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The Best Episodes of American Monster

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    American Monster Season 2 Episode 8 - Live By the Sword
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    S2:E8

    Outside Los Angeles, sword collector Neal Williams is the house-husband while his wife Manling keeps the family afloat. It's a tough but happy life, as their home videos attest, until Manling returns home to find her family slaughtered -- at sword point.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. American Monster Season 2 Episode 9 - The Craigslist Killer
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    S2:E9

    Family and faith have always been important to Richard Beasley, as their home videos show. Which is why it's so scary when one day — the Ohio man vanishes. Especially after police discover that an online monster has been luring local men to their deaths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. American Monster Season 10 Episode 2 - Day Three After Murder
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    S10:E2

    Divorced dad-of-three, Daniel Halseth, lives for visitations with his kids. When his teenage daughter Sierra claims that she wants to live with her dad, Daniel finds himself drawn into a web of lies and a plot that ends with a deadly fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Monster Season 4 Episode 1 - Falling Down
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    S4:E1

    Alene and George Jenkins are the perfect couple living a perfect life. Their desire for children leads them to adopt a son and a daughter to complete their family. But it triggers a dark spiral ending in an unspeakable crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Monster Season 4 Episode 2 - Two Families
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    S4:E2

    The Holton family lives a perfect life, until a shocking murder exposes a dark secret. In a two-hour special, American Monster confronts a terrible choice. If both suspects are your own blood, how do you decide who's a killer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Monster Season 5 Episode 2 - Flesh and Blood
    7.9/10(42 votes)

    S5:E2

    Young parents Adrienne and James Magee work hard to provide a stable life for their three small children in rural Louisiana. But beneath the idyllic scenes lurks a dark secret, culminating in a heinous double-murder at the hands of a loved-one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. American Monster Season 2 Episode 3 - Alabama Murder Mystery
    7.8/10(95 votes)

    S2:E3

    When Frank Hilley is struck down by a mysterious sickness, the entire town of Anniston, AL grieves. But when his daughter also falls seriously ill, the family becomes suspicious. Vintage home movies trace a shocking tale of murder—revealing a monster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Monster Season 5 Episode 9 - By God, That's Enough
    7.8/10(39 votes)

    S5:E9

    When single mom Michelle Chaffin finds love, it seems like the perfect case of opposites attract. But when Michelle vanishes without a trace, police uncover a terrible jealousy revealed through a shocking confession that leaves her family reeling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. American Monster Season 5 Episode 10 - Stay With Me
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    S5:E10

    Diana Lovejoy and husband Greg Mulvihill live happily in southern California. But when accusations rock the marriage and a mysterious phone call ends with an attempted murder, police uncover the shocking truth behind this once dream couple.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. American Monster Season 6 Episode 2 - Second Chance
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S6:E2

    Joy and Fred are typical high school sweethearts until a tragic work accident changes the course of their lives forever. As Joy tries to find a second shot at love, her past will refuse to let her go and sets in motion a heartbreaking tragedy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. American Monster Season 7 Episode 2 - He Was Her Everything
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    S7:E2

    In Hudson, WI, Charlene and Darrell Wold seem to be living a blissful existence with their blended family. They do all they can to keep their household safe and secure, but they never imagined the real danger would come from within.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. American Monster Season 7 Episode 4 - By Design
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    S7:E4

    Growing up outside Chicago, the Simonian sisters are thick as thieves, even after they leave the nest to start new lives of their own. Then, when the youngest sets off to pursue her master's degree, a horrific crime tears the whole family apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. American Monster Season 8 Episode 3 - Dance With Me
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S8:E3

    Father of three, Ramon Sosa, builds a successful boxing gym in Texas, coaching a slew of hotshot young fighters. When sultry Maria “Lulu” Dorantes dances into Ramon’s life, he feels like the luckiest man alive -- until someone marks him for murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. American Monster Season 8 Episode 10 - The Man Who Got Away
    7.8/10(39 votes)

    S8:E10

    In Snellville, GA, Heather Strube has a great life. She works in the family floral shop, raising her toddler son and looking forward to a bright future with her new boyfriend until a Sunday trip to the shopping center shatters everything.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. American Monster Season 10 Episode 9 - Say Daddy's the Best
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    S10:E9

    Heavily pregnant Colorado native Shanna Vandewege supports her husband Craig’s plan to move to Texas for work. The birth of a baby makes up for Shanna’s separation from family, but someone is about to exploit her isolation as an outlet for their rage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. American Monster Season 11 Episode 1 - Spoiled to Death
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S11:E1

    David Sumney Sr. and his wife, Margaret, devote their lives to spoiling their only son, David. However, everything comes at a price, and when his parents divorce, David Jr.'s anger escalates, resulting in the deadliest of sins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. American Monster Season 11 Episode 9 - Why You Recording Me?
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    S11:E9

    India Mackey live streams her life for all to see, but behind her smile on camera, her relationship with her boyfriend Kevin Dixon is painful. A day after her 20th birthday, India learns what her boyfriend Kevin can do.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. American Monster Season 11 Episode 10 - Angels and Demons
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S11:E10

    When Alessia Mesquita reconnects with her childhood crush, Rashod Newton, the couple fall desperately in love. When the romance becomes overshadowed by Rashod's behavior, Alessia has to make a decision that will have deadly consequences.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. American Monster Season 12 Episode 8 - Lovely Rida
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S12:E8

    Matt Hendershot is devastated when his marriage ends and his ex-wife moves on. But following the death of her lover, he allows her back into his home, along with a collection of the dead man’s guns. It is a mistake which will prove to be fatal.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. American Monster Season 1 Episode 6 - Right Before Your Eyes
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    S1:E6

    When a good-looking, successful businessman meets an aspiring actress, she appears to be the perfect match. But the honeymoon doesn't last long. The relationship takes a turn... a deadly turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. American Monster Season 2 Episode 1 - The Green Monster
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    S2:E1

    In rural Ohio, an intruder brutally guns down Jack and Linda Myers in their sleep. The only witness is their sleepy 4-year-old grandson. But their extensive home movies — aired here for the first time — may have captured a monster lurking in their midst.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. American Monster Season 3 Episode 12 - Just Out of Frame
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S3:E12

    A fun-loving couple cultivates close relationships with their grown daughters, then the mother is bludgeoned to death in her home. No one suspects that the unthinkable could be true, but video doesn't lie, unlike guilty people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. American Monster Season 4 Episode 3 - Twice Shy
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S4:E3

    Carol-Ann and James Sharp seem like a match made in heaven, but behind the veneer hides a monster in plain sight. Loved ones close to the couple sit down for the first time on camera to make sense of a murder that none of them saw coming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. American Monster Season 4 Episode 4 - Life Of The Party
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    S4:E4

    Doug and Rose fall in love and get married; however, lies and deceit surface behind their seemingly perfect facade as seen on home videos. Then, a no-show at Thanksgiving and a box on the side of the road lead to a shocking discovery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. American Monster Season 5 Episode 6 - My Body
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    S5:E6

    Sandy Miles and her daughter Tracie are as close as can be. But when Tracie vanishes and Sandy is found brutally murdered, the truth behind the killing is more horrific than investigators can possibly imagine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Live By the Sword" is the best rated episode of "American Monster". It scored 8/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/27/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Craigslist Killer".