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American Monster

American Monster

20167.713 Seasons130 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.

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Themes & Keywords

homicideinterviewmurdercrime scenehome videotrue crimestorytellingreenactmenthomicide detective

About American Monster

American Monster is a crime, documentary series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of homicide, interview, murder, crime scene, home video, true crime. Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.

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