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Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

6 Seasons
44 Episodes
Returning Series
Documentary Crime
Cast & Characters
episode image Lives Lost
8.1/10 (101 votes)

#1 Lives Lost

S5:E3

Higinio Gonzalez killed a store clerk during an armed robbery at the age of 16. He swears it was an accident, but one county attorney isn't so sure.

episode image Pyro Joe
8.0/10 (311 votes)

#2 Pyro Joe

S2:E3

After 24 years on death row, Joseph Murphy saw his sentence commuted a week before his execution due to the extreme abuse he suffered as a child.

episode image Overkill
7.7/10 (298 votes)

#3 Overkill

S2:E5

In 1996, David Barnett murdered his adoptive grandparents, stabbing them over 20 times. Later, he revealed years of abuse at the hands of his father.

episode image Sympathy for the Devil
7.5/10 (340 votes)

#4 Sympathy for the Devil

S1:E4

Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.

episode image Loved to Death
7.5/10 (70 votes)

#5 Loved to Death

S5:E5

Convicted for killing his grandmother, Rex Groves insists he no longer holds murderous thoughts towards his family. But their trust isn't easily won.

episode image Killer in the Eyes of the Law
7.3/10 (365 votes)

#6 Killer in the Eyes of the Law

S1:E2

Kenneth Foster's death sentence is commuted just hours before his execution, but he asserts that his punishment under an unusual Texas law is unfair.

episode image Living with the Consequences
7.3/10 (253 votes)

#7 Living with the Consequences

S1:E9

Teenage drug abuser Joshua Nelson murders a friend in cold blood to steal his car, but other shocking motivations for the crime emerge at his trial.

episode image Means to an End
7.2/10 (481 votes)

#8 Means to an End

S1:E1

After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.

episode image Trapped
7.2/10 (218 votes)

#9 Trapped

S2:E4

From a women's reformatory in Ohio, Linda Lee Couch talks about the murder of her husband, Walter, in 1984, a killing precipitated by years of abuse.

episode image Owning It
7.2/10 (193 votes)

#10 Owning It

S2:E7

After an unsuccessful attempt to kill his father, drug user Charles "Billy" Armentrout later murdered his grandmother and was sent to prison for life.

episode image A Mother's Choice (2)
7.2/10 (52 votes)

#11 A Mother's Choice (2)

S6:E2

As Daniel maintains his innocence, more details about Jose Menchaca's murder come to light, shifting the focus to Candie's troubled past and cartel ties.

episode image The Mockingbird
7.1/10 (198 votes)

#12 The Mockingbird

S1:E3

Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.

episode image A Silent Order
7.1/10 (184 votes)

#13 A Silent Order

S2:E8

At a New Year's Eve party in 1996, Brandon Hutchison killed two brothers, a crime he admits — but there are conflicting versions of the story.

episode image The Bogeyman
7.1/10 (133 votes)

#14 The Bogeyman

S4:E5

Sentenced to life without parole for Jason Johnson's horrific murder, Gary Black says he has no regrets, while Jason's family finds purpose in tragedy.

episode image Intended Evil
7.0/10 (282 votes)

#15 Intended Evil

S1:E5

After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.

episode image Family Affair
7.0/10 (270 votes)

#16 Family Affair

S1:E7

High on a drug that fuels his paranoia, Deandra Buchanan fatally shoots his aunt, stepfather and girlfriend -- a crime he claims he can't recall.

episode image Hunted
7.0/10 (246 votes)

#17 Hunted

S1:E8

Robert Shafer and a friend target a same-sex couple in a robbery, but their crime spins out of control into kidnapping and double murder.

episode image Lost Innocence
7.0/10 (84 votes)

#18 Lost Innocence

S5:E2

Young love takes a dark turn when Ashley Morrison's plan to run away with her boyfriend, Christian Sims, results in the murder of his grandmother.

episode image A Brutal Outcome
7.0/10 (58 votes)

#19 A Brutal Outcome

S5:E6

Makueeyapee Whitford claims the murder he committed was an act of self-defense against a rival tribe, but eyewitness testimonies tell a different story.

episode image A Mother's Choice (1)
7.0/10 (55 votes)

#20 A Mother's Choice (1)

S6:E1

A botched drug deal is only the beginning when Candie Dominguez assists her boyfriend, Daniel Lopez, in his gruesome killing of her cousin.

episode image Defense of Another
7.0/10 (51 votes)

#21 Defense of Another

S6:E3

Serving 20 years in prison for a bar brawl gone awry, Walter Triplett maintains that racial profiling played the biggest factor in his conviction.

episode image Time Bomb
7.0/10 (44 votes)

#22 Time Bomb

S6:E5

Leroy Schmitz claims he didn't mean to kill his wife during a drunken argument, pleading that an abusive childhood predisposed him to violence.

episode image Choices
7.0/10 (49 votes)

#23 Choices

S6:E6

Sentenced to a minimum of 109 years behind bars, Kevin Saxon considers the choices that led him to commit murder — both in and outside of prison.

episode image Declared Competent
6.9/10 (250 votes)

#24 Declared Competent

S1:E6

No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.

episode image A Bad Day
6.9/10 (126 votes)

#25 A Bad Day

S3:E6

David Cameron Keith recalls the day he took a young hostage before heading to an airport and killing the pilot who volunteered to take the child's place.

episode image A Matter of Life and Death
6.8/10 (228 votes)

#26 A Matter of Life and Death

S1:E10

Convicted murderer Wayne Doty admits his guilt but requests that his execution be carried out by electric chair, a method no longer used in Florida.

episode image Honorable Intentions
6.8/10 (194 votes)

#27 Honorable Intentions

S2:E10

Mark Arthur maintains that he murdered a friend's father on a Houston highway for savagely beating his wife. But police have a different theory.

episode image Rolling the Dice
6.8/10 (126 votes)

#28 Rolling the Dice

S3:E5

Accept a plea deal or go to trial? Three men receive radically different prison sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of a cab driver.

episode image Family Matters
6.8/10 (133 votes)

#29 Family Matters

S4:E1

A murderer recounts the crime that ended one life and ruined his own. Those affected, including a police officer and the victim's family, also speak.

episode image An Ordinary Boy
6.6/10 (220 votes)

#30 An Ordinary Boy

S2:E2

Remorseful about the crime that sent him to prison for life, Leo Little tells the story of the murder he committed in 1998. He is now a minister.

episode image A Mother's Love
6.6/10 (121 votes)

#31 A Mother's Love

S4:E2

In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and her turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship.

episode image A Father's Shadow
6.6/10 (111 votes)

#32 A Father's Shadow

S4:E4

Enraged over his rebellious daughter's choice in men, an extremist father enlists his son in a terrifying plot of intimidation and murder.

episode image In Her Hands
6.5/10 (318 votes)

#33 In Her Hands

S2:E1

One of the small number of women who commit murder, Lindsay Haugen claims that she strangled her depressed boyfriend in 2015 as an act of mercy.

episode image Crossing the Line
6.5/10 (186 votes)

#34 Crossing the Line

S2:E6

Kansas native Cavona Flenoy agreed to a date with a liquor store clerk, but the evening took a deadly turn when he tried to assault her.

episode image Something Hideous
6.5/10 (181 votes)

#35 Something Hideous

S2:E9

Toby Williams murdered Deborah Moore and shot her husband, John, in a cruel 1984 robbery for which he has been on death row for nearly 35 years.

episode image Serving Time
6.5/10 (106 votes)

#36 Serving Time

S4:E3

Years after leaving the military, Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife, Inez. But Inez's family believes otherwise.

episode image Friendly Fire
6.5/10 (101 votes)

#37 Friendly Fire

S4:E6

After fatally shooting a coworker, Thomas "TJ" Schiffens maintains his innocence. But details surrounding the crime suggest TJ had a motive.

episode image A Common Purpose
6.4/10 (45 votes)

#38 A Common Purpose

S6:E4

When threatening messages escalate into an assault that leaves one teen dead and another severely injured, Kimberly Dunkin reflects on her involvement.

episode image History Repeating
6.3/10 (130 votes)

#39 History Repeating

S3:E3

Daniel Paulsrud says his fatal shooting of partner Leslie was an accident. But accounts from her family — and his handwritten notes — raise doubts.

episode image Blackout
6.3/10 (136 votes)

#40 Blackout

S3:E4

James Walker claims he has no recollection of the 2001 murder he confessed to committing. An investigation into his traumatic past offers more context.

Cast & Chracters

The highest rated episode of I AM A KILLER is "Lives Lost" (S5E3) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 101 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "If Things Were Different" (S5E4) with a rating of 4.80.

This episode received 94 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Sympathy for the Devil" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 340 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Matter of Life and Death" (S1E10) with a rating of 6.80.

This episode received 228 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Pyro Joe" (S2E3) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 311 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "In Her Hands" (S2E1) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 318 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Bad Day" (S3E6) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 126 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Someone Else" (S3E2) with a rating of 5.90.

This episode received 139 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Bogeyman" (S4E5) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 133 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Serving Time" (S4E3) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 106 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Lives Lost" (S5E3) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 101 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "If Things Were Different" (S5E4) with a rating of 4.80.

This episode received 94 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Mother's Choice (2)" (S6E2) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 52 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Common Purpose" (S6E4) with a rating of 6.40.

This episode received 45 votes.

Name Department Job
Gareth Morrow Directing Director
Danny Tipping Production Executive Producer
Ned Parker Production Executive Producer

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