As a little girl, Karen Kuzma adores her older brother, then she sees changes in him she doesn’t understand; it never occurs to her that he will become the most infamous serial killer in American history.

When Joshua Hudnall goes off to war, he feels more at home than he ever did around his mother; while Joshua thinks he’s escaped his mother’s torment, she sets her sights on someone else and destroys their family from within.

When Lori McLeod fell for a man claiming to be an FBI agent, she felt certain that she would always be safe. Now, as the end of her life draws near, Lori is determined to ensure that the murderer who betrayed her family never becomes a free man.

Unlucky in love, Jamie Clark has high hopes after meeting Anthony Lord; by the time she learns about his perverted plans for her, she is already trapped.

Walter Stawicki always tries to protect his son, Ian, from evil, but Ian grows up to commit an unspeakable crime, making Walter realize he failed to protect his son and his community.

Felecia Collier almost killed Chester Turner once. At the time, she was relieved to hear that he would survive. But years later, that moment would become the biggest regret of her life. If only she had just killed him.

Cindy Best's friends and family all think she's crazy when she tells them her suspicions about her husband, Karl Karlsen; regardless, Cindy is determined to take matters into her own hands and prove he's a killer.

When Robin Lindsey is rescued from her mother's violence and goes to live with her father, she thinks she has cheated death; she has no way of knowing that her so-called savior is hiding something even worse.

Kat Harris and Marla Kreuger love Lawrence Harris each in her own way; they dismiss his dark obsession as childish and strange, but harmless; neither of them realize he is preparing to sacrifice innocent lives for his evil purpose.

Aswad Ayinde is known as an award-winning music video director, but his daughter, Aziza Kibibi, remembers him as a monster who did horrifying things in God's name; after years of suffering, she finally escapes to reveal the truth about him.

Norma Hawkins grew up in fear of her mother, Shirley Allen. For years, Norma watched in horror while Shirley’s anger destroyed those closest to her. But when people started dying, Norma had to find the courage to turn in her own mother to police.