Name: Confronting a Serial Killer
Released: 2021-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jillian Lauren

TV Show · Documentary · Crime

The astonishing story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed author and journalist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Sam Little.

2021 · 56m

Starring Jillian Lauren

Director Joe Berlinger

EPISODE 1

Getting Away With Murders

Author Jillian Lauren finds serial killer Sam Little while researching a new crime novel and quickly realizes that his decades-long murderous history may be linked to terrible systemic injustices.

54m
EPISODE 2

A Deal With the Devil

Jillian learns that to get inside the mind of the killer she has to delve into her own traumatic past, and in the process uncovers how systemic sexism and racial bias enabled Little.

56m
EPISODE 3

Behold the Monster

Little's new confessions are matched to cold cases; two female law enforcement agents describe how they caught a killer by focusing on survivors who were ignored in the past.

52m
EPISODE 4

Restoring Their Names

Samuel Little's body count grows to 93 women, making him the most prolific serial killer in American history, but dozens of confessions remain unmatched.

51m
EPISODE 5

No Longer Jane Doe

Dealing with a psychopath takes its toll on Jillian's psyche and family; dozens of states close cases, laying bare the havoc Little wrought and triggering a long-overdue public reckoning.

51m