleasted, she is shocked to discover his hidden past. But when she finds out his twisted nature is deeply harming those closest to her, Sarah becomes a vigilante who takes justice into her own hands.
HaSmith is a very, very respected member of the community, and she's a fortune teller. She's a pretty rich fortune teller, to be honest. In the city that she lives in, it's kind of like the little Saigon of Orange County, California. I mean, she was, A, very, very loved for just the person she was. Kind, understanding, she would listen to people, but also B, she was a spiritual guide for a lot of respected people in the community. She was very, very expensive, however, and that's kind of what led to her affluent lifestyle. But it was entirely earned, and everybody loved her. But when you're rich, talented, and everyone loves you, there's always somebody creeping in the shadows, trying to ruin your life or take you down. And on April 22nd, in 2005, Ha Smith was found dead in her home, alongside her 23-year-old daughter, Anita Vo.
When Shaye Groves met her lover Frankie Fitzgerald, the two shared a mutual passion for risky sexcapades, but when trust between them broke, their arguments turned violent, abusive, and ultimately deadly.
When Brittany Norwood began working at the Lululemon store in Bethesda, Maryland, she appeared to be on a new path in life, but after her coworker, Jayna Murray, discovered her stealing, Brittany desperately tried to cover it up, and she decided that murder was the best way to do it.
When Amanda Hovanec meets a new lover during her husband, Timothy’s work trip to South Africa, the two conspire to kill him, before he can win a custody battle that might take her children from her.
When Susan Monica moved out to a lone farm in Oregon, no one thought much of it. But when one of her workers goes missing, a family discovers that her property is being used to cover up unspeakable murders — by feeding human remains to pigs.
When Camilla Frazier-Tidrow’s rodeo days are done, she loses not only the spotlight, but her father’s attention. No longer the center of attention, Camilla slowly descends into a mistrust for her father that ends with her shooting him, and leaving his body to burn.
Shayna Hubers was a woman with a lot of drive. And when she met Ryan Poston, a man who seemed to be an intellectual match, she thought she had hit the jackpot. But things quickly spiraled out of control after he decided he no longer wanted a relationship with her. So much so, that she ended up murdering him in cold blood.
When Corinna Smith-Baines discovers that her husband might be a pedophile, she devises a plan to ensure he will never hurt her children again — by pouring boiling hot sugar water all over his body.
Keri Murphy and her girlfriend Rebecca Keller run into issues trying to be together, they turn to the one roadblock trying to prevent their love from growing – Keri’s mother, Mary-Ann Murphy. But as the two devise a plot to scare her, it turns into a disastrous murder that ends with them both behind bars.
The Sarah Marie Johnson case shocked people in Bellevue for many years. After coverage on popular shows like Forensic Files, this case later became notorious for having one of the most shocking clues that was almost never found: the pink robe.
When men were lured into the attractive Sheila LaBarre’s web of deceit, her desire for control over them would lead to domestic disputes, insane abuse, and eventually a path so destructive, it would turn into murder.
When a hard-working woman named Jodi Arias meets Travis Alexander, their on-again, off-again romantic relationship turns her into a heinous killer and leads her to violently murder him in cold-blood.
When Sikh woman Mindy Sanghera meets the love of her life, a Shia Muslim named Sair Ali, they develop a love affair that has her head over heels. But Sair harbors a deep secret and when the truth is revealed, Mindy will do anything in her power to keep their fling going permanently.
When Angela Simpson discovers a man who she considers to be a police snitch living in her neighborhood, she decides to take vigilantism to a whole different level. And shows no remorse for the acts she committed…
For years Lauren Dickason struggled to have children, but when she was finally able to, her anxiety and postpartum depression kicked into overdrive, leading her down a dark path...
When Sydney Powell returns home from school unannounced, college officials overhear a brutal attack happen in her home. But with no one there except for Sydney to see it, questions arise around Sydney’s sanity. Causing people to question… Was Sydney a victim of her own mind – or something more sinister?
In this episode, we unravel the case of Shaylyn Moran and Jack Doherty — two young adults whose toxic relationship spiraled into a calculated act of murder. Fueled by revenge and online bravado, their plan ended with the New Year’s Day shooting of an innocent woman and a lifetime behind bars.
When David Shannon is shot in bed, police suspect an intruder is involved — until cops start digging into the family's wild double life. What they discover is his wife, Joan, and stepdaughter, Elizabeth’s twisted attempt to escape with his life insurance, a secret lover, and ultimately his life.
In today's Sinister we're covering an insane narcissist who manipulated, intimidated, and laughed through it ALL. this is one of the most disturbing cases I’ve ever covered!!!!