Husband and wife team Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg are set to co-host a new special on Investigation Discovery, titled VERY SCARY LOVERS, premiering Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 10 PM ET/PT. Their shared interest in true crime will guide audiences through a disturbing case of a couple whose relationship took a deadly turn.
The one-hour special examines the story of Benjamin and Erika Sifrit, known as “The Thrill Kill Couple.” What began as an apparent all-American romance between a decorated Navy Seal and a college athlete with law aspirations devolved into a shared obsession with risk, violence and murder. The program, which is hosted, narrated, and executive produced by the Wahlbergs, presents a look at the couple’s relationship.
The Sifrits’ descent into criminal activity is charted through first-person accounts and archival footage. The program aims to examine how their twisted partnership led to cold-blooded murder.
The premiere of VERY SCARY LOVERS follows the season finale of VERY SCARY PEOPLE, also hosted and executive produced by Donnie Wahlberg, which airs at 8 PM ET/PT. The finale episode, “The Angel of Death,” will explore the crimes of Dana Sue Gray. This serial killer targeted affluent women in a California town, with the case taking a turn when a family member realized that the killer was in fact her own stepdaughter. Law enforcement then moved to stop Gray before she could strike again.
The program will air on Investigation Discovery on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 10 PM ET/PT.
