Monster in My Family

Melissa Moore–daughter of Keith Hunter Jesperson, infamously known as the “Happy Face Killer” tells her own personal story as the daughter of a serial killer. The episode reveals shocking behind-the-scenes accounts of what it was like growing up with a father who, she later learned, was committing horrific murders. On her journey to healing, Melissa meets with a family member of one of her father’s victims to express her regret and empathy for his unthinkable crime.

Amber and Michelle Yates–daughters of serial killer Richard Yates–tell the inside story of being raised by a man who terrorized the city of Spokane, Washington. The episode reveals devastating details and chilling home videos of a strict father who disciplines his children by day, and hunts innocent women by night. In their effort to find healing, the sisters meet with the sister of one of their father’s victims to share their sorrow and regret for his life-shattering crimes.

Randy Hausner–brother of serial shooter Dale Hausner–shares the inside story of a man who terrorized the city of Phoenix in a year and a half-long killing spree. He reveals his brother’s never before seen journal disclosing a chilling view on the development of a killer. In an effort to share his family’s remorse with the victims, Randy meets with a shooting survivor as well as with the son of a man killed by his brother.

Mildred Muhammad–ex-wife of infamous “DC Sniper” John Allen Muhammad–reveals how the man she loves disintegrated into a monster who threatens to kill her. And in an interview from prison with Melissa Moore, Muhammad’s teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, provides the inside story of how the man he viewed as a father, led him on a cross-country shooting spree that would kill 17 people and wound at least 10 more.

Cindy Brown reveals how her childhood sweetheart and husband, Bobby Joe Long, evolves into a fiend who rapes more than 50 women, ultimately killing 10. Their son Chris, talks on camera for the first time, revealing his struggle as a serial killer’s child. To help heal these long-lasting scars, Cindy meets with the sister of a woman killed by her ex-husband, and expresses her family’s regret and sorrow for his chilling crimes.