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The Best Episodes of It Takes a Killer

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 9 - Stephanie Lazarus
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Stephanie Lazarus

    S1:E9

    When a newly married woman is killed at home, police believe it's a robbery gone wrong. But 20 years later, an LAPD officer opens the cold case file and sees the crime in a new way. The murder was staged to look like a robbery and the killer could actually be a cop - from the same department.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 23 - Murder for Millions
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Murder for Millions

    S1:E23

    A millionaire inventor rolls the dice with a much younger fiancee. But he'll soon find out that she and her secret boyfriend have played him for his money and the price of this game is his life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 24 - Author of Death
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Author of Death

    S1:E24

    Out on parole, an ex-con turned published author goes on a 24-hour killing spree. But when he unknowingly leaves one of his victims alive to identify him, cops who launch a multi state manhunt and bring him to justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 8 - The Ghost Of Baton Rouge
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #4 - The Ghost Of Baton Rouge

    S1:E8

    When a series of women are murdered in Baton Rouge, police draw a profile and begin DNA testing a segment of the city's population - white men. But when one victim survives, she tells detectives they're on the wrong trail. The killer isn't white.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 2 - Chandra Levy
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Chandra Levy

    S1:E2

    When government intern Chandra Levy goes missing, detectives discover she may have been having an affair with a senator; a man in jail claims he has information

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 6 - Deaths In The Family
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Deaths In The Family

    S1:E6

    When three members of the same family die of mysterious causes, police being to suspect they have been poisoned. Detectives exhume bodies and confirm the presence of antifreeze, but who is the poisoner, and why? The secret almost dies when a fourth family member is poisoned, but survives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 7 - Bind, Torture, Kill
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Bind, Torture, Kill

    S1:E7

    A killer terrorizes Wichita, Kansas, preying on random people and families, tying them up, and strangling them. But then the killer goes quiet. When he resurfaces decades later, police find a way to lure him to reveal his identity - and it's a man no one suspected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 1 - The Craigslist Killer
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #8 - The Craigslist Killer

    S1:E1

    Three women who advertised erotic services on Craiglist are assaulted, on of them is killed; surveillance video and witness reports match a man who no one would ever suspect to be a killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 3 - Jodi Arias
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Jodi Arias

    S1:E3

    When a deadly sniper terrorizes the DC area for weeks, frantic police put out an APB for a white van, but the FBI has a theory that there might be more than one sniper, and they're not driving a white van.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 4 - A Treacherous Triangle
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #10 - A Treacherous Triangle

    S1:E4

    When a young man is brutally murdered in his home, the only suspect with a motive is his ex-girlfriend, who claims she hasn't seen the victim for months; detectives uncover evidence, and phone messages that tell a different story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 21 - A Woman Scorned
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #11 - A Woman Scorned

    S1:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 22 - The Fast Food Killer
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Fast Food Killer

    S1:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 25 - A Son Snaps
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - A Son Snaps

    S1:E25

    After years of abuse, a high school valedictorian snaps, viciously stabbing his mother in the family's garage. He almost gets away with her savage murder, except for a couple small inconsistencies in his alibi that reveal his true plans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 5 - Phil Spector
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Phil Spector

    S1:E5

    When an aspiring actress is found dead in the home of a legendary music producer, he claims it was suicide. But as detectives piece together the crime scene, study the pattern of blood splatter, and the position of the weapon, they zero in on their suspect and a history of bizarre behavior.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 10 - The Casanova Killer
    6.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - The Casanova Killer

    S1:E10

    When four women are killed at different times in different states after going home from a bar with a handsome young man dressed like a cowboy, detectives don't realize the murders are linked together. When they do, their killer is on the run and the manhunt is on.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. It Takes a Killer Season 1 Episode 52 - Homicide In The High Desert
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Homicide In The High Desert

    S1:E52

    When a banker's soon-to-be ex-wife dies, it is passed off as an accidental fall, but after months of investigation it becomes clear that she was murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stephanie Lazarus" is the best rated episode of "It Takes a Killer". It scored 7.1/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Murder for Millions".