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Evil Stepmothers
Evil Stepmothers

Evil Stepmothers

—This spinoff of Investigation Discovery favorites "Evil Kin" and "Evil Twins" dramatizes actual events in the lives of women as they morph from unhinged step-moms into bloodthirsty step-monsters. Episodes feature stylized re-enactments and commentary from victims' family and friends, as well as law enforcement officers who investigate these demented women intent on making the lives of others a living hell.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • After living life in the fast lane, biker Kimberly Mangrum becomes a stepmother and leaves a path of murder and mayhem in her dust.

  • Anita Smithey makes a fresh start with Robert Cline and family, then she reveals a dark side to her new stepchildren.

  • After growing up with a disfigured face, Patti Donahue marries a man with three children and turns their lives into a nightmare that ends in murder.

  • Sharon Nelson sets her sights on a handsome doctor who is married with children, carving a path littered with broken hearts, broken dreams and dead bodies.

  • Sueanne Hobson marries a widower but clashes with his teenage son and decides the only solution is to make him disappear forever.

  • Nancy and Tom's father marries wealthy family friend, Marjorie Congdon, and they become caught up in their new stepmother's bizarre life of crime.

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12 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Not My Mom
    Deadly Role Play
    Bloody Betrayal
    Newlydead
    Hitmom
    Death Becomes Her
    Caught in Her Crosshairs
    The Price of Greed
    Nanny Nightmare
    A Murder You Can't Ignore
  • Not My Mom

    After living life in the fast lane, biker Kimberly Mangrum becomes a stepmother and leaves a path of murder and mayhem in her dust.
    Upcoming
  • Deadly Role Play

    Anita Smithey makes a fresh start with Robert Cline and family, then she reveals a dark side to her new stepchildren.
    Upcoming
  • Bloody Betrayal

    After growing up with a disfigured face, Patti Donahue marries a man with three children and turns their lives into a nightmare that ends in murder.
    Upcoming
  • Newlydead

    Sharon Nelson sets her sights on a handsome doctor who is married with children, carving a path littered with broken hearts, broken dreams and dead bodies.
    Upcoming
  • Hitmom

    Sueanne Hobson marries a widower but clashes with his teenage son and decides the only solution is to make him disappear forever.
    Upcoming
  • Death Becomes Her

    Nancy and Tom's father marries wealthy family friend, Marjorie Congdon, and they become caught up in their new stepmother's bizarre life of crime.
    Upcoming
Evil Stepmothers

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This spinoff of Investigation Discovery favorites "Evil Kin" and "Evil Twins" dramatizes actual events in the lives of women as they morph from unhinged step-moms into bloodthirsty step-monsters. Episodes feature stylized re-enactments and commentary from victims' family and friends, as well as law enforcement officers who investigate these demented women intent on making the lives of others a living hell.

Starring

Russ Harris, Chaz Riddle

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