9.1/10101 votesLoading...#1 - Locked in the Closet
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2022
The first time Alice Jenkins locks Jesse Eging in the closet as a child, he thinks it's only a game. But as Jesse's 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1080 votesLoading...#2 - The Face of My Torturer
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2019
William Knorr's 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.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1058 votesLoading...#3 - To Infinity and Back
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/2021
When Claire Throssell meets Darren Sykes, she thinks her future husband's overwhelming displays of affection are signs of love. She fails to see that Darren is out to control her, and if he doesn't get his way, the revenge he takes will be terrible.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10101 votesLoading...#4 - She Made Me Do It
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2017
As a boy, Eric Witte's 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.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1090 votesLoading...#5 - It was All Judith
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2020
As a child, Corey Breininger's stepmother, Judith Hawkey, coerces him into doing something horrible; he keeps her deadly secret for years, too afraid to tell anyone the truth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1049 votesLoading...#6 - I Watched Daddy Bury Mommy
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2023
As a child, Lori Hodge doesn't 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.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1049 votesLoading...#7 - I Made It Out Alive
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2023
For years, every time Gabi Blair walks past the freezer, she shudders at the thought of the horrors hidden inside; forced to keep secret her mother's crimes, she prays that someone will discover the truth before she becomes her mother's next victim.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1058 votesLoading...#8 - Fear Thy Father
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/2018
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.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1048 votesLoading...#9 - I Wish I'd Turned Around
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/2019
Kat Harris and Marla Kreuger love Lawrence Harris each in her own way; they dismiss his dark obsession as childish and strange, but harmless; neither of them realize he is preparing to sacrifice innocent lives for his evil purpose.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1052 votesLoading...#10 - Nobody Believed Me
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2021
When Matt Roth is just a boy, his stepfather brings him along on handyman jobs; he thinks he is just there to help his dad, but he doesn't realize he is walking into the scenes of brutal murders.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1063 votesLoading...#11 - We All Die Tonight
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/2021
Christina Gaines goes on a date with Patrick Fowler, a supposed "perfect gentleman." She soon discovers Patrick's true nature and realizes she's been duped. Now that Christina is in his grasp, she must find a way to avoid becoming his next victim.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1074 votesLoading...#12 - The Last Blanco
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/27/2018
As a young boy, Michael Blanco had seen his mother do violent things that seemed straight out of the movies. But he never once doubted that she did those things to keep their family safe—until the day he learned the truth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1061 votesLoading...#13 - Something Wasn’t Right
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/10/2018
Reginald Brooks began acting strangely, and Beverly Stephens worried that her husband’s bizarre behavior was a warning sign that something wasn’t right. But she never suspected there was a killer lurking inside him.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1054 votesLoading...#14 - Let Her Rot
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2019
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.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1056 votesLoading...#15 - I Don’t Believe in Forgiveness
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2020
Teri Knight spent weeks driving cross-country, desperately searching for the secret her ex-husband, Manuel Gehring, took to his grave. It took years before a stranger finally solved the mystery that haunted Teri ever since learning Manuel died in prison.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1034 votesLoading...#16 - We're Glad Mom is Dead
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2023
Victoria and Christine Lisowski live in fear of their mother, Sungnam Kwon-Lisowski. They never imagine that this Christmas they will feel lucky to survive the holiday and their mother's crazed vengeance.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1037 votesLoading...#17 - The Butcher and the Box
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024
Lori and Brook have one terrible commonality: Gary Simmons; Gary tortures Lori during their 6-year marriage, and later he imprisons and violates Brook; the two women meet for the first time and share their stories.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1030 votesLoading...#18 - She Hid the Knife in a Toybox
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2024
When Jason Worley tries to escape from his manipulative wife, Brandi by filing for divorce, she punishes him by taking away the two things most precious to him.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1064 votesLoading...#19 - Put On a Happy Face
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2018
Melissa Moore loved being “Daddy’s Little Girl” and to her, her father Keith Jesperson, could do no wrong. But as she got older, that admiration was replaced by fear, and then by the horror of learning how close she had come to being his next victim.
Director: Justin Lee Stanley, Phoebe Kwong
Writer: Jonathan Santos
7.9/1063 votesLoading...#20 - You Know My Brother's Name
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2019
As a little girl, Karen Kuzma adores her older brother, then she sees changes in him she doesn’t understand; it never occurs to her that he will become the most infamous serial killer in American history.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1057 votesLoading...#21 - My Twisted Sister
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2019
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?
Director: N/A
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7.9/1031 votesLoading...#22 - He Used a Chainsaw
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 4/14/2024
Ainjil thinks William was charming and creative, but his dark and violent tendencies emerge; when Ainjil finally gets away from him and starts a new life with a man she truly loves, he exacts revenge.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1070 votesLoading...#23 - Son of the Prophet
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2017
Dennis Ryan grew up believing that his father's violent teachings were preparing him to save the lives of everyone in their farmhouse. But by the time Dennis discovers the horrible truth, it is too late-he has already gone too far.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1073 votesLoading...#24 - My Secret Nightmare
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2017
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.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1045 votesLoading...#25 - What If He Was Innocent?
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2021
Some say Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully convicted, and the court put an innocent man to death. But Stacy Kuykendall knew Todd better than anyone, and she's convinced that he was a monster who was guilty as charged and deserved to die.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Evil Lives Here
Every episode of Evil Lives Here ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Evil Lives Here!
The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or...
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Investigation Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Locked in the Closet" is the best rated episode of "Evil Lives Here". It scored 9.1/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/2022. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Face of My Torturer".