WEST COAST ONLY

A Mother and Daughter's Sinister Plot to Kill Three Family Members

The Hour Show Includes Chilling Interrogation Tapes of Duo's Confessions Plus Exclusive Interview with the Surviving Victim

"20/20" Airs on the West Coast Saturday, January 28, 10 p.m. PT on ABC

What would drive a church-going Springfield, Missouri woman and her daughter to fatally poison two family members with anti-freeze, and attempt to kill yet a third during a 14-month period? Diane Staudte and daughter Rachel both confessed to the murders of Diane's husband Mark and her son Shaun, and attempting to kill her daughter Sarah, and are both serving life terms in prison. "20/20" takes viewers inside the case revealing details of the heinous murder plot. ABC News Correspondent Deborah Roberts sits down exclusively with Sarah Staudte, the surviving victim, who describes how she discovered that her mother wanted her dead. The hour also features chilling interrogation tapes of Diane and Rachel Staudte describing, in their own words, how and why they did it, as well as interviews with detectives, prosecutors, and friends and family members of the victims. "20/20" airs on the WEST COAST ONLY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. PT) on ABC. (Rebroadcast-OAD: 4/1/16)

"20/20" is anchored by Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir. David Sloan is senior executive producer.