I Am a Killer
On death row, inmates share firsthand accounts of their capital murder convictions in this documentary series. Each case is presented through their personal perspective, paired with the broader context around what happened.
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Season 1
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E1
Means to an End
After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.
May 29, 2018 -
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E2
Killer in the Eyes of the Law
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.
Jun 5, 2018 -
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E3
The Mockingbird
Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.
Jun 12, 2018 -
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E4
Sympathy for the Devil
Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.
Jun 19, 2018 · 59m -
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E5
Intended Evil
After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.
Jun 26, 2018 -
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E6
Declared Competent
No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.
Jul 3, 2018 · 52m -
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E7
Family Affair
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.
Jul 10, 2018 -
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E8
Hunted
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.
Jul 17, 2018 -
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E9
Living with the Consequences
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.
Jul 24, 2018 -
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E10
A Matter of Life and Death
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.
Jul 31, 2018