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 - Keep It Hush
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/16/2023
A home invasion in California leaves a family shattered and detectives scrambling for answers; as investigators hunt down the perps over several years, they join the dots to outline an evil plot born from greed and a need for total control.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Only She Knows
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2022
Young love gone horribly wrong leads to a gruesome discovery in a closet.
#7 - A Mother's Work
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/5/2018
Home movies reveal the fabulous lifestyle of Lanny and Donna Horwitz who are raising their son, Radley, in their Florida mansion; when their lives are upended by a ghastly shooting, everyone in this eccentric family becomes a suspect.
Watch Now:Apple TV#8 - Out of His Shell
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2020
A family welcomes their new neighbors, not realizing the horrors to come.
#9 - 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#11 - By God, That's Enough
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2020
A single mom vanishes, and police uncover a terrible jealousy revealed through a shocking confession that leaves her family reeling.
#13 - 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#14 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#16 - Life On The Lake
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2022
Gil Dossett and his family live an idyllic existence until an accident changes everything; though it takes years to chart a new course through life, Gil seems to finally land on his feet until he finds himself in a dark place.
#17 - Brothers and Sisters
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2022
A dietician's dashing new husband hides a horrifying Christmas surprise.
#18 - 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#19 - Day Three After Murder
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/4/2023
Divorced dad-of-three, Daniel Halseth, lives for visitations with his kids; when his teenage daughter Sierra claims that she wants to live with her dad, Daniel finds himself drawn into a web of lies and a plot that ends with a deadly house fire.
#20 - Two Families
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2019
Unraveling the mystery behind the confusing evidence at the scene of April Holton's tragic murder.
#21 - 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#22 - 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.
#24 - Tempest
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2024
Vincent Taylor is stuck in a controlling relationship with his Jekyll and Hyde wife; after a violent knife attack results in Vincent's death, his wife claims she was the victim of an abusive relationship; however, Vincent's phone will reveal the truth.
#25 - Twice Shy
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2019
Carol-Ann and James Sharp seem like a match made in heaven, but behind the veneer hides a monster in plain sight; loved ones close to the couple sit down for the first time on camera to make sense of a murder that none of them saw coming.
Watch Now:Apple TV