Susan Polk
When a 15-year-old girl's parents sent her to a respected therapist, they had no way of seeing the future. Less than a year after her therapy began, the middle-aged psychologist had fallen in love with his young patient. Their relationship blossomed into marriage and children, but their feuds would lead to murder.
More from Season 5
Episode 1
Michelle Theer
When her Air Force Captain husband was shot dead, investigators blamed Michelle's lover, but when they tried to arrest the widow for conspiracy, she had vanished.
Episode 2
Martha Freeman
A Tennessee woman led a seemingly normal life in an upscale Brentwood neighborhood. She was married and had started a successful business. But, her relationship with her husband was troubled. It wasn't long before her depression and an affair put murder on the agenda.
Episode 3
Amy Bosley
A married couple were making a name for themselves with a successful roofing and chimney sweep business in their small Kentucky community. The wife was the bookkeeper for the family business and was behind on taxes. But, tragedy struck on the night of May 17, 2005, when her husband turns up dead before he can learn about her secret.
Episode 4
Kimberly Cunningham
She had known her sister's longtime boyfriend for 18 years and trusted him. He was practically an uncle to her three children and often had them over to his home. He was the farthest thing from her mind when she tried to discover why her 16-year-old daughter was depressed. Then she found out he was abusing her children...
Episode 5
Margaret Rudin
In 1987, a four-time divorcee married a Las Vegas real-estate mogul. With his $11 million dollar fortune to draw from, she was thrilled to be able to pursue her passion for buying and selling antique furniture. By 1994, however, his penchant for women and alcohol had put some serious cracks in their once rock-solid marriage and would lead to a sticky end.
Episode 6
Jane Dorotik
A successful healthcare executive's marriage had hit the rocks. In February 2000, after years of marital turmoil, her husband was discovered beaten and stabbed to death.
