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Deadly Women

Crime experts explore the motives and modus operandi of female killers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women usually have more complex, long-term reasons to kill.
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  1. S5 E1 - Twisted Thrills
    July 28, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Some deadly women kill without motive for the sake of twisted thrills. A rage-filled teen leads a deadly initiation, a perverted wife turns sex into murder and a local bully hosts a killer party.
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  2. S5 E2 - Loathe Thy Neighbor
    August 4, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    What happens when a neighbor starts watching out for you and starts watching you? When the sinister minds of Tiffany Cole, Melissa Huckaby and Shonda Walter turn sour, they begin to torment their neighbors.
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  3. S5 E3 - Hearts of Stone
    August 11, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Deadly women are not always the ones you expect. They are not the strangers lurking in the dark: they are a young mother, a supportive wife or a grandmother. Behind their loving masquerades lies a wake of family horror and pain.
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  4. S5 E4 - Kill Their Own
    August 18, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    A mother's most basic instinct is to protect her children. But Darlie Routier, Susan Eubanks and Francis Newton break that sacred bond when they turn against their natural instinct and kill their own offspring.
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  5. S5 E5 - To Love and to Murder
    August 25, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Marriage is a lifelong commitment of love -- "to have and to hold, for better or for worse, until death do us part." But for Teresa Lewis, Jane Dorotik and Louise Peete, it only " 'til death do us part" they upheld.
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  6. S5 E6 - Kill For Cash
    September 1, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Money is a strong motivator. It can be used for good. It can be used for evil. And for Rosie Alfaro, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Kim Snibson, it can be the driving force behind murder.
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  7. S5 E7 - Breaking Point
    September 8, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Anger, fear and despair are basic human emotions. When these emotions are coupled with a broken mind, a perfect storm is created. Teetering on the edge, these women resort to murder when pushed to their breaking point.
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  8. S5 E8 - Love to Death
    September 15, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Love and money are a beautiful marriage, creating a life of happiness and ease. But when the love is of money, the bride becomes the killer and the groom is her victim.
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  9. S5 E9 - Sacrifice Their Blood
    November 3, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    To the outside world these, caring mothers present a face of love -- a suburban mom, a caring community member, a housewife -- but when the doors close, these deadly women will do whatever it takes to have their own needs met.
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  10. S5 E10 - Deadly Possession
    November 10, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    When their love is threatened, these women take measures into their own hands. Envy turns a teenage love triangle into a deadly fight, a grandmother's love becomes a fatal bond and a mother's jealousy is out of control.
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  11. S5 E11 - An Inconvenient Marriage
    November 17, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Love is a powerful emotion. It can drive women to unthinkable crimes of passion. Hate, however, is love's gloomy shadow, and it can drive women into the darkest corners of their mind.
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  12. S5 E12 - Sins of the Sister
    November 24, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    A woman's sister can be her closest friend -- or her worst enemy. A little sister's greed drives her to the unthinkable, twins discover they're different in life and in murder and two battle it out in the ultimate sibling rivalry.
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  13. S5 E13 - Pleasure from Pain
    December 3, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    Some women are so depraved that their thoughts are unspeakable and their actions incomprehensible. These sadistic women derive pleasure from the pain and suffering of the innocent victims.
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  14. S5 E14 - Lethal Love
    December 8, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    When love turns sour, the results can be deadly. A housewife embarks on a macabre garden renovation, forbidden love drives a young woman to murder and a bitter ex dissolves a marriage -- literally.
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  15. S5 E15 - Baby-Faced Killers
    December 15, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    These baby-faced girls may look childish and innocent, but behind their little girl smiles lies a darkness most adults never experience. When their inner turmoil bubbles to the surface, they become unlikely criminals.
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  16. S5 E16 - Senseless Slayings
    December 29, 2011
    44min
    TV-14
    When a person places no value on human life, they can become unstoppable in their twisted missions to destroy the lives around them. These women all pushed boundaries and shattered lives with their actions.
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  17. S5 E17 - Lover's Revenge
    January 5, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Love can empower a woman but not as much as hate. Someone must pay when an English rose loses her royal connection, a spurned wife derails her ex-husband's new life, and nothing will stop an intense first love.
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  18. S5 E18 - Deadly Delinquents
    January 12, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Jealousy can turn into a murderous rage for a teenaged girl. Unfulfilled dreams drive a schoolgirl to the unthinkable, envy turns best friends into lethal enemies and an infatuated teen wants her love at any cost.
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  19. S5 E19 - Match Made For Murder
    January 19, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    When a woman wants more from a man than he can give, it can be dangerous. A mother makes her son a murder weapon, a beautician turns to butchery and a war-time promises sex but delivers torture.
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  20. S5 E20 - Killer Kids
    January 26, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    For many parents, their children's teen years can be one big headache. But when typical teenage rebellion turns into deadly rage, a parent's love may not be enough to save their life.
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Directors
Katie HidesJohn MavetySerena Hunt
Producers
Marie MohrSashka KoloffTim Vincent
Cast
Janis AmatuzioM. William PhelpsPeggy LoweCandice DeLongLynnanne Zager
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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