Devil in Suburbia
The stories of ordinary folks who confront the evil that was always right in front of them. Through the examination of home video, and by returning with our insiders to emotionally resonant locations, we shine new light on shocking crimes to reveal what was missed in the days, months, and years before tragedy changed everything. Our insiders will ask the hard questions-"What did I miss?" "What could I have done?" "Did I ever really know this person?"-that propel them on their personal journeys to the hard acceptance of the evil that was right in front of them all along.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Discovery Communications
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
The stories of ordinary folks who confront the evil that was always right in front of them. Through the examination of home video, and by returning with our insiders to emotionally resonant locations, we shine new light on shocking crimes to reveal what was missed in the days, months, and years before tragedy changed everything. Our insiders will ask the hard questions-"What did I miss?" "What could I have done?" "Did I ever really know this person?"-that propel them on their personal journeys to the hard acceptance of the evil that was right in front of them all along.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Arizona Horror Story
Tue, Aug 9, 2022 42 mins
Three bodies are discovered in a burned-out home in Scottsdale and a fourth family member is missing; investigators realize they have a triple homicide on their hands, and embark on a decades-long manhunt.
Episode 2
The Old-Fashioned Way
Tue, Aug 16, 2022 42 mins
In a small town in Florida, a charismatic pastor and his wife take in a young woman from their congregation, and months later they announce her as a surrogate for their child; when she disappears, the actual story begins to emerge.
Episode 3
Behind Closed Doors
Tue, Aug 23, 2022 42 mins
Police find a family savagely murdered in their quiet suburban Oklahoma home, but when police find a victim still clinging to life and able to provide some answers, they launch a search for the perpetrators before they can kill again.
Episode 4
Under His Eye
Tue, Aug 30, 2022 42 mins
Amina and Sarah Said long to live the lives of typical American teenagers, but when they push back against the rules of their traditionalist father, tensions simmer inside the family and come to an explosive conclusion.
Episode 5
No Son of Mine
Tue, Sep 6, 2022 42 mins
In rural Kentucky, police receive a call about the brutal killing of a family in their home. Authorities learn the victim's son is the sole survivor of the attack by an ex-handyman, but his recollection of the murder doesn't add up.
Episode 6
Failure to Thrive
Tue, Sep 13, 2022 42 mins
Lacey Spears was sentenced to "20 years to life" in April 2015 after she was convicted of murdering her five-year-old son Garnett-Paul Thompson Spears with a lethal dose of salt. Experts said that she displayed classic signs of the mental illness "Munchausen by proxy syndrome." Spears craved attention, and detailed Garnett's health problems on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and more. Over the course of his short life, Spears had taken her son to 20 different medical facilities. Tests showed there was no underlying cause for his health problems.
