The WORST episodes of American Monster

Every episode of American Monster ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 11/12/2024Network: Investigation DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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6.58
24 votes

#1 - The Biker & His Bride

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2024

After two marriages and three children, Laurie Bursey thinks she found happiness in Kurt Bird.

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6.71
7 votes

#2 - Love Is Deaf

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2024

As their relationship becomes rocky, Christie begins to fear Marcus's violent tendencies.

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6.73
22 votes

#3 - We Were Fooled

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2024

Mark-Eric and Sherri Ponsati have a picture-perfect life, and the arrival of two children completes their family. When Mark-Eric reports that Sherri has had a tragic accident, their world falls apart.

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6.74
23 votes

#4 - If Only He Had a Heart

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2023

Tina Swor and partner John Dalton start a new life in Spirit Lake, Idaho; John's erratic behavior and love of guns plague the couple's fresh start; when Tina's best friend doesn't see her for days, she decides to call the cops.

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Angels and Demons
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6.86
28 votes

#5 - Angels and Demons

Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2024

When Alessia Mesquita reconnects with her childhood crush, Rashod Newton, the couple fall desperately in love. When the romance becomes overshadowed by Rashod's behavior, Alessia has to make a decision that will have deadly consequences.

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6.86
22 votes

#6 - A Wedding and Four Funerals

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2023

Cousins Joey Vincent and Terry Wedding grow up together in rural Kentucky; as Joey thrives, Terry struggles to find his own path; a 911 call reports a shocking event unfolding outside Joey's home that tears the two families apart.

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6.87
23 votes

#7 - The Punisher

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2023

Brittany Steier devotes her life to being a mum and having a happy family. But when the father of her children, Edward June Harris Jr, becomes increasingly violent and unpredictable, Brittany has to make a decision that will end up costing her life.

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6.88
17 votes

#8 - Til Death Do Us Part

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2024

Christy Blankenship is stolen from her family on what should be a joyous day, when police find her dead at home, with a gunshot wound to her head. Her husband insists it's a terrible accident. But only that morning he had vowed 'til death do us part.

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6.94
32 votes

#9 - With Honors

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2021

An ambitious woman's promising life comes under attack by a fateful secret.

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7.00
11 votes

#10 - Why You Recording Me?

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2024

India Mackey live streams her life for all to see, but behind her smile on camera, her relationship with her boyfriend Kevin Dixon is painful; a day after her 20th birthday, India learns what her boyfriend Kevin can do.

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7.00
29 votes

#11 - Breathe for Me Mom

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2023

There's nothing Brian and Cheri Hartman won't do for their only child, Scott, including helping to raise his kids after a divorce; Cheri and Brian dote on their grandbabies, and the close-knit family thrives until a betrayal changes everything.

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7.00
29 votes

#12 - The Man Who Got Away

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/31/2022

In Snellville, Georgia, Heather Strube has a satisfying life working in the family floral shop, raising her toddler son, and looking forward to a bright future with her new boyfriend. However, a Sunday trip to the shopping centre shatters everything.

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7.00
29 votes

#13 - Hoop Dreams

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/2021

Keonte Chavis has big dreams until one predator becomes her worst nightmare.

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7.00
31 votes

#14 - Plus-One

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/2020

In Michigan a mother is murdered by her jealous ex-boyfriend. Friends and family examine home video footage and question if there were any warning signs.

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7.03
31 votes

#15 - 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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7.04
23 votes

#16 - I Love My Wife

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2024

Ann Metz lives for her family, particularly her two beautiful granddaughters; her husband Marshall despises Ann's giving her time to anyone but him, and he will go to desperate measures to keep hold of her.

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7.06
36 votes

#17 - Rescue Me

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2022

A monster in Ohio drowns out their victim's desperate pleas for help.

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7.08
26 votes

#18 - Were Looking at You Barbara

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2024

Barbara Pacheco spends years building both a family and a successful career; when the father of her children, Aldo Pacheco, becomes increasingly violent and unpredictable, Barbara is forced to make a decision that will end up costing everything.

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7.08
25 votes

#19 - About to Break

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2022

A divorced woman's second gamble at love may mean her luck has run out.

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7.08
24 votes

#20 - Broken People

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/7/2024

When Jeff Silvernail returns home to find his partner, Lori, dead in a pool of blood, it appears to be a burglary gone horribly wrong. Investigators must uncover whether Jeff is a heartbroken partner or a monster who couldn’t cope with rejection.

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7.09
32 votes

#21 - An Uncomfortable Day

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/19/2022

A woman meets her love match, but his idea of love may be her undoing.

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7.10
42 votes

#22 - Everyone's Favorite Uncle

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2020

A wealthy couple lives an idyllic life until one of them ends up dead.

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7.10
30 votes

#23 - What the Heart Wants

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2021

A Mormon husband's secret rendezvous sets off a deadly chain of events.

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7.10
40 votes

#24 - Staten Island Love Story

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/2020

When popular teacher Simeonette Mapes-Crupi is found dead in her Staten Island condo, all evidence points to a brutal robbery gone wrong; as detectives dig deeper, they uncover a wealth of secrets.

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7.11
28 votes

#25 - Life in Florida

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/2021

In 1997, 78-year-old Jean Schwarzkopf was murdered in Florida. The retiree's husband owned a jewellery business, was she murdered for her diamonds?

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