About this season
Examining bizarre killers and what drives acts of evil, the shocking stories of some of America's darkest and most unusual murderers. Along the way, a trio of criminal experts, including former NYC DA Beth Karas, retired LAPD Homicide Detective Tracey Benjamin and forensic psychologist Kate Termini, provides insight and expertise on how these twisted killers were brought to justice.
Episodes (10)
1. The Shotgun Killer
Aired 6 January 2022 • 45 min
In Columbia, South Carolina, a delusional young man is gunning down locals in cold blood with a 12-gauge shotgun. Our experts analyze this evil killer as he leads detectives on a chase across state lines all the way to Texas.
2. The Dead Don't Say No
Aired 13 January 2022 • 45 min
In Dearborn Heights outside Detroit, police find a killing field of strangled young women near the train tracks. Our experts weigh in as a massive manhunt leads detectives to a twisted killer with a taste for necrophilia.
3. Overkilled
Aired 20 January 2022 • 45 min
In upstate New York, a series of brutally violent stabbings set police on the trail of a spree killer who targets women with increasing ferocity. Our three experts unpack this twisted killer's unusual compulsion to kill.
4. Kill or Be Killed
Aired 27 January 2022 • 45 min
In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, when troubled teen Josh Bailey goes missing, it leads detectives to a horrific gang-related homicide. Our experts zero in on how a psychotic, charismatic leader can manipulate others to the point of murder.
5. The Leaf Killer
Aired 3 February 2022 • 45 min
In suburban Ohio, an entire family goes missing, their house filled with ominous blood stains. The mystery deepens when it's learned the daughter was kidnapped and kept on a bed of leaves.
6. House of Horrors
Aired 10 February 2022 • 45 min
In the mill town of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, women are disappearing at an alarming rate. How do you catch a killer when there are no victims? Our experts analyze the actions of an utterly innocent-looking, highly organized serial killer who nearly got away with it.
7. The Sniper's Bullet
Aired 17 February 2022 • 45 min
When a man is found shot dead on a roadside in rural Ohio, it looks like a hunting accident. But then more outdoorsmen are found gunned down in neighboring counties. Someone is hunting the hunters
8. Swamp Killer
Aired 24 February 2022 • 45 min
In rural Michigan, a young woman is found drowned in a lake, her baby missing. But they're not the only locals who've recently vanished only to turn up dead. One elusive man is at the center of it all.
9. The Ghost Killer
Aired 3 March 2022 • 45 min
In Flint, Michigan, someone is randomly stabbing men to death on the city streets, seemingly not caring if they live or die. What compels the man dubbed the Ghost Killer? Our experts try to understand what's driving this twisted killer's psychosis.
10. Snatched from the Womb
Aired 10 March 2022 • 45 min
In Missouri, 9-months pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett lies dead on her living room floor, her unborn baby cut out and stolen from her. Who would do such an awful thing? And where is the missing baby? Our experts encounter a killer's deadly compulsion.