A mother-son criminal duo murdered at least three people—a wealthy widow, a businessman, and a banker—in a decades-long crime spree spanning New York, Los Angeles, and the Caribbean. Sante Kimes, a charismatic con artist and master manipulator, groomed her son Kenny into becoming a killer while her older son Kent escaped her grip. This is the anatomy of evil masquerading as charm. Sante Kimes used emotional manipulation and isolation to transform her younger son Kenny into a complicit murderer, while her charisma and intelligence allowed her to evade consequences for decades.