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Prepare to be shocked as we reveal the dark truths behind seemingly innocent TV personalities. From game show contestants to beloved hosts, these criminals fooled millions with their charm and innocence, hiding horrifying secrets beneath their public personas. Their stories are chilling reminders that evil can wear the most unsuspecting faces. Stay tuned as we uncover the truth behind some of the most deceptive figures to ever appear on television.
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00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at 10 criminals who lied to everyone on TV.
00:20Liu Hao
00:21Just when Liu Hao thought he'd gotten away with murder, a dating show sealed his fate.
00:26Appearing on a Chinese matchmaking program, Liu wowed the audience with his beautiful voice and confident performance.
00:33Out of eight bachelors, one woman chose him, completely taken by his charm.
00:37What she didn't know was that he was wanted by the police for a murder committed 13 years earlier.
00:43His undoing came not from investigators, but from a viewer.
00:47Someone watching the show recognized him and sent in an anonymous tip.
00:50Soon after, Liu was arrested, based on that lead.
00:54It's unsettling how someone can appear charming and ordinary, when beneath the surface, they're anything but.
01:00Susan Smith
01:01This case remains one of the most chilling examples of televised deception.
01:06In 1994, Susan Smith reported that her car had been hijacked by a black man while her kids were strapped
01:12into the backseat.
01:13They were screaming, hollering, crying, and I'm just scared that he just lost his patience or something.
01:19The claim sparked massive search and intense media coverage.
01:23Smith even appeared on national television, tearfully begging for her children's return.
01:28That they please, I mean, please bring them home to us where they belong.
01:36But under questioning, she finally confessed the truth.
01:40There had been no carjacking and no stranger.
01:43Smith had rolled her car into a lake, drowning her sons, then invented a story to deflect suspicion.
01:49What was her motive?
01:50She reportedly wanted to maintain her relationship with a local man who wanted no children.
01:55After two hours of deliberation by the jury, Smith was sentenced to life in prison.
02:00Susan Smith has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of murder.
02:07François Verove
02:08In 2019, François Verove appeared on a popular French game show, calmly telling the host that he helped keep walkers
02:16safe in Paris parks.
02:17But he was the exact opposite.
02:19In fact, Verove was a serial killer, responsible for at least three murders between 1986 and 1994.
02:26Known as the pockmarked man, he evaded capture for more than 30 years, while living a double life.
02:32His undoing came in 2021, when police requested a DNA sample as part of an investigation linked to his first
02:39victim.
02:39Verove vanished and was later found to have taken his life.
02:43In the note he left behind, he confessed to his crimes.
02:46Yet there he was, on television, pretending to be a heroic figure.
02:51Wallace Sousa
02:52How far would you go to boost the ratings of your TV show?
02:56For Wallace Sousa, the answer was terrifying.
02:59Sousa hosted a popular Brazilian crime program that promised to expose violence, demand justice, and give victims a voice.
03:06The people believed him, didn't they? And they loved him.
03:10For years, he played the fearless journalist, often the first at crime scenes, with shocking, exclusive details.
03:16But suspicion grew when that pattern became impossible to ignore.
03:21Investigators alleged Sousa didn't just report crimes, he helped to orchestrate them.
03:25So while he framed himself as a crime fighter, he was actually a villain.
03:29Former military cop Moa George told police he was merely following orders from his boss,
03:35Wallace Sousa, who he said directed him to carry out brutal executions for his TV show.
03:43Sousa denied all allegations, but what was found in his home raised serious questions.
03:48Before the case could be resolved, Sousa died in 2010, leaving behind one of TV's darkest scandals.
03:54But Wallace's sons remain committed to fighting for their father's name. That's all they have left.
04:02Chris Watts. For bizarre reasons, Chris Watts murdered his own family, then played the role of a devastated husband on
04:10national TV.
04:11If you're out there, just come back. Like, if somebody has her, just please bring her back.
04:16His crimes unraveled thanks to Shannon's friend, who raised the alarm when Shannon stopped replying to her messages.
04:21When police checked Watts' home, they immediately sensed something was wrong.
04:26Shannon's purse, medication, car, and phone were all still inside.
04:30Yet, even as suspicion mounted, Chris claimed he had no idea where his family had gone.
04:36The last time I talked to her was this morning. She said she was going to take the kids to
04:40a friend's house, and that's where she was going to be.
04:42The truth was far darker. He'd already killed them, believing it'd make starting a new life with his girlfriend easier.
04:49Scott Peterson followed the same chilling pattern, playing the grieving husband while hiding the truth.
04:55Richard Satchwell also pleaded for his wife's return when he'd murdered her.
04:59One way or another, this will all come out, and in time it'll all prove that I've done nothing wrong.
05:08John Cooper. In 1989, John Cooper appeared on the popular British game show Bullseye, watched by millions.
05:17No one could know that this charming Welshman was a double murderer.
05:22Calm and ordinary, he told the host he loved scuba diving.
05:25But what Cooper really was, was a serial killer, responsible for killing at least four people.
05:31Just weeks after appearing on Bullseye, he murdered Peter and Gwenda Dixon.
05:35Just three weeks after this episode was filmed, Peter and Gwenda Dixon were shot dead.
05:41He'd later go on to indecently assault multiple victims, commit a series of burglaries, and armed robbery.
05:48During a renewed investigation in the 2000s, his footage on Bullseye and an old composite sketch was later used as
05:54evidence against him.
05:56In 2011, he was sentenced for his crimes.
05:58Cooper thought he was invisible on TV, but he is now forever remembered as the Bullseye Killer.
06:04The skillful combination of forensic investigation and interrogation meant that the cold case which had haunted a community could be
06:12closed.
06:13Stephen Port.
06:14Seeing Stephen Port on BBC's Celebrity MasterChef, you'd think he's just another ordinary chef.
06:21In reality, though, Port was a serial killer who murdered four men between 2014 and 2015 in London.
06:37He used dating apps to lure them, drugged them with lethal doses of GHB, and then staged the scene to
06:44look like accidents.
06:45The most disturbing part? Port got away with it for a long time, because police often treated the cases as
06:51accidents.
06:59In 2016, however, he was found guilty of four counts of murders, alongside other sexual offenses, and got a life
07:06sentence.
07:06Looking back at his appearance on the show, it's a chilling reminder that even the worst monsters don't always look
07:12like one.
07:14Lori Vallow Daybell.
07:15Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow remain one of the deadliest couples to have ever existed.
07:21Together, these two believed the world was headed toward imminent destruction, and they were chosen to lead their followers through
07:27it.
07:27Vallow believed she had a divine mission, and that her family stood in the way of it.
07:32That's how she rationalized murdering her own little ones and others.
07:36Tammy's death was odd from the beginning. Family said she died in her sleep. They didn't want an autopsy performed.
07:45But Vallow wasn't always this warped killer. In 2004, she appeared on Wheel of Fortune as this vibrant mother, and
07:53even later competed in Mrs. Texas.
07:55Talk about your family a little bit.
07:57I have a wonderful husband, Joseph, at home, who is watching our two beautiful children, Colby, who's seven, and Tylee,
08:03who is one.
08:03Yeah, what do you guys like to do for fun?
08:05We like to play all kinds of sports on our three acres.
08:08Okay, sounds like you have a nice life there.
08:09We do.
08:10It's truly unsettling how she looked harmless and even aspirational on these shows, long before she became known as the
08:17Doomsday Mom.
08:18Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted of murder, conspiracy, and theft last July.
08:23She was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
08:26Rodney Alcala.
08:27It takes a chilling mix of audacity and detachment to appear on a popular dating show while in the midst
08:34of a murder spree.
08:36That's what makes Rodney Alcala's case so disturbing.
08:39In 1978, Alcala appeared on The Dating Game Show as this confident guy watched by millions.
08:45Please welcome Rodney Alcala.
08:48Rod, welcome.
08:48The show host even described him as a successful photographer, and he even won the competition.
08:55But Cheryl Bradshaw, the episode's bachelorette, sensed his creepy vibes and refused to go on a date with him.
09:01Can you be a little more descriptive?
09:04Peel me.
09:06Good call, because this same man was later linked to nine murders, even though he may have killed as many
09:12as 130.
09:14Doesn't it make you wonder how many twisted people are hiding in plain sight without ever being suspected?
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09:41Jimmy Savile
09:42Known for being a tireless fundraiser and a hospital volunteer who made children's wishes come true, Jimmy Savile was the
09:49last person you'd suspect of being a predator.
09:51He senses an evil presence.
09:53He senses an evil presence?
09:55Yes.
09:56Who could that be?
09:57He built this public image that invoked trust, yet his kindness was a camouflage.
10:02For decades, Savile sexually assaulted hundreds of women.
10:06The scariest part is that his crimes happened in places he should never have had unchecked access.
10:12Victims were afraid to speak up, and institutional failures within the BBC didn't help matters either.
10:18You used to be a wrestler, didn't you?
10:21I still am.
10:22Are you?
10:24I'm feared in every girl's school in this country.
10:28It wasn't until after his death that the full scale of his abuse was revealed.
10:32His honors were revoked and his TV appearances pulled.
10:35But nothing can undo a lifetime of deception and wickedness.
10:40May God forgive me, but I hope he's in hell.
10:42Who is the biggest liar of them all?
10:44Drop your thoughts in the comments section.
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