Series synopsis
Evil Lives Here is an American crime documentary television series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on January 17, 2016. It stars Kat Lindsay, Andrew Spieker, Ian Zelbo and Alex Cerdeira.
The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or would you become entangled in evil?
Premise
The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or would you become entangled in evil?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kat Lindsay as Joylynn Martinez
- Andrew Spieker as Brian
- Ian Zelbo as Young Jamie
- Alex Cerdeira as Teen Jamie
- Molly Gazay as Kimberly
- Patricia Lawrence as Grandmother
- Jack Malykin as Police Officer
- Scott Manginelli as Police Officer
Supporting cast
- Robert Levey II as Corey / Zack / Seth Wrinkles
- Lynn Marocola as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Ava Briglia as Young Lindsay
- Adeleen Rosner as Teen Lindsay
- Tim Rerucha as Eric Wrinkles
- Marta Kotzian as Debbie Wrinkles
- Marian Edmiston as Aunt Jenny
- Shannon Krowicki as Aunt Natalie
- Hannah Brahney as Young Melissa
- Castor Feinberg as Middle Melissa
- Brittany Shaffer as Teen Melissa
- Jason Eric Ross as Keith Jesperson
Guest cast
- Andrew Spieker as Brian
- Ian Zelbo as Young Jamie
- Alex Cerdeira as Teen Jamie
- Molly Gazay as Kimberly
- Patricia Lawrence as Grandmother
- Jack Malykin as Police Officer
- Scott Manginelli as Police Officer
- Robert Levey II as Corey / Zack / Seth Wrinkles
- Lynn Marocola as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Ava Briglia as Young Lindsay
- Adeleen Rosner as Teen Lindsay
- Tim Rerucha as Eric Wrinkles
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 189 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | February 19, 2018 | August 31, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 6 | January 17, 2016 | February 28, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 1, 2017 | March 19, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 13 | January 1, 2018 | April 8, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 8 | August 13, 2018 | October 1, 2018 |
| Season 5 | 12 | January 1, 2019 | April 7, 2019 |
| Season 6 | 8 | July 14, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| Season 7 | 12 | January 5, 2020 | March 22, 2020 |
| Season 8 | 8 | August 23, 2020 | October 25, 2020 |
| Season 9 | 8 | February 14, 2021 | May 16, 2021 |
| Season 10 | 13 | July 11, 2021 | October 17, 2021 |
| Season 11 | 8 | February 20, 2022 | April 10, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 6 | July 3, 2022 | August 7, 2022 |
| Season 13 | 10 | January 22, 2023 | April 9, 2023 |
| Season 14 | 8 | August 6, 2023 | September 24, 2023 |
| Season 15 | 10 | February 18, 2024 | April 28, 2024 |
| Season 16 | 9 | August 25, 2024 | October 20, 2024 |
| Season 17 | 10 | February 16, 2025 | April 20, 2025 |
| Season 18 | 10 | July 13, 2025 | September 21, 2025 |
| Season 19 | 10 | January 13, 2026 | March 25, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Story of Warren Jeffs: An Evil Lives Here Special Wallace Jeffs is raised to believe that his half-brother, Warren, will guide his family to salvation, then his nephew reveals Warren's true nature, and Wallace must choose between loyalty to his family or to his church's new prophet. |
February 19, 2018 |
| 2 |
Tampa Bay Slayer: An Evil Lives Here Special A look at the life of Bobby Joe Long, a heartless killer who victimized women in Florida before his arrest in 1984. |
August 31, 2020 |
| 3 |
After the Evil: Not My Boy After the Evil revisits a couple who shared what happened when they learned their son was an arsonist. |
July 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Something Is Different About Robbie Though Ronald Hawkins and Candace Sims knew that Robbie was different from an early age, they were unprepared for the violent act that Robbie would commit, a crime that shook the nation. |
January 17, 2016 |
| 2 |
My Brother's Secret Danyall White tells the gripping true story of her brother Richard. Danyall always thought he was a prankster who told stories. But when his stories started getting more and more violent, she slowly realized that her brother was hiding a monstrous secret. |
January 24, 2016 |
| 3 |
Cheating Death Coming from a broken home, 16-year-old Cathy wanted nothing but love; After meeting Peter Tobin, a man twice her age, she thought she had found the perfect gentleman; After her marriage, Cathy gradually uncovered horrifying secrets about her husband.How would she keep herself and her son alive long enough to escape one of the most evil men in modern history? |
January 31, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Not My Boy George and Margaret Keller never suspected that the man terrorizing their city could be a member of their own family. As it dawns on them that their son is hiding a sinister secret, they must decide whether or not to turn him in. |
January 1, 2017 |
| 2 |
She Made Me Do It As a boy, Eric Witte's father taught him to protect his family. But as his father grows increasingly violent, Eric realizes that he is the evil his family needs protection from. |
January 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
My Brother, The Devil Wallace Jeffs was raised to believe that his half-brother, Warren, would guide his family to salvation. But when his nephew reveals Warren's true nature, Wallace will have to choose between loyalty to his family or to his church's new prophet. |
January 15, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He Comes to My Dreams When Gwen Bailey married Norman Starnes she counted herself lucky to land the most eligible bachelor in town. But years later, she discovered she never really knew him at all. And by the time she finally realized, she was already his unwilling accomplice. |
January 1, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Monster I Married When Cindy first fell in love with Bobby Long, she never imagined that she would one day regret not committing murder. But years after she first discovered the horrifying truth, she is haunted by the night when she decided not to kill him in his sleep. |
January 8, 2018 |
| 3 |
Deadly Fetish When Debra’s husband Robert Rhoads accused her of being cold and immature for refusing to experiment sexually, she thought something was wrong with her. She never suspected her husband’s perversions were signs that there was something evil deep within him. |
January 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Invited Him In Jill Garrison thinks her second chance at love will last forever; when her town is best by a killer, she fails to realize she has invited him into her home. |
August 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
In the Lion's Cage Linda Wittmier and Terry Jo Howard fall in love with James Michael Randall; both of them discover the monster lurking inside him without ever realizing how lucky they were to survive his twisted desire to kill. |
August 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Last Blanco As a young boy, Michael Blanco had seen his mother do violent things that seemed straight out of the movies. But he never once doubted that she did those things to keep their family safe—until the day he learned the truth. |
August 27, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You Know My Brother's Name As a little girl, Karen Kuzma adores her older brother, then she sees changes in him she doesn’t understand; it never occurs to her that he will become the most infamous serial killer in American history. |
January 1, 2019 |
| 2 |
Let Her Rot When Joshua Hudnall goes off to war, he feels more at home than he ever did around his mother; while Joshua thinks he’s escaped his mother’s torment, she sets her sights on someone else and destroys their family from within. |
January 6, 2019 |
| 3 |
Evil Undercover When Lori McLeod fell for a man claiming to be an FBI agent, she felt certain that she would always be safe. Now, as the end of her life draws near, Lori is determined to ensure that the murderer who betrayed her family never becomes a free man. |
January 13, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Tried to Prevent This For 17 years, Kathy Swanson fears her son, Michael, will harm someone; she tries in vain to convince people that there is something different about Michael, then her worst nightmare comes true. |
July 14, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Face of My Torturer William Knorr's mother, Theresa, always threatened that if she ever went to jail for what she had done, she would take him down with her; after years spent helping her keep the horrors secret, he may go to jail with her. |
July 21, 2019 |
| 3 |
Our Secret Identity As a child, Pam Jacobs spent years of her life on the run from the law. But she had no idea that her father, Charles Sinclair, was a wanted man until the day the FBI caught up with them. |
July 28, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It was All Judith As a child, Corey Breininger's stepmother, Judith Hawkey, coerces him into doing something horrible; he keeps her deadly secret for years, too afraid to tell anyone the truth. |
January 5, 2020 |
| 2 |
I Raised a Sociopath Robert Foust contemplates killing his son, Aaron, as the only way to prevent Aaron from becoming a murderer; instead, Robert chooses to put himself and his son in God's hands, and God's plan makes him question everything. |
January 12, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Nights I Don't Remember Joylynn Martinez sometimes wakes up and cannot remember what happened the night before; she thinks she must've had too much to drink, never suspecting that her husband, Robert Howard Bruce, was responsible, and that he was just getting started. |
January 19, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Killed Dirty John When Terra Newell met her mother's new boyfriend, she sensed John Meehan was no good. Debra Newell never suspected her new man was secretly plotting to destroy her and her family. And Terra never imagined she would ultimately be forced to kill. |
August 23, 2020 |
| 2 |
I Didn't Know It Was Blood As Christina Hildreth unwittingly helped Shawn Grate clean up his first crime scene, she didn't realize what she was doing. Once police were banging on her door while she was trapped with a madman, she understood the situation was direr than she realized. |
August 30, 2020 |
| 3 |
I Don’t Believe in Forgiveness Teri Knight spent weeks driving cross-country, desperately searching for the secret her ex-husband, Manuel Gehring, took to his grave. It took years before a stranger finally solved the mystery that haunted Teri ever since learning Manuel died in prison. |
September 6, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What If He Was Innocent? Some say Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully convicted, and the court put an innocent man to death. But Stacy Kuykendall knew Todd better than anyone, and she's convinced that he was a monster who was guilty as charged and deserved to die. |
February 14, 2021 |
| 2 |
My Son is Damaged Goods Jeanne Avsenew and her young son Peter were close, but as Peter matured, his obsession with death grew. The day Jeanne finds a bullet with her name scrawled on it, she realizes her son wants her dead, and Jeanne must take drastic measures to keep safe. |
April 4, 2021 |
| 3 |
I Don't Know Why He Spared Me Thirty years on, Sharon Morris still wonders why former boyfriend Tony Fiebiger didn't kill her when he had the chance. There was a time when she felt only love for Tony, but as his sick crimes are revealed, she's grateful she's alive to talk about it. |
April 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
My Son Should Die in Prison Jon Eason hopes every day that someone will murder his son Dylan in prison; Dylan Eason’s life sentence without parole doesn’t appease his father, who admits wishing for his own son’s death is horrible but feels Dylan deserves it for his 2016 crimes. |
July 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
He Got Into My Soul Christian Fuhr receives a life sentence, and his girlfriend Ammie Turos believes he is innocent. However, when she discovers he's guilty, her conviction is replaced by uncertainty, and she wonders if her life had been in danger the entire time. |
July 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Why Did I Let Him In? Teshana Singleton initially thinks her first boyfriend Cedric Ricks' obsession with her is flattering, but when his obsession turns evil, she begins to realize she's in danger. Cedric believes if he cannot have Teshana, no one can. |
August 1, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Locked in the Closet The first time Alice Jenkins locks Jesse Eging in the closet as a child, he thinks it's only a game. But as Jesse's captivity grows longer and food becomes scarce, he realizes that if he and his siblings do not find a way to escape, they will surely die. |
February 20, 2022 |
| 2 |
What if He Gets Out? When Amy Chessler calls 911 to report what her brother, Jesse Winnick, has confessed to, she doesn't know whether to believe him. Jesse's always been a liar, and Amy doesn't truly understand what he is capable of until she walks in and sees it for herself. |
February 27, 2022 |
| 3 |
I Will Always Be Scared of Him From the moment Deborah Williamson meets her stepson, David Shafer, she knows there is something unsettling about him, but when her warnings about his frightening behavior go unheeded, the devastation he ultimately wreaks is beyond anything she imagines. |
March 6, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He Should Have Died Sooner When George Yzaguirre kills himself in prison, he takes his secrets with him, and his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, is left to wonder how many of her memories might hold the keys to unsolved crimes and whether or not she'll ever know the truth about him. |
July 3, 2022 |
| 2 |
He Tied Me Up, Too When James Bergstrom's wife, Linda, begins to suspect that his bondage fetish is becoming something more sinister, she can't get anyone to believe her, but the more she learns about his behavior, the more she becomes determined to stop her husband. |
July 10, 2022 |
| 3 |
Sleeping With The Enemy When Sarita Anderson begins feeling ill, she thinks it's just the flu at first; she never suspects that the man pretending to love and nurse her back to health is actually the monster responsible. |
July 17, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Watched Daddy Bury Mommy As a child, Lori Hodge doesn't understand what she sees when her father, Gene Keidel, digs a hole in the yard in the middle of the night, but as she gets older and realizes the truth, she becomes a threat; he will stop at nothing to keep his secret. |
January 22, 2023 |
| 2 |
I Made It Out Alive For years, every time Gabi Blair walks past the freezer, she shudders at the thought of the horrors hidden inside; forced to keep secret her mother's crimes, she prays that someone will discover the truth before she becomes her mother's next victim. |
January 29, 2023 |
| 3 |
Scratch My Murderous Itch Eugene Borg knows that Satan has evil plans for his young son Tyler and spends the subsequent years battling the demons he believes plague his child; a shock comes that proves that he may have forever lost the war for his son's soul. |
February 5, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
We're Glad Mom is Dead Victoria and Christine Lisowski live in fear of their mother, Sungnam Kwon-Lisowski. They never imagine that this Christmas they will feel lucky to survive the holiday and their mother's crazed vengeance. |
August 6, 2023 |
| 2 |
Trapped in a House of Torture Tammy Moore's loyalty to her mother is tested after police arrest Marie for murder. But a look back at the horrific events of her youth forces Tammy to see her mother in a new -- and terrifying -- light. |
August 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
My Brother Let the Evil In Christina Thomas trusts her brother, John White, the first time he comes dangerously close to killing a lady. When he murders another person, she forgives him. But when it happens again, she wonders why she trusted him in the first place and how she overlooked the warning indications that he was the devil in disguise. |
August 20, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Butcher and the Box Lori and Brook have one terrible commonality: Gary Simmons; Gary tortures Lori during their 6-year marriage, and later he imprisons and violates Brook; the two women meet for the first time and share their stories. |
February 18, 2024 |
| 2 |
Terror in the Wilderness Elishaba's father tormented and abused her for decades until she has enough and embarks on a daring escape through the Alaskan wilderness. |
February 25, 2024 |
| 3 |
She Hid the Knife in a Toybox When Jason Worley tries to escape from his manipulative wife, Brandi by filing for divorce, she punishes him by taking away the two things most precious to him. |
March 3, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He Saved Her Life, Then Took It Betty hopes her sister's son, Chance, is a beacon of hope in their troubled lives, but Betty sees his dark side early on; he lacks empathy and becomes violent until he explodes in a fit of rage, harming the one person who cared for him most. |
August 25, 2024 |
| 2 |
Our Little Sister, the Monster Little sister Heather terrorizes her siblings David and Crystal from a young age and everyone hopes she'll change when she becomes a mom, but she only gets worse. |
September 1, 2024 |
| 3 |
They Stole My Childhood Abby's life takes a dark turn when her aunt and uncle adopt her and what she initially hoped would be a blessing, turns into a nightmare as she realizes she's living with predators. |
September 8, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Not My Brother's Keeper Renee wonders why her brother, Ricky, targets her; thankfully, her oldest brother, Ronnie, protects her and keeps Ricky in check. After years of his cruelty, they've had enough of him and fight back; that's when Ricky plots his revenge. |
February 16, 2025 |
| 2 |
My First Love Hunted People When Christina meets Loren, she's looking for love and an escape from a troubled home; after his dark side emerges, Christina thinks she's the lone target of his rage until a trail of clues reveals that Loren and his best friend are serial killers. |
February 23, 2025 |
| 3 |
My Father Let the Darkness In Lisa can't understand why her mom stays with her dad. He's cruel, unpredictable and violent while Lisa finds ways to cope, but what takes place is something she couldn't have imagined. |
March 2, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Know Who the Real Monster Is When Ryan's mother marries Blaine Nelson he hopes he'll gain a fun-loving stepdad. Instead, he gets chaos, pain and fear. And while Blaine relishes tormenting Ryan, he can never imagine just how dark and sadistic his stepfather truly is. |
July 13, 2025 |
| 2 |
My Love Put a Gun to My Head When Dreamer meets Teddy she sees a broken young man and hopes her love will change him. Instead, he returns her love with fear, cruelty and control. |
July 20, 2025 |
| 3 |
Mom Said I Was Dying As a child, Hannah thinks she’s dying, then learns her mom betrayed her. |
July 27, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fostering Evil A loving couple take in a troubled foster child and quickly becomes entwined in a twisted plot that ends in a brutal murder. |
January 13, 2026 |
| 2 |
I Am Not My Father Daniel Bible had already lived through - and escaped from - hell. He was doing his best to forget the devil he'd lived with for 8 years - his father. However, to this day, he doesn't know the scope of his father's horrendous crimes. |
January 21, 2026 |
| 3 |
He’ll Kill Me Next Domeneka believes she's found real love with her boyfriend, Michael. After having a daughter together, he reveals his violent side. Domeneka fears there's no keeping him from following through on his threats and that she'll be his next target. |
January 28, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Investigation Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 17, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2026 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |