Wicked Attraction is a true-crime documentary

Documentary

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 television series on Investigation Discovery which began airing in the United States in 2008. The series focuses on how two seemingly ordinary people can come together to commit heinous crimes, thereby forming a "wicked attraction."

Synopsis

Wicked Attraction uses some of the world’s leading criminal psychologists to explore couples who kill by delving into the minds of some of the most infamous criminals in history. It seeks to explain how murdering duos find each other, how they select their victims, and what motivates them. Each hour of Wicked Attraction features one case, and takes the audience through the twists and turns of the killers' deadly relationship and law enforcement's investigation and arrest of each murdering couple.

Season 1

• "The Perfect Couple" - The murders of Leslie Mahaffy
  Leslie Mahaffy
  Leslie Erin Mahaffy was a teenaged female student, resident of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, who was murdered by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Mahaffy's kidnapping was one in a series of disappearances of Ontario schoolgirls in the early 1990s, including Kristen French, also a...
  
   and Kristen French
  Kristen French
  Kristen Dawn French was a Canadian Catholic school girl and the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder.-Biography:...
  
   in Toronto, committed by Paul Bernardo
  Paul Bernardo
  Paul Kenneth Bernardo, also known as Paul Jason Teale , is a Canadian serial killer and rapist, known for the sexual assaults and murders he committed with his wife Karla Homolka and the serial rapes he committed in Scarborough.-Early life:Bernardo's mother, Marilyn, was the adopted daughter of a...
  
   and Karla Homolka
  Karla Homolka
  Karla Leanne Homolka, also known as Karla Leanne Teale , is a Canadian serial killer. She attracted worldwide media attention when she was convicted of manslaughter following a plea bargain in the 1991 and 1992 rape-murders of two Ontario teenage girls, Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, as well as...
  
   are profiled.
• "Minivan Murders" - James Devaggio and Michelle Michaud abduct, torture, and murder a woman in San Francisco, California
  San Francisco, California
  San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
  
   in their minivan.
• "Madness of Two" - A Virginia teenager, Elizabeth Haysom, solicits her older boyfriend Jens Söring to commit the double murder of her parents.
• "Evil in the Desert" - The "Toy Box Murders", perpetrated by David Parker Ray
  David Parker Ray
  David Parker Ray was a suspected American serial killer and known torturer of women; though no bodies were found, he was accused by his accomplices of killing several people, and suspected by police to have murdered as many as 60 people in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico...
  
   and Cindy Hendy in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
  Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
  Truth or Consequences is a spa city and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,289. It is commonly known within New Mexico as T or C....
  
   are detailed.
• "Blood Brothers" - Charles Ng
  Charles Ng
  Charles Chi-Tat Ng is a serial killer. With Leonard Lake, he is suspected of murdering between 11 and 25 victims at Lake's ranch in Calaveras County, California, United States....
  
   and Leonard Lake
  Leonard Lake
  Leonard Lake was an American serial killer. He often used the alias Leonard Hill. The crimes he committed with Charles Ng became known when Lake committed suicide by taking a cyanide pill shortly after being arrested for a firearms offense.-Life:Lake was born in San Francisco, California...
  
   are responsible for a series of rapes, tortures, and murders in Calaveras County, California
  Calaveras County, California
  Calaveras County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California. Calaveras is the Spanish word for skulls; the county was reportedly named for the remains of Native Americans discovered by the Spanish explorer Captain Gabriel Moraga. As of the 2010 census, the county had a...
  
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• "Twisted Twosome" - Gerald and Charlene Gallego abduct teenagers in Sacramento, California
  Sacramento, California
  Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
  
  , use them as sex slaves, and then murder them.
• "Mother Knows Best" - Sante Kimes
  Sante Kimes
  Sante Kimes is an American felon who has been convicted of two murders, along with robbery, violation of anti-slavery laws, forgery and numerous other crimes. Many of these crimes were committed with assistance from her children, especially her son Kenneth...
  
   and her son Kenny are a pair of con artists who are linked to two murders, robbery, and insurance fraud
  Insurance fraud
  Insurance fraud is any act committed with the intent to fraudulently obtain payment from an insurer.Insurance fraud has existed ever since the beginning of insurance as a commercial enterprise. Fraudulent claims account for a significant portion of all claims received by insurers, and cost billions...
  
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• "Kidnapped" - The kidnapping of Colleen Stan, who was kept as a sex slave for seven years by Cameron and Janice Hooker, is profiled.
• "Our Little Secret" - Nursing home workers Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood asphyxiated five elderly women in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
  
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• "Hearts of Darkness" - Alvin and Judith Neelley
  Alvin and Judith Neelley
  Alvin Howard Neelley, Jr. and Judith Ann Adams Neelley are an American couple responsible for two torture murders. They each were convicted of the kidnappings and murders of Lisa Ann Millican and Janice Chatman. Judy Neelley was sentenced to death by the state of Alabama in 1983, but her sentence...
  
   are responsible for the torture-murders of Lisa Ann Millican
  Lisa Ann Millican
  Lisa Ann Millican was a victim of a notorious kidnapping and murder that began at the Riverbend Mall in Rome, Georgia on September 25, 1982. That day Lisa was on a shopping outing with other residents of the Ethel Harpst Home, a home for neglected and abused girls and boys located in Cedartown,...
  
   and Janice Chatman.
• "Murder at Twilight" - A deadly cattle scheme ends in murder, and Ray and Faye Copeland are responsible.
• "Driven by Desire" - Eight women are raped and murdered in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio by Alton Coleman
  Alton Coleman
  Alton Coleman was an African-American spree killer. He was executed by the state of Ohio for the murder of 44-year-old Marlene Walters of Norwood, Ohio during a six-state killing spree in 1984.-Overview:...
  
   and his accomplice Debra Brown.
• "Death on the Sunset Strip" - Doug Clark and Carol Bundy murder several young women mainly prostitutes and runaways.

Season 2

• "The Two Bears" - Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson
  Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson
  James Clifford Carson James Clifford Carson (aka Michael Bear Carson) James Clifford Carson (aka Michael Bear Carson) ((born 1950) and Suzan Barnes Carson (born 1942) were serial killers reported to have been active at several countries and regions in the late 1970s and early 1980s - particularly,...
  
   commit three murders in the San Francisco Bay Area
  San Francisco Bay Area
  The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
  
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• "Golden Years" - The Black Widow Murders, committed by Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt for life insurance money, are detailed.
• "The Folsom Wolf" - James Gregory Marlow and Cynthia Coffman
  Cynthia Coffman
  Cynthia Coffman was the partner in crime of James Gregory Marlow. She was born St. Louis, Missouri.Coffman and Marlow were accused of killing four women in October–November 1986. They were arrested on November 14, 1986, following which Coffman confessed to the murders...
  
   rape, torture, and murder four young women across the country.
• "A Mother's Love" - Theresa Knorr
  Theresa Knorr
  Theresa Knorr is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes.- Early life :...
  
   savagely murders her daughters, while using her other children to facilitate the crimes.
• "Payback" - David Anderson and Alex Baranyi are responsible for the Wilson family murders known as the Bellevue Massacre
  Bellevue Massacre
  The Bellevue Massacre occurred on January 3, 1997, 3:00 pm Pacific time, when Alex Baranyi and David Anderson lured Kim Wilson, 20, into a park to murder her. Afterwards, they entered her house and murdered Bill Wilson, his wife Rose Wilson and their other daughter Julia Wilson. Both were...
  
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• "The Toolbox Killers" - Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris kidnap, torture, rape, and murder five teenage girls in California.
• "Opportunity Knocks" - Young lovers Alicia Woodward and John Esposito go on a cross-country spree committing robberies and murders.
• "My Girl" - Michelle Hetzel and her husband Brandon Bloss are responsible for the stabbing of Devon Guzman, Michelle's lesbian lover.
• "Consumed by Envy" - Jacqueline Williams and Fedell Caffey want a baby, and resort to murdering an entire family to get one.
• "No Remorse" - Sarah Edmondson shoots a woman in a convenience store robbery, and Ben Darras kills a man in his Mississippi home.
• "Single White Male" - Patrick Selepak and Samantha Bachynski commit the murders of Scott Berels, his wife, and her unborn child.
• "Picture Perfect" - Diane Zamora
  Diane Zamora
  Diane Michelle Zamora , is a former United States Naval Academy midshipman who is serving a life sentence for her role in the December 4, 1995 murder of Adrianne Jones, a girl Zamora believed was a romantic rival for her boyfriend, David Graham..-Relationship with Graham:Friends and family of the...
  
   is an Annapolis naval cadet who plots the murder of Adrianne Jones with her boyfriend David Graham.
• "Dead or Alive" - Joshua Maxwell and Tessie McFarland go on a cross-country crime spree after murdering an Indiana mechanic.

Season 3

• "Built for Murder" - Fitness pros Craig Titus
  Craig Titus
  Craig Michael Titus is an American former IFBB professional bodybuilder and a convicted murderer.- Early life :Titus is of French and Greek origin with a French mother and a Greek...
  
   and Kelly Ryan
  Kelly Ryan
  Kelly Ann Ryan is a former International Federation of BodyBuilders professional fitness competitor.- Personal and professional background :...
  
   are responsible for the murder of their personal assistant Melissa James.
• "Home Sweet Home" - Michelle and David Knotek lure guests to their boardinghouse in South Bend, Washington
  South Bend, Washington
  South Bend is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. It is the county seat of Pacific County. The population was 1,637 as of the 2010 census, a decrease of 9.4% from the 2000 census figures. The town is widely known for its oysters and scenery....
  
  , and then murder them.
• "Evil in the Blood" - Ricky Gray and Ray Dandridge murder seven people over a seven-day period during the 2006 Richmond spree murders.
• "Superstar" - Jeremy Brooks, a former boxer, and his girlfriend Coty Rodriguez commit three murders in Louisiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
• "Beyond the Wire" -Carolyn King and Bradley Martin kill a Pennsylvania florist, and then kidnap and later murder a North Dakota couple.
• "Innocence Lost" - Michael Thornton and his protégée Janeen Snyder are linked to the disappearances and murders of Michelle Curran and Jessie Peters.
• "Calm Before the Storm" - Skylar Deleon and his wife Jennifer Henderson are the perpetrators of the murder of Thomas and Jackie Hawks on their yacht.
• "Shoot to Thrill" - The Serial Shooter
  Serial Shooter
  The Serial Shooter refers to what authorities now believe to be two men who committed multiple drive-by shootings targeting random pedestrians. The shootings occurred in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, between May 2005 and August 2006, simultaneous to the search for the serial killer known as the...
  
  s, Dale Hausner and Steve Dieteman, who attacked the streets of Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix, Arizona
  Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
  
   for fifteen months, are profiled.
• "Dial 123" - Kelly Gissendaner and her lover Gregory Owen plot the stabbing death of Kelly's husband Doug.
• "Live Free or Die" - Jeanne Dominico is murdered after refusing her teenage daughter Nicole Kasinskas to move in with her boyfriend Billy Sullivan.
• "Deadly Disciple" - The Children of Thunder, Justin and Glenn Helzer, are responsible for the murders of five people in Northern California.
• "Crossing the Line" - Darnell Smith and his girlfriend Tina Leja murder Bobbie Lee Holder and bury his body in Chippewa, Wisconsin
  Chippewa, Wisconsin
  Chippewa is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 433 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 125.5 square miles , of which, 124.4 square miles of it is land and 1.1 square miles ...
  
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• "A Lover's Betrayal" - The murder of Sherri Dally in a grocery store parking lot, perpetrated by Michael Dally and Diana Haun, is detailed.

Season 4

• "Till Death Do Us Part" - The ordeal Deborah Brown endured at the hands of her ex-husband Steven Brown and his girlfriend Patricia Teeter is detailed.
• "57 Seconds" - Konstantinous Fotopoulos and Deidre Hunt are responsible for the murder of Mark Ramsey and the attempted murder of Lisa Fotopoulos.
• "Dante's Inferno" - Twins Dante and Donte Hall are the perpetrators in the robbery-murders of Keson Evans and Anthony Blunt in Eustis, Florida
  Eustis, Florida
  Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,106 at the 2000 census. The Census Bureau estimated the population in 2008 to be 19,129. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
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• "Bad Fortune" - Tanya Jaime Nelson and Philippe Zamora kill fortuneteller Ha Smith and her daughter during a home invasion robbery in Orange County, California
  Orange County, California
  Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
  
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• "Road to Nowhere" - The uncle-nephew team of Maurice Mason and Bernie Frier are responsible for the murders of two people in Wisconsin.
• "See No Evil" - A home invasion turns deadly when Danielle Simpson and his wife Jennifer commit the drowning murder of Geraldine Davidson.
• "Good Deeds Punished" - An elderly Jacksonville, Florida
  Jacksonville, Florida
  Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
  
   couple are tortured and murdered by their neighbor Tiffany Cole
  Tiffany Cole
  Tiffany Ann Cole was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife and sentenced to death. Also found guilty in the case were three men: Alan Wade, Bruce Nixon, and Cole's boyfriend Michael Jackson...
  
   and her boyfriend Michael Jackson.
• "Golden Buddha" - When nine people are massacred in a Buddhist temple in Goodyear, Arizona
  Goodyear, Arizona
  Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 65,275...
  
  , Jonathan Doody and Alex Garcia are charged with the crime.
• "Deadly Rival" - 17 year-old Jenna Nannetti is murdered, and her estranged husband Michael Simons and his girlfriend Katie Belflower are the perpetrators.
• "Sex, Lies, and Bloody Goodbyes" - Catherina Voss and her lover Michael Draven plan the murder of her navy sailor husband at an ATM in Newport News, Virginia
  Newport News, Virginia
  Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
  
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• "The Jaycee Dugard Story" - The horrible 19-year-long ordeal suffered by Jaycee Lee Dugard at the hands of Phillip and Nancy Garrido is profiled.
• "Lesbians and the Little Man" - Tracy Lee Poirier and Tamara Marie Upton commit the robbery-murder Donald Fish in Oregon, then escape from prison.
• "Rough Diamonds" - The drug habits of Christopher Dimeo and Nicole Pearce lead to a cross-country crime spree from California to Connecticut.