Investigation Discovery (ID) is launching Deadly Women 2.0, a new version of its iconic true crime series Deadly Women, next week. Criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward and criminal and forensic psychologist Dr. Rachel Toles participate in the episodes.
The original Deadly Women aired more than 600 episodes on ID. Per the network, Deadly Women 2.0 “will continue to dive into the motives, psychology and obsessions that led seemingly ordinary women to commit deadly crimes.”
Ward and Toles explore a variety of cases over the season, including custody battles, work rivalries that escalate to violence and romantic disputes, per ID. The season also features first-hand accounts from people close to the cases, and ID says it will go deeper into the psychology behind the crimes, including obsession, betrayal and relationship dynamics.
‘Deadly Women 2.0’ episode guide
The premiere episode, “Malicious Moms,” covers two cases. Per the official description, “The premiere episode unpacks a case from Longmont, Colorado, where a mother consumed by jealousy weaponizes her son to punish the ex who left her for her sister. Then in Gulf Breeze, Florida a domestic dispute over child custody heats up and ends in murder.”
The rest of the episode rundown, per ID, with the official descriptions:
- “Dangerous to Love,” Nov. 17: “A torrid affair between a body transporter and a coroner descends into a vicious act of revenge, while an obsessed young college student can’t tolerate her ex-boyfriend dating someone else.”
- “Fantasy Land,” Nov. 24: “Two perfect, all-American families. Two men found dead in the middle of the night. Two women who went to deadly extremes in pursuit of a fairytale.”
- “Out of Control,” Dec. 1: “Police receive an alarming tip-off that turns into a cross-country manhunt for a teenager and her boyfriend twice her age. Elsewhere, a lifetime of drugs and addiction drives a young mother to an unthinkable act.”
- “Happily Never After,” Dec. 8: “Devoted husband Bob is shot dead by a stranger in the night. Rose and Adam were high school sweethearts, but now Adam is missing, and there’s a strange smell in the basement. For these couples, the honeymoon is truly over.”
- “Liar Liar,” Dec. 15: “They’re clever. They’re conniving. They’re cruel. Truth is meaningless and people are pawns for two of Deadly Women’s most dangerous killers… but it’s only a matter of time before these master manipulators get caught in their own web of lies.”
- “Toxic Love,” Dec. 22: “In Las Vegas, a father’s last word to his daughter is no, and it costs him his life. While in North Dakota, a woman convinced riches are within reach can’t risk anyone getting in her way.”
- “Devious Desires,” Dec. 29: “A wife and her lover plot to kill her husband, and then torch the house hoping to erase the evidence. A woman who says she’s haunted by an assault takes justice into her own hands.”
When does ‘Deadly Women 2.0’ premiere?
Deadly Women 2.0 premieres Nov. 10, at 9 p.m. ET and PT on ID, with new episodes weekly. Episodes will also stream on HBO Max.
Watch the trailer below:
Featured image photo credit: Photo: Investigation Discovery
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