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I AM A KILLER — Season 1

Ten killers. One last chance to be heard.

201810 episodes7.2/10 (48 votes)

About this season

Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

Episodes (10)

Means to an End
E1

1. Means to an End

7.3

Aired 29 May 2018 • 51 min

After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.

Killer in the Eyes of the Law
E2

2. Killer in the Eyes of the Law

6.8

Aired 5 June 2018 • 52 min

Kenneth Foster's death sentence is commuted just hours before his execution, but he asserts that his punishment under an unusual Texas law is unfair.

The Mockingbird
E3

3. The Mockingbird

7.8

Aired 12 June 2018 • 52 min

Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.

Sympathy for the Devil
E4

4. Sympathy for the Devil

7.5

Aired 19 June 2018 • 53 min

Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.

Intended Evil
E5

5. Intended Evil

6.6

Aired 26 June 2018 • 51 min

After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.

Declared Competent
E6

6. Declared Competent

7.8

Aired 3 July 2018 • 52 min

No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.

Family Affair
E7

7. Family Affair

6.8

Aired 10 July 2018 • 51 min

High on a drug that fuels his paranoia, Deandra Buchanan fatally shoots his aunt, stepfather and girlfriend -- a crime he claims he can't recall.

Hunted
E8

8. Hunted

7.0

Aired 17 July 2018 • 50 min

Robert Shafer and a friend target a same-sex couple in a robbery, but their crime spins out of control into kidnapping and double murder.

Living with the Consequences
E9

9. Living with the Consequences

7.8

Aired 24 July 2018 • 51 min

Teenage drug abuser Joshua Nelson murders a friend in cold blood to steal his car, but other shocking motivations for the crime emerge at his trial.

A Matter of Life and Death
E10

10. A Matter of Life and Death

7.0

Aired 31 July 2018 • 50 min

Convicted murderer Wayne Doty admits his guilt but requests that his execution be carried out by electric chair, a method no longer used in Florida.

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