The Killer Speaks

2013 • A&E
4.8
149 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (5)

1 Devil Inside
5/1/14
In Great Falls, Montana, detectives are called to the scene of a grizzly crime, a 51-year-old former corrections officer dead is found dead. This is the second seemingly random murder in six weeks, a chilling statistic in a city that sees only about six homicides a year. As the hunt for the killer begins, detectives race to stop him before he hurts anyone else. Now, for the first time, the killer explains what happened that night and reveals why he killed.
2 Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder
5/8/14
In 1991, a human skull is found in the woods outside of San Antonio and a perfect murder begins to unravel. Investigators figure out the identity of their victim, but without witnesses or evidence, the case goes cold quickly. Until a career criminal in California makes a sudden and surprising confession, an admission that turns out to be less than truthful. Now, the killer describes what happened that night and why he confessed to the murder he could have gotten away with.
3 Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer
5/15/14
In Alamogordo, New Mexico, a young man is shot in cold blood and left to die on a remote mountain trail. As detectives hunt for the murderer, they worry they may be dealing with a potential serial killer who could strike again at any time. Now, the killer describes in detail how he murdered his victim and delivers a shocking revelation about his past.
4 Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer
5/22/14
In 1994, a mysterious drifter went on a violent killing spree leaving a trail of men, brutally killed. Investigators in three states soon realized that they were dealing with a serial killer, who never stayed in one place for long. Called the "I-95 Killer" by the press, Gary Ray Bowles left his victims with the same bizarre signature--something viciously stuffed in their mouths. Currently awaiting execution on death row, for the first time, Bowles reveals the chilling motives behind his crimes.
5 Van Brett Watkins: Hitman
5/29/14
On November 15, 1999 the 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend of Carolina Panthers football player Rae Carruth is shot four times and left for dead in her car. Charlotte North Carolina Investigators suspect Carruth, but soon learn that this murder is not what it seems. They discover that they are dealing with a cold and remorseless killer where every murder has its price. Convicted killer Van Brett Watkins reveals the sordid details of the only "hit" he regrets doing.

About this show

THE KILLER SPEAKS, from the creators of THE FIRST 48, gives the perspective we never hear: the killer. In each episode, we come face to face with cold-blooded murderers who, for the first time, let us enter their dark world.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
149 reviews
Tammy Johnson
October 17, 2014
Interviews with actual killers! WOW and the candid spine whipping hair crawling things they did! Why they did it! And would they do it again! Ive ALWAYS wanted to see and hear these kind of interviews and listen to what the killer had to say!! WOW
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Laurdess Valentino
May 23, 2014
The more F#@Ked up they are the more I seem interested. This show is different, the title says it all. They leave out that the killer is usually a liar though. To bad death row is not...death day.
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Amey “Aim” Hoagland
December 30, 2014
Really makes you realize what's wondering round out there and these things cud just as easily happen to you or 1 of your family members.....
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