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The Best Episodes of I AM A KILLER

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    I AM A KILLER Season 2 Episode 6 - Crossing the Line
    8.0/10(324 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. I AM A KILLER Season 5 Episode 3 - Lives Lost
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I AM A KILLER Season 2 Episode 2 - An Ordinary Boy
    7.7/10(310 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I AM A KILLER Season 5 Episode 5 - Loved to Death
    7.6/10(81 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 4 - Sympathy for the Devil
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:James Tovell
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 2 - Killer in the Eyes of the Law
    7.4/10(381 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 9 - Living with the Consequences
    7.4/10(265 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 1 - Means to an End
    7.2/10(499 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mockingbird
    7.2/10(213 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:James Tovell
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I AM A KILLER Season 2 Episode 4 - Trapped
    7.2/10(228 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. I AM A KILLER Season 2 Episode 7 - Owning It
    7.2/10(202 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. I AM A KILLER Season 2 Episode 9 - Something Hideous
    7.2/10(193 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 7 - Family Affair
    7.1/10(282 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. I AM A KILLER Season 4 Episode 5 - The Bogeyman
    7.1/10(142 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. I AM A KILLER Season 5 Episode 2 - Lost Innocence
    7.1/10(98 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. I AM A KILLER Season 6 Episode 2 - A Mother's Choice (2)
    7.1/10(74 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 5 - Intended Evil
    7.0/10(294 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 6 - Declared Competent
    7.0/10(259 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 8 - Hunted
    7.0/10(257 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. I AM A KILLER Season 3 Episode 6 - A Bad Day
    7.0/10(135 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. I AM A KILLER Season 5 Episode 6 - A Brutal Outcome
    7.0/10(69 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. I AM A KILLER Season 6 Episode 5 - Time Bomb
    7.0/10(60 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. I AM A KILLER Season 6 Episode 6 - Choices
    7.0/10(67 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. I AM A KILLER Season 3 Episode 5 - Rolling the Dice
    6.9/10(133 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. I AM A KILLER Season 4 Episode 1 - Family Matters
    6.9/10(139 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Crossing the Line" is the best rated episode of "I AM A KILLER". It scored 8/10 based on 324 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/26/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lives Lost".