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Diabolical
Diabolical

Diabolical

—Like trying to decipher the value of a book without ever opening it, judging a person by his or her outward appearance can be a mistake. Someone may look perfect on the outside, but even the most kind-hearted soul has a dark side looming. "Diabolical" is a 10-episode docuseries that delves into the minds of murderers, asking a simple question: "Why did they do it?" The acts were committed with extreme premeditation -- many were months or even years in the making. Tension builds in each episode as law enforcement taps into the methods of devious masterminds, aided by insights from forensic psychologists and psychiatrists as well as criminal profilers.
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Season 110 of 11 Episodes

  • Married family man Dr. Adam Frasch has a booming practice, and he loves to spend money on houses, automobiles and exotic dancers; ultimately, the doctor will reap what he sows in deceit and jealousy.

  • Temptress Cathy Cousin moves in next door to devoted family man Tim Koile, wrapping him around her finger and convincing him to satisfy her every whim no matter how diabolical.

  • Lyle and Carol Kopenskey are high school sweethearts who marry after graduation; after 40 years of marriage, one of them becomes involved in an extra-marital affair that leads to cold-blooded murder.

  • Valuing wealth more than love, Michelle Donohue casts aside good men before meeting Mr. Right who gives her a taste of her own medicine and sends her down a murderous path.

  • In Garden Grove, Calif., 19-year-old Jose Najera sneaks out of his parents' house to attend a late-night party, then he returns home to find both parents dead on their bedroom floor.

  • Janet Lynn Mickey dreams of starting her own family and marries college football star Darrell Tyburski; plans change after the young couple begins having children, leading them down a very dark path.

  • Terror strikes during a young family's evening stroll in La Mirada, Calif.; nothing seems to add up during the criminal investigation, with the truth taking years to emerge.

  • Single mother Rainey Morin meets soul mate Robert Kowalski who treats her like a queen; however, beneath Kowalski's kind veneer is a dark history that threatens to wreak havoc.

  • After losing her husband in a tragic accident, a God-fearing Cindy McKay claims she has to bend the law to pay off his illicit debts; authorities soon realize that McKay is a criminal mastermind.

  • George Kalomeris is a family man who looks after the less fortunate in his community. Then a dying man fingers Kalomeris as the shooter, and police discover a monster more diabolical than anyone could ever imagine possible.
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Like trying to decipher the value of a book without ever opening it, judging a person by his or her outward appearance can be a mistake. Someone may look perfect on the outside, but even the most kind-hearted soul has a dark side looming. "Diabolical" is a 10-episode docuseries that delves into the minds of murderers, asking a simple question: "Why did they do it?" The acts were committed with extreme premeditation -- many were months or even years in the making. Tension builds in each episode as law enforcement taps into the methods of devious masterminds, aided by insights from forensic psychologists and psychiatrists as well as criminal profilers.

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Ross Huguet

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