The Killer Speaks

The Killer Speaks
TV Show · Crime · Documentary

It's the one point of view we've never had in our justice programming, the killer himself. In this new series, from the creators of The First 48, we will tell the story of a crime from the criminal's perspective through a gripping interview that will form the backbone of each episode.

2013 · 43m

Season 1

  • The First 48
    The First 48
    The serial killer, Terry Blair, is incarcerated at Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri and serving life without parole for six counts of first-degree-murder.
    43m
  • Ice Cold: Levi King
    EPISODE 1
    Ice Cold: Levi King
    When 23-year-old Levi King executed two innocent neighbors in 2005 he finally found a release for his life-long inner rage. For the first time in his life, King felt a sense of peace. But when that feeling began to fade, he broke into a farmhouse where a family was asleep, looking to kill again. Now, for the first time, King reveals what really happened in the house and how a 10-year-old girl survived the bloodbath that followed.
    42m
  • Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman
    EPISODE 2
    Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman
    Maksim Gelman embarks upon a 28-hour killing spree through New York City in February 2011, leaving four people dead and others injured.
    42m
  • Monster Inside: Robert Lopez
    EPISODE 3
    Monster Inside: Robert Lopez
    Robert Lopez warned women he loved never to betray him. In 2005, after serving 10 years for stabbing and nearly killing his first girlfriend, Lopez had a new girlfriend. But when she gave Lopez reason to doubt her affection, he exacted fatal revenge. Dr. Sasha Bardey identifies Lopez as a push-button killer--one who has a specific set of emotional buttons, that when pushed, unleash a murderous rage. From behind bars, in a first-time ever interview, Lopez reveals the source of the horrifying rage that left 21-year-old Brandi Bernard dead.
    42m
  • Twisted Love: Dena Riley
    EPISODE 4
    Twisted Love: Dena Riley
    In 2006, when 38-year-old Dena Riley met convicted rapist Richard Davis, their relationship turned out to be a marriage made in hell. They shared the same twisted desire for three-way sex--followed by murder. Riley reveals how they acted out their sadistic fantasies--raping, torturing and killing two innocent women that was recorded on tape to be savored later. Police eventually caught up with Riley and Davis--but not before the deadly couple targeted one last, helpless victim.
    42m
  • Payback: Earl Forrest
    EPISODE 5
    Payback: Earl Forrest
    Two weeks before Christmas, Earl Forrest burst into a friend's house and gunned down two people in cold blood. Still thirsty for mayhem, Forrest then ambushed the deputies who came knocking, leaving four more people shot. What triggered this orgy of violence? Now on death row, Forrest reveals the surprising reason behind the killing spree.
    42m

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The Killer Speaks

Crime

It's the one point of view we've never had in our justice programming, the killer himself. In this new series, from the creators of The First 48, we will tell the story of a crime from the criminal's perspective through a gripping interview that will form the backbone of each episode.

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Studio
A&E
Released
2013
Rated
TV-MA
Region of Origin
United States

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

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  • Czechia
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Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • Antigua and Barbuda
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  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
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  • Virgin Islands, British
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  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
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