Black Sheep Turn Their Backs on Family in Investigation Discovery's New Series "EVIL KIN"

From fiery red hair to long, lean legs, it's amazing to witness unique traits handed down the family line. But when a relative exhibits characteristics of a more malevolent manner, it raises an age-old debate with an unsettling twist: could nature have produced an evil mutation or has nurture created a monster?

Premiering Wednesday, August 28 at 9 PM E/P, Investigation Discovery's new series EVIL KIN examines families unraveled by the cruel conduct of a black sheep. Murder. Abuse. Cult activity. Mind games. Identity theft. Even incest. Every town has "that family" that incites fear as much as it fuels morbid curiosity. Whether it's siblings from hell, the spawn of Satan, or an entire household of horrors, it's not hard to dig up the root of all evil in these six episodes of family trees nearly cut down by one of their own.

Each episode of EVIL KIN tells the story of one family and is interlaced with expert commentary from local authorities and true-crime experts as well as first-person accounts from actual family members and family friends. Please see below for full episode descriptions. EVIL KIN is produced for Investigation Discovery by Sirens Media with Rebecca Toth Diefenbach and Valerie Haselton as executive producers. For Investigation Discovery, Pamela Deutsch is executive producer, Sara Kozak is senior vice president of production, Kevin Bennett is general manager, and Henry Schleiff is group president.