It Takes a Killer(2016)
CrimeDocumentaryDrama
First Air Date: 2016-08-07
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 6
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Some of the world’s most notorious murders are the subject of “It Takes a Killer,” which investigates the crimes from the perspective of the killers, trying to get inside their minds and determine their motives. Leading homicide investigators and experts from such agencies as the FBI and Scotland Yard take a look at the evidence pulled from crime scenes and profile the killer’s behavior to try to piece together the details of each murder, explaining when, why and how each criminal committed the crime. For the wannabe detectives watching the show, the experts also reveal how the crime was solved — which often requires authorities to think like a killer.
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Season 1
Episodes: 16E01
The Craigslist Killer
Air Date: 2016-08-07
Three women who advertised erotic services on Craiglist are assaulted, on of them is killed; surveillance video and w...
E02
Chandra Levy
Air Date: 2016-08-07
When government intern Chandra Levy goes missing, detectives discover she may have been having an affair with a senat...
E03
Jodi Arias
Air Date: 2016-08-14
When a deadly sniper terrorizes the DC area for weeks, frantic police put out an APB for a white van, but the FBI has...
E04
A Treacherous Triangle
Air Date: 2016-08-14
When a young man is brutally murdered in his home, the only suspect with a motive is his ex-girlfriend, who claims sh...
E05
Phil Spector
Air Date: 2016-08-21
When an aspiring actress is found dead in the home of a legendary music producer, he claims it was suicide. But as de...
E06
Deaths In The Family
Air Date: 2016-08-21
When three members of the same family die of mysterious causes, police being to suspect they have been poisoned. Dete...
E07
Bind, Torture, Kill
Air Date: 2016-08-28
A killer terrorizes Wichita, Kansas, preying on random people and families, tying them up, and strangling them. But t...
E08
The Ghost Of Baton Rouge
Air Date: 2016-08-28
When a series of women are murdered in Baton Rouge, police draw a profile and begin DNA testing a segment of the city...
E09
Stephanie Lazarus
Air Date: 2016-09-04
When a newly married woman is killed at home, police believe it's a robbery gone wrong. But 20 years later, an LAPD o...
E10
The Casanova Killer
Air Date: 2016-09-04
When four women are killed at different times in different states after going home from a bar with a handsome young m...
E21
A Woman Scorned
Air Date: 2016-10-14
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E22
The Fast Food Killer
Air Date: 2016-10-14
No episode overview available.
E23
Murder for Millions
Air Date: 2016-10-15
A millionaire inventor rolls the dice with a much younger fiancee. But he'll soon find out that she and her secret bo...
E24
Author of Death
Air Date: 2016-10-15
Out on parole, an ex-con turned published author goes on a 24-hour killing spree. But when he unknowingly leaves one ...
E25
A Son Snaps
Air Date: 2016-10-15
After years of abuse, a high school valedictorian snaps, viciously stabbing his mother in the family's garage. He alm...
E52
Homicide In The High Desert
Air Date: 2017-06-02
When a banker's soon-to-be ex-wife dies, it is passed off as an accidental fall, but after months of investigation it...
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