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Fatal Vows
"Love may be blind and marriage, bliss - but divorce is murder."
Overview
When marriages fall apart, divorce can turn ugly - even deadly. From blushing brides turned cold-blooded killers to smitten grooms with shocking dark sides, the criminal psychology behind deadly divorces is examined. Guiding viewers through actual stories of love gone wrong are psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser and forensic psychologist Dr. Brian Russell, who analyze each couple to better understand how the marriage turned from flawed to fatal. .
Status
Ended
Network
Investigation Discovery
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
Episodes
Half-Baked Alaska
Angela Neal comes to Anchorage, AK, to escape her checkered past. She falls in love and marries her counselor Mike Dixiano. But soon vices long buried will come back to haunt them... And demons from the past will drive one of them into the grave.
In a Lonely Place
Michael Dally and Sherri Guess are a perfect match. But when Michael takes up with an alluring colleague named Diana in a not-so-secret affair, the fear of divorce will lead the couple down a dark path of jealousy, abuse, conspiracy... and human sacrifice.
Romance Reloaded
High school sweethearts Michelle and Britt rekindle their romance after nearly 20 years apart. But this small-town Georgia family is a far cry from the Brady Bunch, bringing unseen baggage that unleashes a nightmare of infidelity, violence and murder.
An Inconvenient Marriage
Cristobal helps Jennifer through a tough sickness, and she's grateful enough to marry him. But after they tie the knot, Jennifer discovers Cristobal's manic need to psychologically abuse her. The need worsens when she leaves him for another man.
Not in Kansas Anymore
Kelly and Punkie are teenagers in love. They marry almost as soon as the law will allow, and plan to raise children in rural Kansas. But things take a deadly turn when they befriend Tammy and Jerry, a sexually adventurous couple with a need for speed.
The Other Side of the Tracks
When Ed Postma, a Florida truck driver with a bad boy reputation, meets single mom Jackie Rosser, sparks fly. But when Ed straightens out to become a family man, new bad boys are waiting, and the spark dies, taking another casualty as collateral damage.
Unholy Trinity
Amanda and Tonch Weldon seem like the quintessential Iowa farming couple. But behind closed doors, their cravings are quite kinky. Their secret swinging lifestyle works well for years... Until one day a deadly love triangle emerges.
Black Pearl
Tammy Ellis likes bad boys and charismatic loner David Gatlin is right up her street. After a quickie marriage, David's dark history is revealed; an attempted divorce is the catalyst for a terrifying and bloody confrontation.
Final Notice
After a rocky start, and a bad gamble on the stock market, Shari and Dwight Tobyne escape their small-town roots to start over. But financial fraud is soon revealed, turning this marriage into a web of deception - and ultimately a gruesome tragedy.
Descent Into Madness
Janene and Troy Patton are madly in love. But with 4 kids, and unexplained black holes in the family bank accounts, they are on the brink of financial disaster. Then when Janene claims one of her psychiatric patients raped her, the fallout proves deadly.
Dazed and Deadly
Amanda Hornsby falls for Woody Smith, who is nothing like her first husband, who stole her money. But, Woody has baggage of his own. A toxic cocktail of jealously, infidelity and energy drinks plunges them both into an abyss of sex and violence.
Black Widow
Sharon and Perry Nelson shake off their former spouses and fall for each other. But as the relationship falters, a new lover, lurking on the fringes of the family, threatens to introduce more than a dash of violence into an already volatile mix.
Burning Love
Hattie Rennolds is struggling to provide for her daughter in Baton Rouge when she meets her dream man. Within a year they're married and Hattie is pregnant. But when they divorce, chaos enters an already volatile custody dispute, and someone ends up dead.
Top Cast
Kathleen Fee
Narrator (voice)
Dr. Brian Russell
Self - Series Forensic Psychologist
Stacy Kaiser
Self - Series Psychotherapist
