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Before They Kill Again

Season 1
Sometimes, the only way to stop a madman before he kills again is to get inside the mind of a monster and think like he does. Cops go head-to-head with the most dangerous and deadly criminals in one-on-one battles of wits, and only one of them will win.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Creeping Up on You
    November 3, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    When a Mother’s Day killing horrifies a town, investigators discover the psychopath in their midst has struck before. Realizing that any woman could be his next victim, predicting the killer’s next move hinges on understanding what motivates a monster.
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  2. S1 E2 - He Watched Them Burn
    November 10, 2024
    42min
    16+
    As Washington, DC burns, investigators realize they are hunting the most prolific arsonist in US history, and he has been getting away with it for decades. They must learn what compels him to torch everything in sight and stop him before more people die.
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  3. S1 E3 - He’s Taken a Hostage
    November 17, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    When a negotiator gets called to a hostage situation, he quickly discovers he has never dealt with anything like this before. As he uncovers multiple murders, he must determine how to talk the gunman into laying down his weapons before more people die.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Twelve Signs Will Die
    November 24, 2024
    42min
    16+
    New York City is in a panic, and anyone using the pickup line “What’s your sign?” might be a murderer as a copycat Zodiac killer terrorizes the city for years. It falls to veteran NYPD detectives to outwit him before he brings the city to its knees.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Outdoorsman Killer
    December 1, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    Outdoorsmen dying in hunting accidents is not unheard of, but when investigators notice a pattern in the killings, they realize a serial killer walks among them. With the next hunting season looming, they must find the madman before the body count rises.
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Kevin Fitzpatrick
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discovery plus Crimes
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