The BEST episodes of American Monster
Every episode of American Monster ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Monster!
If you looked into the eyes of a killer, would you know? In American Monster, you find out. For the first time, viewers get closer than ever to some of America's most shocking and surprising crimes. Filled with never-before-seen footage of these devils in disguise, from home movie shots of them playing with their kids to musical performances at high school, from the church cook-out to the wedding video, American Monster interweaves twisting-turning stories of astonishing crimes, with 'behind-the-scenes' footage of killers at their seemingly most innocent.
#1 - In Sickness and in Health
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2019
When outgoing Beth Spaulding and shy Jason Risenburg meet, it looks like a match made in heaven; however, a series of disasters strike the once-devoted couple, causing tensions to simmer in their marriage.
#2 - Wave to Daddy
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2016
The daughter of a notorious killer discusses her father.
#3 - Family Snapshot
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/16/2017
The Yates family moves to Spokane, Wash., only to find it besieged by a serial killer who's targeting young women and confounding the police; now, the family's home videos provide a look at one of the most notorious killers in the United States.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Into the Swamp
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2018
At a family-run construction company, brothers and cousins work hard together—and play even harder. But when one of them vanishes, no one has answers. The mystery of his disappearance, and the salacious betrayal behind it, isn't solved for 20 years.
#7 - Flesh and Blood
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2020
On any street, behind any smile, lurks an American Monster. Never-before-seen-video footage looks straight into the eyes of a killer, hidden in plain sight. Mom next door; dad across the street; the kid who never broke the rules. Anyone can be a MONSTER.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Out of His Shell
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2020
A family welcomes their new neighbors, not realizing the horrors to come.
#10 - Two Anniversaries
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/2023
Family comes first to grandparents Ron and Kay Wilkson, though they may not have much money, their growing brood always knows how to make their own fun. However, something evil is prowling close to home and not everyone will make it out alive.
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#14 - Tell Me You Love Me
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/2022
A college co-ed falls for a rich classmate, but he hides a sinister side.
#15 - Body Type
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2020
Jason and Lindsey Lee are destined for each other. However, marriage can have its highs and lows. When the young couple decide to change their lifestyle to reignite the spark in the relationship, it comes with deadly consequences.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Anything for You
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2017
As seen in home videos, the Snyders are thrilled when their 34-year-old son, Mike, finally starts a family with his sweetheart, then Mike vanishes after being diagnosed with a terrible illness, and his horrific fate comes to light only years later.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - Alabama Murder Mystery
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2017
In Anniston, Ala., the townspeople grieve after Frank Hilley is struck down by a mysterious sickness, then his daughter falls ill, and the family becomes suspicious; home movies tell a shocking tale of murder and reveal the identity of a monster.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - The Last Valentine
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/2/2018
Dr. John Hamilton and his wife, Susan, are successful, respected and very much in love, until a vicious Valentine's Day murder destroys their lives; never-before-seen home videos shed light on a brutal murder no one saw coming.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - Off-Camera
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/30/2018
An obsessive video blogger shares every detail of her roller-coaster life with her husband and their children online; one night, intruders tie her up, kidnap her husband and execute him; it seems someone has been keeping secrets.
#22 - He Was Her Everything
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2021
A blended family's blissful existence is shattered by an inside threat.
#23 - The Only Way Out
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2022
Air Force veteran Roger Steward Harris and his wife Donna Lynn Jordan, a nurse, built their dream home in Florida. However, just after the birth of their second son, a vile secret threatens their seemingly sweet, simple life. Someone was hatching a plot that no one ever saw coming. Donna was found dead inside her van at an Interstate 75 truck stop, shot with a homemade gun that fired a nail into her head. In the end, Roger Harris and his girlfriend, Jennifer R. Palmer, were arrested for the December 1998 murder of Donna Lynn Jordan. Harris was convicted and initially received a death penalty, but his sentence was later reduced to life in prison. Jennifer Palmer pleaded guilty to "conspiracy and accessory after the fact" to first-degree murder.
#24 - I Took Her Somewhere Peaceful
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/2/2023
Tawnee Baird and Victoria Mendoza fall in love as teenagers despite their differing backgrounds, thanks to their shared love of music and dreams of fame; when passion turns to rage, only one young woman will make it out alive.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - Once a Princess
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2020
Hyrah Frasch is no ordinary baby. The photogenic one-year-old already has her own website and looks set to become an internet sensation. But when a tragic accident occurs in the family swimming pool, police discover a killer hiding in her midst.