Evil Lives Here

Danyall White tells the gripping true story of her brother Richard. Danyall always thought he was a prankster who told stories. But when his stories started getting more and more violent, she slowly realized that her brother was hiding a monstrous secret.

To Kevin Currie, Mormon prophet Jeffrey Lundgren was more than a spiritual leader, he was a brother. But before long, Kevin realized that this Man of God was really a devil in disguise with an evil plan.

Sheila Janutolo dreaded being alone with her husband Jim Cruz. Over the years, she had learned to fear him and his violent temper. But when she got a call that hed been arrested for a ghastly crime, she was certain police had the wrong man.

As a boy, Eric Wittes father taught him to protect his family. But as his father grows increasingly violent, Eric realizes that he is the evil his family needs protection from.

Sherry Shafer never had a good relationship with her younger brother, Brian Britton, but she never expected to lose everything because of him. Today, all she has left is the fear that one day he will return to finish what he started 26 years ago.

Tiffany Shore grows up knowing her father is evil but keeps his secrets, then she escapes only to be devastated by the discovery that he has committed acts far more heinous than she could have ever imagined.

Alice Swafford envies her childhood neighbor William Jennings Choyce for his perfect life, then she marries him and realizes his life wasnt perfect below the surface.

Lindsay Wrinkles always knew her father had a short temper, but she never expected to be on the run from him when she was only 14; as she runs from hideout to hideout, desperate to evade him, Wrinkles wonders what will happen if he ever finds her.

When Cindy first fell in love with Bobby Long, she never imagined that she would one day regret not committing murder. But years after she first discovered the horrifying truth, she is haunted by the night when she decided not to kill him in his sleep.

Teenager Cindy Taylors world is shattered by the sudden death of her father; while police say he died of a heart attack, Taylor will discover the cause of her fathers death is just one of the deadly secrets her mother had been hiding from her.

Melissa Holland was certain that her high school boyfriend, Michael Overstreet, was the man she’d always dreamed of. But only after they were married did she begin to realize that her determination to live happily ever after had put her in mortal danger.

When Walt Chavis joins the police force, he is prepared to risk his life, but he never imagines the greatest threat will come in the form of his own brother or that he will be forced to choose between his duty and his family.

As children, Betty and Ulayla adored their little brother, Johnny, and tried to protect him. As they got older, Johnny did strange things, but they never believed he was capable of pure evil until he confessed a horrible secret.

Karen strikes a deal to get her brother, Richard, out of her life, not knowing he will begin targeting his new wife, Vernetta; neither woman realizes how devastating Richards impact will be on both of their lives.

Linda Wittmier and Terry Jo Howard fall in love with James Michael Randall; both of them discover the monster lurking inside him without ever realizing how lucky they were to survive his twisted desire to kill.

Charles Sexton believes his father, Eddie, is God; he and his siblings are loyal disciples until the family descends into madness, and Sexton finds out that crossing his parents means death.

When Brian Cargill divorces his wife, Kimberly, he thinks its the end of the worst time of his life; instead, he finds himself in a desperate battle to save his son, Jamie, from her deadly wrath.

Brooke Lehman is raised to believe Kevin Dunlap is her father; her mother, Stephanie, keeps the truth a secret, but neither of them realize that Dunlap is keeping far more deadly secrets of his own.

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.

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.

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.

When Robin Lindsey is rescued from her mothers 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.

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 Gods name; after years of suffering, she finally escapes to reveal the truth about him.

When Alvin Bud Brown is arrested he tells an officer that he is just like Hannibal Lecter; to his wife, Jackie, the man she shared a bed with for years appeared to be gentle and loving until the Thanksgiving Day when she discovered the truth.

William Knorrs mother, Theresa, always threatened that if she ever went to jail for what she had done, she would take him down with her; after years spent helping her keep the horrors secret, he may go to jail with her.

When James Henslee realizes he is the polices prime suspect, he cant believe it but he attempts to convince them that someone he had once looked up to was the one capable of murder.

When Clare Bradburns ex-husband, Ed, suddenly confesses to his crime after 26 years, she thinks she finally has justice, and that the nightmare she lived for decades would end; she never expects that her nightmare would continue.

When Elizabeth Flores was a child, her sister, Louise, tried to shield her from a horrible family secret. But when Louise met David Turpin, that all changed. How did Louise go from running from monsters to becoming one herself?

Robert Foust contemplates killing his son, Aaron, as the only way to prevent Aaron from becoming a murderer; instead, Robert chooses to put himself and his son in Gods hands, and Gods plan makes him question everything.

As a boy, Travis Spencer always told himself that the cruel pranks his older brother, Timothy, played on him were ultimately harmless. He never suspected that his brother was using him to practice methods of torture that would be used on others.

It has been more than 25 years, yet Joyce Alexander is still terrified of her son, William Patrick Alexander; she fears he holds her responsible for his horrifying crime, and is convinced he is plotting his revenge from prison.

John Duck spends his entire life fearing the day his brother Kevin would finally kill someone, but when John discovers his brother is actually a murderer, he still isnt ready to face that Kevin had been born a killer.

It never occurred to Shirley Gaskins that the father she adored could be one of the most prolific serial killers in America, but the more people vanished without explanation, the harder it was to deny.

Jack Roy Spillman starts collecting wolf memorabilia, and his sisters think its an odd hobby; when they learn of horrific things hes done, they realize some people may have been right when they called him more animal than human.

As Christina Hildreth unwittingly helped Shawn Grate clean up his first crime scene, she didnt realize what she was doing. Once police were banging on her door while she was trapped with a madman, she understood the situation was direr than she realized.

When Shirley Furgala helped her mother, Betty Lou Beets, drag a dead body to the yard and bury it, she knew her own life might be in danger if she refused to help. What Shirley didnt know was this wouldnt be the last time her mother would ask for help.

When Vickie Webbs son warned her the police might seek him out, she wasnt surprised. He had been a troublemaker for years, but she sensed this time was different. Vickis love for her son will face the test when he is accused of the ultimate evil.

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Jeanne Avsenew and her young son Peter were close, but as Peter matured, his obsession with death grew. The day Jeanne finds a bullet with her name scrawled on it, she realizes her son wants her dead, and Jeanne must take drastic measures to keep safe.

When Kelly Pletcher heard what her ex-husband Wayne Adam Ford carried in his pocket while surrendering to police, she was horrified and disgusted - but not surprised. The real surprise was that she managed to escape before becoming one of his victims.

Each time she was targeted by an anonymous predator, Sarah Garone ran to her stepfather, Gary Hardy. She always felt something about Gary was creepy, but as the events got more disturbing, she never imagined someone trusted could be the one to hurt her.

When Claire Throssell meets Darren Sykes, she thinks her future husbands overwhelming displays of affection are signs of love. She fails to see that Darren is out to control her, and if he doesnt get his way, the revenge he takes will be terrible.

Christian Fuhr receives a life sentence, and his girlfriend Ammie Turos believes he is innocent. However, when she discovers hes guilty, her conviction is replaced by uncertainty, and she wonders if her life had been in danger the entire time.

When police arrest Melvin Ignatow for murder, his son Mike is sure he is innocent and that his dads girlfriend is to blame instead. Melvin is acquitted but later confesses to the crime, and Mike must face the fact that his father has gotten away with murder.

As a child, Daniel Rolle idolizes his father, Donald, until Donalds rage makes everyone suffer. When that eventually leads to murder, Daniel must decide if he still loves his father enough to beg a jury not to kill him.

Seven-year-old Deborah Brashers father, Robert, kills himself in a hotel room, and for 20 years, she struggles to understand why. Neither she - nor the police - have any idea hed been living a secret double life.

Every time Cheri Tate calls the police on her husband Edward Allen Covington, they believe him over her. Then she leaves him, and he takes his revenge—but on others. She realizes in horror that he has done to them what he always wanted to do to her.

Christina Gaines goes on a date with Patrick Fowler, a supposed "perfect gentleman." She soon discovers Patricks true nature and realizes shes been duped. Now that Christina is in his grasp, she must find a way to avoid becoming his next victim.

The first time Alice Jenkins locks Jesse Eging in the closet as a child, he thinks its only a game. But as Jesses captivity grows longer and food becomes scarce, he realizes that if he and his siblings do not find a way to escape, they will surely die.

From the moment Deborah Williamson meets her stepson, David Shafer, she knows there is something unsettling about him, but when her warnings about his frightening behavior go unheeded, the devastation he ultimately wreaks is beyond anything she imagines.

As a child, Benjamin Risha believes Tony Alamo when he preaches he is a prophet of God. Although, as Benjamin gets older and realises that the prophet is a liar, he fears for his life -- because he sees what happens to others who doubt Tony.

When the police tell Chris Matechen his girlfriend, Alyssa Dayvault, has confessed, he doesnt want to believe it because it means admitting that he has fallen for her lies and spent years blind to the horrific things she did right under his nose.

When George Yzaguirre kills himself in prison, he takes his secrets with him, and his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, is left to wonder how many of her memories might hold the keys to unsolved crimes and whether or not shell ever know the truth about him.

When Sarita Anderson begins feeling ill, she thinks its just the flu at first; she never suspects that the man pretending to love and nurse her back to health is actually the monster responsible.

When Rodney Metzer shows up to rescue his wife, Morgan, from a horrifying, violent encounter, it appears he is there to save her, but Morgan soon suspects he is no hero, and instead may be going to disturbing lengths to prevent her from ever leaving him.

As a child, Lori Hodge doesnt understand what she sees when her father, Gene Keidel, digs a hole in the yard in the middle of the night, but as she gets older and realizes the truth, she becomes a threat; he will stop at nothing to keep his secret.

Eugene Borg knows that Satan has evil plans for his young son Tyler and spends the subsequent years battling the demons he believes plague his child; a shock comes that proves that he may have forever lost the war for his sons soul.

When Dianne Burns moves across the country to marry Mark Burns in prison, she holds no doubts of her fiancés wrongful conviction until after his release, when she begins to see signs of both his guilt and plans to resume his criminal behaviour.

When Michael OLeary moves in with his brother, Marc, he doesnt realise that Marc has already fled the police in one state and committed crimes in another until police finally track them down, and suspect Michael of being Marcs accomplice.

Genie already knows Lee Cawthon is capable of horrible things when he forces her into a polygamous relationship; she plays along with his twisted demands, but doesnt realize that the consequences of letting him have his way might be worse.

The Lisowski sisters fear their mom, but this Christmas is a nightmare.

Christina Thomas trusts her brother, John White, the first time he comes dangerously close to killing a lady. When he murders another person, she forgives him. But when it happens again, she wonders why she trusted him in the first place and how she overlooked the warning indications that he was the devil in disguise.

When Terry Patzer hears what police discovered at Russell Tillis house of horrors, memories of the nine years she spent married to him flood back; she cant explain how her former lover became so twisted, but she was right to be afraid.

Teresa Holman spends much of her childhood wishing her father, Freddie Bowen, would die for the things he does to his family, but when presented with a chance to get her wish, the choice she makes has unforeseen consequences and leads to tragedy.

Lori and Brook, tortured by the same sadistic man, meet for the first time.

When Jason files for divorce, Brandi takes his most precious treasures.

As a child, Joy believes her mother, Anna Young, is the voice of God. In their isolated church community, Anna punishes anyone who breaks her rules - even young children arent spared. Years later, Joy realizer her mother is not an angel -- shes a killer.

LaTonya believes her husband, Nathan, is her best friend; over the years she suffers emotional abuse at his hands and decides to take their kids and leave; Nathan refuses to let go, leading to a night of terror that ends in a tragedy -- and a miracle.

When Rogers best friend, Bob Duke, asks for a favor, he thinks Bob is venting. But when he asks again, Roger worries for Bobs wife and son.

Betty hopes her sisters son, Chance, is a beacon of hope in their troubled lives, but Betty sees his dark side early on; he lacks empathy and becomes violent until he explodes in a fit of rage, harming the one person who cared for him most.

Abbys life takes a dark turn when her aunt and uncle adopt her and what she initially hoped would be a blessing, turns into a nightmare as she realizes shes living with predators.

After her father, Donald Whitey Hoop, meets and marries a woman named Joy, Desirees life spirals; Joy is hot-tempered, cruel, and controlling. Desiree knows her dad cant escape his toxic marriage, but she has no clue that Joy is orchestrating a cold-blooded murder in 1997.

This episode of Evil Lives Here looks into the story of Sara, a young woman who has always stood by her father and believed his justifications for his questionable schemes. However, when her mother is murdered, Sara’s faith in her father is shaken, and she begins to unearth her family’s dark secrets. The investigation uncovers a web of deceit and malice within the family, as Sara discovers the truth.

Renee wonders why her brother, Ricky, targets her; thankfully, her oldest brother, Ronnie, protects her and keeps Ricky in check. After years of his cruelty, theyve had enough of him and fight back; thats when Ricky plots his revenge.

Lisa cant understand why her mom stays with her dad. Hes cruel, unpredictable and violent while Lisa finds ways to cope, but what takes place is something she couldnt have imagined.

Desiray is lost and vulnerable when she meets the kind and understanding Ray. But when Ray begins to reveal his violence and cruelty, Desiray finds herself trapped in a living hell and must fight like hell to survive.

Mike has a knack for charming Courtney and her kids. She thinks he is vulnerable, kind and sweet. She is dead wrong. After he moves in, his jealousy of everyone in Courtneys life boils over. When she finally has enough of him, his rage explodes.

At the age of sixteen, Roxie rushes into marriage. Her husband manipulates and threatens her nearly every day. After 30 years in an abusive marriage, Roxie finally leaves her husband. But he makes her pay a terrible price for that decision.

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