Teenaged Patti Laurman believes silver-tongued Paul Snider when he promises to make her a Playboy model, just like his wife, Dorothy Statten; for Dorothy, the dream comes to a bloody end, and, now, an unsuspecting Patti is in the hands of a killer.
Teenage Dianne was drawn into the Manson Family at 14, and was present when Charles Manson's peace-and-love philosophy became dark, dangerous and evil.
When Sammy "The Bull" Gravano agrees to testify for the government against New York's organized-crime bosses, he could never have predicted the effect it would have on the life of his own daughter, Karen.
"Lefty Guns" Ruggiero's granddaughter Ramona Rizzo makes it her mission to set the record straight when her grandfather's life is portrayed in the film "Donnie Brasco."
After Richard Beasley uses a Craigslist ad to lure three men to their deaths, his daughter, Tonya, comes to realize that she has unwittingly assisted her father.
Chicago mobster Harry "The Hook" Aleman's daughter, Franky, stands by her father in spite of allegations that he was one of the most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s.
Hit man Richard Kuklinski's daughters Merrick and Christin endure a childhood of terror in their father's house.
Larry Mazza's ex-wife, Christine, is not aware of her husband's true past when they get married; as gangster Greg Scarpa's protégé, Larry finds it hard to walk away from the mob even though it threatens to ruin his and Christine's lives.
Dale Hausner's brother Randy lives in fear of a shooter stalking Phoenix at night; when the truth is revealed that the shooter is Randy's own brother, Randy discovers that his brother's darkest secrets are even darker than he could imagine.
Cynthia Bartlett is married for six years to her high school boyfriend, serial killer Bobby Joe Long, who eventually rapes women he met through classified ads and murders 10 women in Florida's Tampa Bay area.
Omar Mateen's ex-wife Sitora struggles to break free of her unstable husband's abuse, but when he carries out one of the most devastating mass shootings in U.S. history, she's drawn into his world once again.
William Choyce's ex-wife, Alice, and daughter, Crystal, are grateful to be alive and together after they survived living with a serial killer as he descended into madness.
When Anthony Shore preys on the youth of his neighborhood and his own children, his daughter Tiffany summons the courage to reveal the truth and stop a serial killer in his tracks.
Richard Paul White's sister Maureen loves and fears her brother, but after a childhood of devastating abuse, she sees there is something not quite right with her older sibling and the violent stories he tells.
Wayne Adam Ford's brother, Rodney, tries to stop the madness when his brother's troubled history with women turns into a full-blown murder spree.
Brian Hummert's son David is devastated when his mother is found murdered in 2004, but as the police investigation picks up steam, David realizes that the truth may be even worse.
Michael Bear Carson's daughter, Jenn, spends her childhood on the run with her mother when Michael and his new wife, Suzan, act strangely and eventually set out to exterminate witches.