Episode
American Monster: Just Out of Frame
Overview
A fun-loving couple cultivates close relationships with their grown daughters, then the mother is bludgeoned to death in her home. No one suspects that the unthinkable could be true, but video doesn't lie, unlike guilty people.
Details
- Series
- American Monster
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2018-10-21
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Just Out of Frame is Episode 12 in Season 3 of American Monster. It aired on 2018-10-21. The runtime is 42 min.
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