Donna Yaklich
A 31-year-old woman is married to a Pueblo CO, narcotics detective, while raising a son and four stepchildren on the family's farm. One December evening in 1985, shots rang out and her husband is killed. Suspicion immediately falls on the criminals was investigating. However, when the police learn of his troubled home life, they begin to suspect that the murderer may be closer to home.
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Episode 2
Yesenia Patino
An exotic 34-year-old brunette was living very comfortably thanks to her generous, and married, lover. In February of 1991, the married lover's wealthy wife was brutally murdered while on vacation in Mexico. Arizona authorities opened their own investigation, suspicious of her husband and his mistress. (also shown as S7:E33, S8:E3)
Episode 3
Manuela Garcia
A German woman fell in love with an American serviceman; they married and moved to Colorado. After 15 years of marriage, the mother of three wanted to return home. Instead, in July of 1996, she hacked her husband to death with an axe, but was she acting in self defense?
Episode 4
Jeena Han
Native South Korean identical twin sisters overcame a difficult childhood to become co-valedictorians in high school. They both seemed headed for success until, at 23, one of them developed a gambling habit and began stealing and forging checks to pay her debts. When she needed help, her twin sister took her in, even though they had a love/hate relationship. Their sibling rivalry would eventually escalate to burglary, identity theft and murder.
Episode 5
Dora Cisneros
A doctor's wife and mother of five led an ordinary suburban life in Brownsville, TX. She lavished attention on her youngest daughter. In 1993, that youngest daughter was dumped by her high school sweetheart. When he was later found dead, who was guilty of murder?
Episode 6
Kimberley Kondejewski
A meek woman married her high school sweetheart, a Canadian Army instructor. He soon became an abusive, controlling husband. After two children and 17 years of abuse, he told her to commit suicide, so he could get rich, or he would kill her and their children. On May 14th, he was dead.
Episode 7
Mary Thompson
She crusaded against gangs and helped police gain convictions, and became a prominent and celebrated local hero in the Eugene community. She was outspoken about her son's struggle to stay out of gangs and about the dangers other children in the community faced. She even teamed up with a popular high school senior to educate other students on gang violence. But when that student was executed in his home, police began to suspect that Mary wasn't leveling with them. They soon reveal a much darker side.
