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.

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.

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.

Debra sees darkness in her young brother's eyes but hopes he'll change. When he attacks their stepmother and grandmother, she accepts his denial. However, when her brother becomes a notorious serial killer, she realizes her brother is a monster.

After her father, Donald 'Whitey' Hoop, meets and marries a woman named Joy, Desiree's life spirals; Joy is hot-tempered, cruel, and controlling. Desiree knows her dad can't escape his toxic marriage, but she has no clue that Joy is orchestrating a cold-blooded murder in 1997.

Maya Burgess always knew her brother, Stevie, was trouble; after he holds a butcher's knife to her brother's throat and threatens to shoot her at her wedding, she knows he's dangerous.

This episode of Evil Lives Here looks into the story of Sara, a young woman who has always stood by her father and believed his justifications for his questionable schemes. However, when her mother is murdered, Sara’s faith in her father is shaken, and she begins to unearth her family’s dark secrets. The investigation uncovers a web of deceit and malice within the family, as Sara discovers the truth.

Kayla always knew to be careful around her stepfather, Richard. He imprisoned her mother with the fear of violence and, worse, the fear of taking her children from her. When she finally managed to escape his grip, he plotted a final and brutal revenge.