Plot Synopsis

HEART OF DARKNESS is a one-hour crime docuseries that chronicles the stories of closest loved ones -- including former partners, jealous friends, scorned sons and daughters, and devoted family members -- who were monsters in disguise. Love is never predictable, and sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones you least expect. Each 60-minute episode tells a single story without revealing the guilty party until the very last moment, exposing further details of bone-chilling crimes. In the series opener, "Lust for Murder," Stacie Smith is eager to settle into a new home after her to divorce and to celebrate Christmas with her children in St. Albans, WV. But three days later, Stacie is found dead in her kitchen. The only trace of the killer is an inflammatory message on the wall that accuses Stacie of infidelity. With the writing on the wall as their first clue, police must unpack the secrets in Stacie's life to find her murderer.