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Giving a unique perspective on psychologically complex killers, this series explores pivotal moments in their lives that led them to committing crimes. Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker) & Ed Kemper (The Co-Ed Killer) Robert Hansen (The Butcher Baker) & Aileen Wuornos (Damsel of Death) & more, First Blood dives into the moment the criminals made the first move that brought them down these paths.
IMDb 6.8/1020221 season
TV-14
10 episodes
  • 1. Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death

    1. Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death

    In 1989, a man is found shot dead in the brush off the side of a highway, just the first of seven murdered men found in a similar setting. Their predator is Aileen Wuornos.
    In 1989, a man is found shot dead in the brush off the side of a highway, just the first of seven murdered men found in a similar setting. Their predator is Aileen Wuornos.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jun 24, 2022
  • 2. Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker

    2. Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker

    Before he hunted down his first victim in the wilds of Alaska, Hansen was working at his father's bakery in small town Iowa, slowly developing an animosity for women.
    Before he hunted down his first victim in the wilds of Alaska, Hansen was working at his father's bakery in small town Iowa, slowly developing an animosity for women.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 1, 2022
  • 3. Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper

    3. Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper

    Growing up with a violent father, Danny dreamed of having a loving family as an adult, but his darker fantasies drove him to destroy a family instead. After that, he couldn't stop.
    Growing up with a violent father, Danny dreamed of having a loving family as an adult, but his darker fantasies drove him to destroy a family instead. After that, he couldn't stop.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 8, 2022
  • 4. Richard Ramirez: The Nightstalker

    4. Richard Ramirez: The Nightstalker

    One of the most well-known serial killers, Richard Ramirez terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, where anyone could be a target of the sadistic murderer.
    One of the most well-known serial killers, Richard Ramirez terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, where anyone could be a target of the sadistic murderer.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 15, 2022
  • 5. Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer (#101)

    5. Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer (#101)

    The articulate and boastful killer is remembered for terrifying the coastal town of Santa Cruz where he picked up and dismembered hitchhiking college students in the early 1970s.
    The articulate and boastful killer is remembered for terrifying the coastal town of Santa Cruz where he picked up and dismembered hitchhiking college students in the early 1970s.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 29, 2022
  • 6. Sheila LaBarre: Sheila the Peeler

    6. Sheila LaBarre: Sheila the Peeler

    In rural Epping, New Hampshire, everyone knew Sheila LaBarre as an eccentric widow who loved her rabbits. No one expected what police uncovered when looking for a missing man.
    In rural Epping, New Hampshire, everyone knew Sheila LaBarre as an eccentric widow who loved her rabbits. No one expected what police uncovered when looking for a missing man.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 5, 2022
  • 7. Henry Louis Wallace: Bad Henry (#108)

    7. Henry Louis Wallace: Bad Henry (#108)

    Someone is killing young African American women in Charlotte, North Carolina and the police seem unable to stop it.
    Someone is killing young African American women in Charlotte, North Carolina and the police seem unable to stop it.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 12, 2022
  • 8. Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler (#105)

    8. Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler (#105)

    African American women in Cleveland were vanishing. Their families were desperate for help, but no one seemed to know what was happening to them, no one except Anthony Sowell.
    African American women in Cleveland were vanishing. Their families were desperate for help, but no one seemed to know what was happening to them, no one except Anthony Sowell.
    TV-14
    43min
    Jul 22, 2022
  • 9. Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer (#107)

    9. Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer (#107)

    Serial killer Arthur Shawcross tells a lot of stories about his life before he began to kill. Abuse, bestiality, cannibalism...but is any of it true?
    Serial killer Arthur Shawcross tells a lot of stories about his life before he began to kill. Abuse, bestiality, cannibalism...but is any of it true?
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 22, 2022
  • 10. Ronald Dominique: The Bayou Strangler

    10. Ronald Dominique: The Bayou Strangler

    Growing up gay was tough on Ronald Dominique. But that's not why Ronald began to kill African American men. Tragically, this was the beginning of years of senseless murder.
    Growing up gay was tough on Ronald Dominique. But that's not why Ronald began to kill African American men. Tragically, this was the beginning of years of senseless murder.
    TV-14
    43min
    Aug 29, 2022
  • First Blood
    IMDb 6.8/1020221 season
    Giving a unique perspective on psychologically complex killers, this series explores pivotal moments in their lives that led them to committing crimes. Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker) & Ed Kemper (The Co-Ed Killer) Robert Hansen (The Butcher Baker) & Aileen Wuornos (Damsel of Death) & more, First Blood dives into the moment the criminals made the first move that brought them down these paths.
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    violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
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    English
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