It Takes a Killer
TV ShowReturning Series

It Takes a Killer

7.0 / 10
2016
1 season
16 episodes
CrimeDocumentaryDrama

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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  • Ep 1

    1.The Craigslist Killer

    07-08-2016

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.Chandra Levy

    07-08-2016

    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

  • Ep 3

    3.Jodi Arias

    14-08-2016

    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...

  • Ep 4

    4.A Treacherous Triangle

    14-08-2016

    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 evidenc...

  • Ep 5

    5.Phil Spector

    21-08-2016

    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 b...

  • Ep 6

    6.Deaths In The Family

    21-08-2016

    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, bu...

  • Ep 7

    7.Bind, Torture, Kill

    28-08-2016

    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, po...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Ghost Of Baton Rouge

    28-08-2016

    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 te...

  • Ep 9

    9.Stephanie Lazarus

    04-09-2016

    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...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Casanova Killer

    04-09-2016

    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...

  • Ep 21

    21.A Woman Scorned

    14-10-2016
  • Ep 22

    22.The Fast Food Killer

    14-10-2016
  • Ep 23

    23.Murder for Millions

    15-10-2016

    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 gam...

  • Ep 24

    24.Author of Death

    15-10-2016

    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 s...

  • Ep 25

    25.A Son Snaps

    15-10-2016

    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...

  • Ep 52

    52.Homicide In The High Desert

    02-06-2017

    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.

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