Stephen Peterson thinks he knows his father, Drew, better than anyone; small-town police officer Drew Peterson becomes a media sensation after his wife goes missing and drags his family down with him while trying to defend his reputation.

Teenaged Patti Laurman believes silver tongued Paul Snider when he promises to make her a Playboy model; just like his wife, Dorothy Statten; for Dorothy, the dream comes to a bloody end, and, now, an unsuspecting Patti is in the hands of a killer.

Teenage Diane was drawn into the Manson Family at 14, and was present when Charles Manson's peace and love philosophy became dark, dangerous and evil.