Fatal Vows
TV Show · Documentary · Crime

From blushing brides turned cold-blooded killers to smitten grooms with shocking dark sides, `Fatal Vows' examines the criminal psychology behind deadly divorces. Guiding viewers through actual stories of love gone wrong are psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser and forensic/clinical psychologist Dr Brian Russell, who examine each couple to better understand how the marriage turned from flawed to fatal. Stylised re-enactments are supported by interviews with family, friends, law enforcement, and potential victims of the crime, while Kaiser and Dr Russell provide analysis on unions that break down until divorce and murder collide.

2012 · 51m
Starring Stacy Kaiser, Brian Russell

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Dead Silence
    At the end of her tether, Bob Klosterman's wife Becky began divorce proceedings. Before they were finalised, her and her husband were found dead.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Lyon Case
    A look at the dramatic end to the marriage of wealthy Dallas couple Nancy and Richard Lyon. While one wound up dead, the other ended up with a life sentence.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Secrets of a Dying Man
    A look at the remarkable case of Elizabeth Rudavsky, a battered wife who stabbed her husband to death only to learn he was really a woman.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 4
    The Last Seduction
    A look at how John Pitman and Tracey Richter's marriage ended in a murder-framing hoax so convoluted it eluded authorities for nearly a decade.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 5
    The Kahler Case
    On Thanksgiving day 2009, James Kahler shot his wife, two teenage daughters and grandmother-in-law, earning himself a spot on Kansas death row.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Lies and Death
    In 2005, Dr Gulam Moonda's marriage came to a deadly end, when wife Donna hired a hitman to shoot him at point-blank range.
    43 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Stacy Kaiser
    Host
  • B‌R
    Brian Russell
    Host
  • J‌K
    John Kuyk
    Producer
  • P‌D
    Pamela Deutsch
    Producer

About

Fatal Vows

Documentary

From blushing brides turned cold-blooded killers to smitten grooms with shocking dark sides, `Fatal Vows' examines the criminal psychology behind deadly divorces. Guiding viewers through actual stories of love gone wrong are psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser and forensic/clinical psychologist Dr Brian Russell, who examine each couple to better understand how the marriage turned from flawed to fatal. Stylised re-enactments are supported by interviews with family, friends, law enforcement, and potential victims of the crime, while Kaiser and Dr Russell provide analysis on unions that break down until divorce and murder collide.

Information

Studio
Investigation Discovery
Released
2012
Region of Origin
United States
© 2012 Discovery Communications Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), English (Australia)
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