The BEST episodes of American Monster season 3

Every episode of American Monster season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Monster season 3!

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.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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7.68
28 votes

#1 - 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.

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7.58
26 votes

#2 - 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.

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7.54
26 votes

#3 - 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.

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7.52
27 votes

#4 - Don't Forget Me

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2018

On the day before he's to start a new job, a father of two disappears with no warning. His wife has no idea where he went. His friends hint that he led a secret, sordid life. But it remains a mystery for years—until a tip reveals the jaw-dropping truth.

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7.50
20 votes

#5 - 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.

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7.46
37 votes

#6 - Backyard Daddy

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2018

In Ogden, Utah, Stephen and Becky Vargas appear to have it all; however, jealousy and control issues abound behind the picture-perfect life seen in their home videos, but no one suspects their marriage will end in murder.

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7.45
22 votes

#7 - Just Out of Frame

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/21/2018

A fun-loving couple cultivates close relationships with their grown daughters, then the mother is bludgeoned to death in her home; no one suspects that the unthinkable could be true, but video doesn't lie, unlike guilty people

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7.33
40 votes

#8 - Remote Control

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2018

After Sherri Dally vanishes from her Ventura, Calif., home, her husband, Michael, and her friend, Debbie, head up a massive search; however, someone knows more than they're saying, and home videos tell a tale of sordid secrets and double lives.

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7.32
22 votes

#9 - Take Me to the River

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/14/2018

Coming home from church, a preacher finds his wife stabbed and beaten, the apparent victim of a home invasion; the preacher's alibi is rock solid, and his son's alibis are sound as well; however, several details don't add up, leading to the truth.

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7.27
26 votes

#10 - Watch Your Back

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/2018

Home videos show U.S. Air Force Sgt. Nathan Paet and his family living a blissfully normal life, then blind greed brings about the destruction of this loving family.

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7.18
49 votes

#11 - Stages of Grief

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2018

In suburban California, an intruder attacks and kills 55-year-old Joan Dawley; as the Dawley family grieves, it falls to LAPD Detective Paul Tippin to crack the case; home movies reveal a shocking tale of deceit.

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7.03
32 votes

#12 - Band of Brothers

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/2018

The Laffertys are pillars of the Mormon community, and they are known as an example of wholesome family values, as seen in home videos; however, an evil is lurking that will one day explode into an unholy double homicide.

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