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It Takes a Killer

It Takes a Killer investigates the worlds most notorious murders and takes you inside the minds and motives of the killers who committed them. Experts from the FBI, Scotland Yard and leading homicide investigators review crime scene evidence, profile each killers behavior, and describe the chilling forensic details of each murder scene. Sometimes you have to think like a killer to catch a killer.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Craigslist Killer
    August 6, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When three different women who advertised in the Erotic Services section of Craigslist are assaulted, one of them killed, Boston police match surveillance video and witness reports to a young man that no one would ever suspect to be a killer.
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  2. S1 E2 - Snipers in the Capital
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When a deadly sniper terrorizes the DC area for weeks, frantic police put out an APB for a white van. But the FBI has a theory that there might be more than one sniper, and they're not driving a white van.
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  3. S1 E3 - Intern Gone Missin
    August 6, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When government intern Chandra Levy goes missing just hours after she decides to move to a new city, detectives discover she may have been having an affair with a senator - the only suspect with a possible motive. A man already in jail claims to know more, but can he be trusted?
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  4. S1 E4 - An Ex Attacks
    August 13, 2016
    23min
    13+
    When a young man is brutally murdered in his home, the only suspect with a motive is his ex girlfriend, who claims she hasn't seen the victim for months. But detectives uncover a digital camera in the victim's washing machine, DNA evidence, and phone messages that tell a different story.
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  5. S1 E5 - Deaths in the Family
    August 20, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When three members of the same family die of mysterious causes, police being to suspect they have been poisoned. Detectives exhume bodies and confirm the presence of antifreeze, but who is the poisoner, and why? The secret almost dies when a fourth family member is poisoned, but survives.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Killer Producer
    August 20, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When an aspiring actress is found dead in the home of a legendary music producer, he claims it was suicide. But as detectives piece together the crime scene, study the pattern of blood splatter, and the position of the weapon, they zero in on their suspect and a history of bizarre behavior.
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  7. S1 E7 - Bind, Torture, Kill
    August 27, 2016
    22min
    13+
    A killer terrorizes Wichita, Kansas, preying on random people and families, tying them up, and strangling them. But then the killer goes quiet. When he resurfaces decades later, police find a way to lure him to reveal his identity - and it's a man no one suspected.
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  8. S1 E8 - Unsolved Murder in Baton Rouge
    August 27, 2016
    22min
    16+
    When a series of women are murdered in Baton Rouge, police draw a profile and begin DNA testing a segment of the city's population - white men. But when one victim survives, she tells detectives they're on the wrong trail. The killer isn't white.
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  9. S1 E9 - A Killer in Plain Sight
    January 1, 2020
    22min
    13+
    When a newly married woman is killed at home, police believe it's a robbery gone wrong. But 20 years later, an LAPD officer opens the cold case file and sees the crime in a new way. The murder was staged to look like a robbery and the killer could actually be a cop - from the same department.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Casanova Killer
    September 1, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When four women are killed at different times in different states after going home from a bar with a handsome young man dressed like a cowboy, detectives don't realize the murders are linked together. When they do, their killer is on the run and the manhunt is on.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Green River Killer
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    13+
    Over 20 years four-dozen women are murdered in Washington State, many of them prostitutes, and five of the victims are found in the Green River. The notorious killer evades identification for decades, despite being arrested twice, taking a polygraph test, and submitting DNA samples.
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  12. S1 E12 - A Wife Goes Missing
    September 8, 2016
    22min
    13+
    When a mother of two is reported missing, five days after her disappearance, her husband becomes the chief suspect. But is his affair with the nanny enough of a motive to kill? And where is the body?
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  13. S1 E13 - A Stalker Strikes
    October 14, 2016
    23min
    13+
    When a law school student is strangled to death in her bed, detectives discover that someone had been secretly watching her for months. Not only did he videotape her through her second story window, but she knew him extremely well.
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  14. S1 E14 - The Mutilator or Baton Rouge
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    A geeky clerk turned prolific serial killer flies under the radar for years, piling up bodies as cops investigate another serial murderer operating in the region. When law enforcement finally tracks him down, they discover he's far more demented than they ever could have imagined.
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  15. S1 E15 - The Vampire Teens
    September 22, 2016
    22min
    13+
    A group of high school outcasts are on the run through the Southeastern United States after their leader commits a savage double homicide. Cops finally catch the thrill-seeking teens, only to find out they're a makeshift vampire cult.
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  16. S1 E16 - The Preacher, His Mistress and Murder
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    13+
    A wife and mother seemingly overdose in a small Texas town; when the family forces investigators to dig deeper, they find foul play involved.
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  17. S1 E17 - The Sadist of San Luis Obispo
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    A sexual predator on early release from prison turns the quiet town of San Luis Obispo into a hunting ground, preying on young, unsuspecting, college age women. Through persistence and the tiniest of clues, law enforcement finally tracks down the sadistic killer and brings him to justice.
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  18. S1 E18 - The Bladerunner
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    An Olympic hero shoots his girlfriend at his home in the middle of the night. Has he mistaken her for an intruder or is it all part of a precisely calculated plot to get away with murder?
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  19. S1 E19 - The Gainesville Ripper
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    An evil ex-con on the run for attempted murder sets up camp in Gainesville, Florida. But, he's not satisfied just hiding out. This seasoned killer's bloodlust cannot be controlled and he won't stop killing until he's paid back society for his eight years behind bars.
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  20. S1 E20 - The Con Artist Killers
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    Mother and son grifters crisscross the United States, pulling off every scam and con imaginable. But when these criminal masterminds graduate to multiple homicides, they're finally caught by the long arms of the law.
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  21. S1 E21 - A Woman Scorned
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    A promising young attorney is shot and killed in a jealous rage by an obsessed, on-again off-again girlfriend. But can she convince the jury that she's the victim and get away with murder?
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  22. S1 E22 - The Fast Food Killer
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    A short order cook with aspirations of country stardom falls on hard times. With his dreams crushed, he returns to what he knows best - stick ups - only this time his armed robberies result in a ruthless spree of killing fast food workers.
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  23. S1 E23 - Murder for Millions
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    13+
    A millionaire inventor rolls the dice with a much younger fiancée. But he'll soon find out that she and her secret boyfriend have played him for his money and the price of this game is his life.
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  24. S1 E24 - Author of Death
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    Out on parole, an ex-con turned published author goes on a 24-hour killing spree. But when he unknowingly leaves one of his victims alive to identify him, cops launch a multistate manhunt and bring him to justice.
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  25. S1 E25 - A Son of Snaps
    October 14, 2016
    22min
    16+
    After years of abuse, a high school valedictorian snaps, viciously stabbing his mother and leaving her for dead in the family's garage. Leaving behind zero forensic evidence at the crime scene, he almost gets away with her savage murder, except for a couple small inconsistencies in his alibi that reveal his true
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Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Lindsay M. CarrDane Moreton
Studio
Bellum Entertainment
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