American Nightmare

Synopsis

Our best times, our warmest memories, our worst nightmares. When real life home movies and photos meet real crime scene video and stills, murder mysteries become emotional powerhouses.

First Air Date: 2019-01-01

Last Air Date: 2019-02-12

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Investigation Discovery

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Top Cast

Craig Lee Thomas as Narrator (voice)
Steve Eifert as Detective Conley

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Apartment 23 (2019-01-01)

With graduation nearing at Northeastern University, students are alarmed at the discovery of a fellow co-ed shot to death in her apartment. Detectives face many challenges in the investigation until they realize the answer is right in front of them.
Ep. 2: Too Close to Home (2019-01-08)

The New England chills of the New Year bite even more brutally when a mother and daughter are savagely murdered in their Woburn, MA home. With several suspects on the line, detectives take a shot in the dark in order to solve this nightmare of a mystery.
Ep. 3: Paradise Lost (2019-01-15)

A storm rattles the night in Key Largo, Florida, as an intruder slips silently into the home of newlyweds Michael and Missy MacIvor. As daylight clears away the rain, a nightmare is revealed that will haunt the entire community for years to come.
Ep. 4: Watch Your Back (2019-01-29)

After young mother Danielle Jennings is found strangled to death in her apartment, detectives immediately believe she knew her attacker, then, a witness comes forward with a ringer of a clue that leads them to an unthinkable monster.
Ep. 5: No Good Deed (2019-02-05)

In Iowa, Shirley Wilson's son finds her stabbed to death in her home; with no evidence of forced entry, detectives believe this grandmother of 12 knew her assailant, leaving the family wondering who has betrayed them in cold blood.
Ep. 6: The Answering Machine (2019-02-12)

When a charitable, up-and-coming actress is savagely murdered in her home, police believe an angry, revenge-hungry killer is responsible. But no one could expect the lies, obsessions, and evidence that will be uncovered in this shocking cold case.