Plot Synopsis

MOTHER, MAY I MURDER? is a one-hour docuseries that explores what happens when tnature's strongest bond between mother and child turns deadly. In seven stories, lust, greed, and jealousy drive mothers and their children to conspire with -- and against -- each other to kill. With eye witness accounts and home and police archives, this series pulls back the dark underbelly of American family life to unmask manipulation and murder. From the coast-to-coast crimes of a notorious mother-son grifter duo to shocking acts of revenge in small town America, MOTHER MAY I MURDER reveals that the ties that bind families can also rip them apart.

In the series opener, "Suburban Psycho," a quiet suburb of Augusta, Georgia, is rocked by violent attacks on two all American moms, who are best friends. With both their homes ransacked, one mother, Kay Parsons, is brutally murdered and the other, Becky Sears, is shot in the street. As cops race to catch the perpetrator they uncover a web of deceit, which sheds a whole new light on the victims' relationship. Adulterous lust, drug abuse and a son's desire to win his mother's approval result in a blood bath that leaves two families devastated.