—Psychological thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Unfaithful are the inspiration behind this true-crime series, which tells stories about relationships that quickly spiral into living nightmares. Each hourlong episode is a mini horror/suspense film that depicts actual events -- seemingly innocent encounters that end up changing the course of the participants' lives forever. Viewers see the evolution of each relationship and the escalation of extreme behavior, from a refusal to let go to a web of lies and betrayals, dangerous obsessions, scandalous affairs, stalking, and almost always murder.

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Season 26 of 6 Episodes

Zach Sanders is torn between the woman he loves and the mistress who refuses to let him go; jealousy, obsession and news of a surprise engagement leads to a deadly case of road rage.
File clerk Tammy Lohr is seduced by a married police officer; things heat up when his wife receives an anonymous letter revealing the affair followed by a mysterious fire, a brutal stabbing and an elaborate plot to cover it up.
Not long after Patrick Brown falls for a woman named Cece, he is plagued by mysterious telephone calls and the creepy sensation that someone is watching him.
Jennifer Snyder is a shy vet tech who falls for her boss, a driven young doctor; overshadowing their steamy affair is a controlling wife and a surprise pregnancy announcement that sets in motion a cold-blooded murder plot.
Sharmon Intili believes she's met the man of her dreams, while her friends think otherwise; a messy breakup and the rekindling of an old flame puts into play a murderous plot to wipe out the competition.
Barbie Dailey goes looking for love online and meets Josh, who appears to be the answer to her prayers; when Barbie's friends uncover a dark secret, their fairytale romance is consumed by obsession, jealousy and a killer rage.

Jennifer Snyder is a shy vet tech who falls for her boss, a driven young doctor; overshadowing their steamy affair is a controlling wife and a surprise pregnancy announcement that sets in motion a cold-blooded murder plot.
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Sharmon Intili believes she's met the man of her dreams, while her friends think otherwise; a messy breakup and the rekindling of an old flame puts into play a murderous plot to wipe out the competition.
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Barbie Dailey goes looking for love online and meets Josh, who appears to be the answer to her prayers; when Barbie's friends uncover a dark secret, their fairytale romance is consumed by obsession, jealousy and a killer rage.
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Retired Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety Glenn Godfrey must use his years of law enforcement experience to protect his family from an evil force unleashed by his ill-advised romance.
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Sparks fly when Chuck Rock meets Beth Williams in Tampa, Fla.; after the relationship turns sour, Chuck finds himself drawn into a puzzling web of intrigue and danger while becoming the target of a mysterious stranger.
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Jenelle Potter develops an attraction that isn't reciprocated, making her feel ostracized and threatened; then, a shadowy figure emerges to entangle her family members in a dark plot with a twisted ending no one saw coming.
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Psychological thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Unfaithful are the inspiration behind this true-crime series, which tells stories about relationships that quickly spiral into living nightmares. Each hourlong episode is a mini horror/suspense film that depicts actual events -- seemingly innocent encounters that end up changing the course of the participants' lives forever. Viewers see the evolution of each relationship and the escalation of extreme behavior, from a refusal to let go to a web of lies and betrayals, dangerous obsessions, scandalous affairs, stalking, and almost always murder.

Chrizney Roth, Kelly Wray, Frank Osso, Kim Kaiser, Sean Ramey

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Not long after Patrick Brown falls for a woman named Cece, he is plagued by mysterious telephone calls and the creepy sensation that someone is watching him.

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