Copycat Killers

Most people remember the D.C. snipers terrorizing the Washington, D.C. area as the world watched for three weeks in October 2002, but what many do not realize is that it all stemmed from the movie, "The Matrix."

On a warm summer evening in Aurora, Colorado, an excited audience sits down for the opening midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," but little do they know, this will be a night to remember, and not because of the film.

For Regan Jolley, life seems too good to be true when she meets a charming young war veteran, Jason Hart, in rehab and starts a whirlwind romance, but when the relationship turns sour, Regan loses everything and pays with her life.

The "Robocop" movie franchise becomes more than just entertainment for Nathaniel White, whose appetite for the brutal on-screen violence potentially plays a role in him becoming a serial killer.

The movie "The Basketball Diaries" tells the story of a star student's decent into the seedy underground world, but 14-year old Michael Carneal horrifies the nation when he reenacts the movie's most violent scene.

In an upscale, gated community in Texas, evil lurked from within as 17-year-old Jake Evans invoked Rob Zombie's revamped classic Hollywood slasher flick, "Halloween," in his homicidal quest to destroy his family.

George Hennard searches all his life for love, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't find it; after years of constant rejection, his resentment and hatred of women grows and he turns to murder in 1991.

An episode of "The Sopranos" that contained manslaughter and dismemberment, inspired a sinister and tragic act by two brothers.

Inspired by a scene from the Clint Eastwood classic "Dirty Harry" series, Dale Pierre and his friends rob a local electronics store with deadly results.

The gruesome kidnap and torture of 16-year-old Suzanne Capper ended in murder but the story proves even more twisted when it's discovered that a movie character inspired her killers.

Allan Bentley was inspired by the movie "Reservoir Dogs" and after finding out that a friend was dating his ex-girlfriend, decided to recreate the film's bloodiest scene, roping in two friends as his accomplices in a gruesome series of events.

On May 23, 2015, a triple murder shook a small town in England when 21-year-old Jed Allen reached his boiling point; Jed's misguided and intense need to protect his family stems from his idealization of X-Men's Wolverine.

An in-depth look at convicted murderer Albert Fentress and what led to the horrific crime he has been locked away for since 1980.

Leonard Lake sought attention from countless women, many of which rejected him; his partner-in-crime, Charles Ng, assisted him in building a bunker in which many women would pass through leaving their fates in his hands.

Lyle and Erik Menendez lived a comfortable life, but when their self-made father finally cuts them off, the boys are outraged and they start to compare themselves to the characters in the popular TV movie "Billionaire Boys Club."

Troubled teenager Jonathan Cruz obsessed over the premise behind the movie "The Purge," a dystopian horror film that explores the ruthless nature of humans who are given the freedom to do whatever they want during a 12-hour period once per year.

Sean Sellers grew up in Oklahoma City, with a childhood that was far from normal; much like Damien in the critically-acclaimed horror film "The Omen," Sean was a young person wreaking havoc in a small town as demons possessed him.

Erin Caffey's life starts resembling that of Nicole Walker, a character in James Foley's 1996 film, "Fear," and like Nicole, when Erin begins dating the town bad boy, her parents disapprove and forbid her from seeing him again.

Janice Orndoff kills her husband in a supposed act of self-defense, but even though the couple had problems, the grisly nature of the murder shocks those who thought they knew her.

When Michelina Lewandowska met Marcin Kasprzak it was love at first sight; what she didn't know was that he was hiding a dark secret.