Death by Fame

Sex therapist Amie Hardwick had the beauty and brains to charm Hollywood, as well as a number of celebrity boyfriends; when one star rises, another's obsession is never far behind.

Johnny Lewis has everything any 28-year-old actor could ever dream of, but not even a hit show or celebrity girlfriend could keep him from falling headfirst into the most terrifying role of his life.

Singer Christina Grimmie went from internet sensation to international superstar with her performance on "The Voice"; among her legions of fans was someone whose obsession would bring her dreams to a tragic end.

Adea Shabani crossed oceans to pursue her Hollywood dreams; still, passions run high in La La Land, so when she mysteriously goes missing, investigators scramble to keep her from becoming another of the city's lost angels.

In Houston, Texas, aspiring model Catherine Martinez falls for a former pop star she believes to be her ticket to stardom; however, when ambition and jealousy collide, a Hollywood dream becomes a real-life nightmare.

In 1991, LA native Lloyd Avery portrayed one memorable on-screen killer; but when the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, the troubled actor reprises his most famous role, and the consequences are deadly.

Recountsthe tragic tale of Tara Correa-McMullen, a young actress known for her role as Graciela Reyes on the television series Judging Amy. At just 15 years-old, Correa-McMullen rose to fame from the tough streets of Los Angeles, starring alongside some of Hollywood's biggest actors and actresses. But a romance with the wrong person takes her down a dangerous path, and out of the spotlight forever.

A bodybuilding attorney lands her own reality series featuring her former fashion model boyfriend; a year later, investigators use her show to map how this legal diva went from the spotlight to becoming a stabbing victim.

Comedian Jim Jefferies recounts his experiences with an intern who seemed to live a life of luxury. But in May 2016, it all came crashing down.

After James Brown dies on Christmas 2006, some suspect murder. The conspiracy grows with the shooting death of his son-in-law Darren Lumar in November 2008. When detectives dig into Lumar's past, the possibility for motives becomes endless.

A strange cast of characters, an entertainment writer, a pop starlet, a former Marine, and a music producer, find themselves in an apartment where one of them ends up dead. Police sift through lies and half-truths to uncover what truly happened.

A deputy sheriff turns in his badge to pursue a career in acting. When a shooting leaves him injured and his wife dead, police learn there's more to this court TV star.

Iconic movie henchman, Joseph Son, turns out to be a real-life villain. When prosecutors face off with the actor on the stand, it's hard to tell fact from fiction.

Jam Master Jay, best known as Run-DMC's DJ, was killed in his recording studio. An exclusive interview with an eyewitness sheds light on this decades-old cold case.

In the season premiere, aspiring actress Adriana Pinon is thrilled to land a recurring role as a background actor on the hit soap opera The Young and The Restless. It's the perfect stepping stone for her dream career. However, her rising star is abruptly extinguished when a jealous individual decides they cannot bear to see her succeed.   

Sam Haskell IV, the son of one of Hollywood's most powerful players, yearns to escape his dad's shadow and gain respect as a filmmaker; when a human torso turns up in a dumpster, long-hidden secrets come to light in the Los Angeles sun.

A woman and her family strike it rich, and Hollywood comes knocking to give them their own show — but not everyone wants this reality star to shine.

When police find a fashion designer dead at an exclusive members-only hotel, they must untangle a twisted web of who's who in the New York scene.

A young actress gets her big break in the hit movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules"; within months, she turns up dead in her school parking lot; police sift through hundreds of hours of surveillance to attempt to catch her killer in the act.

Runway model turned mom-a-ger Samira Frasch lives a life of luxury and flamboyance, seemingly out of a fairytale; when she turns up dead at the bottom of her pool, police uncover a marriage filled with infidelities, accusations and deep motives.

Baron Dirty Colon goes on the reality show "From G's to Gents," hoping to change his life and take home the $100,000 prize pot; but he's hiding a huge secret about his real motivation for wanting to join the competition show.

Fiction and reality collide when a horror production goes from a dream come true to a real-life nightmare. Did art imitate life?