I Am a Killer - Episode Guide

Season 1

Means to an End: James Robertson

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 29, 2018 (60 min)

Means to an End: James Robertson

Lifelong criminal James Robertson reflects on his crimes, life behind bars, and the radical decision he made that sent him to death row.

Mockingbird: Justin Dickens

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2018 (60 min)

Mockingbird: Justin Dickens

A robbery gone wrong or a deliberate execution? In his own words, convicted murderer Justin Dickens discusses his crimes.

Sympathy for the Devil: Miguel Martinez

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2018 (60 min)

Sympathy for the Devil: Miguel Martinez

At 17 years old, Miguel Martinez became the youngest person to be sent to Texas's death row. Here, he shares his sombre story.

Intended Evil: Charles Thompson

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2018 (60 min)

Intended Evil: Charles Thompson

From death row in Texas, Charles Thompson tells his story of a crime of passion that ended in a double murder conviction.

Declared Competent: David Lewis

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 3, 2018 (60 min)

Declared Competent: David Lewis

While burgling a house in Lufkin, Texas, David Lewis shot dead the 74-year-old homeowner. Here, he tells his story from death row.

Family Affair: Deandre Buchanan

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2018 (60 min)

Family Affair: Deandre Buchanan

In 2002, Deandre Buchanan was convicted of a triple homicide and, despite claiming he had a psychotic episode, he remains on death row.

Hunted: Robert Shafer

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2018 (60 min)

Hunted: Robert Shafer

After confessing to the killings of two men in 1990, Robert Shafer tells his macabre story from behind bars.

Living with the Consequences: Joshua Nelson

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jul 24, 2018 (60 min)

Living with the Consequences: Joshua Nelson

In 1995, 18-year-old Joshua Nelson and 16-year-old Keith Brennan were charged with murder. Here, Nelson tells his side of the story.

A Matter of Life and Death: Wayne Doty

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2018 (60 min)

A Matter of Life and Death: Wayne Doty

In 1997 Wayne Doty shot his colleague five times before killing again 14 years later. He tells his story from death row in Florida.

Season 2

In Her Hands

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2019 (60 min)

In Her Hands

One of the small number of women who commit murder, Lindsay Haugen claims that she strangled her depressed boyfriend in 2015 as an act of mercy.

Overkill

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2019 (60 min)

Overkill

In 1996, David Barnett murdered his adoptive grandparents, stabbing them over 20 times. Later, he revealed years of abuse at the hands of his father.

An Ordinary Boy

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2019 (60 min)

An Ordinary Boy

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.

Trapped

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2019 (60 min)

Trapped

From a woman's reformatory in Ohio, Linda Lee Couch talks about the murder of her husband, Walter, in 1984, a killing precipitated by years of abuse.

Honorable Intentions

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2019 (60 min)

Honorable Intentions

Mark Arthur maintains that he murdered a friend's father on a Houston highway for savagely beating his wife. But police have a different theory.

Pyro Joe

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2019 (60 min)

Pyro Joe

After 24 years of death row, Joseph Murphy saw his sentence commuted a week before his execution due to the extreme abuse he sufffered as a child.

Owning It

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2019 (60 min)

Owning It

After an unsuccessful attempt to kill his father, drug user Charles "Billy" Armentrout later murdered his grandmother and was sent to prison for life.

Crossing the Line

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2019 (60 min)

Crossing the Line

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.

A Silent Order

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2019 (60 min)

A Silent Order

At a New Year's Eve party in 1996, Brandon Hutchison killed two brothers, a crime he admits -- but there are conflicting versions of the story.

Something Hideous

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 24, 2019 (60 min)

Something Hideous

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.

Season 3

A Question of Loyalty

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (43 min)

A Question of Loyalty

Subjected to abuse throughout her life, Victoria Smith confessed to killing her husband. But someone close to the case has doubts about her admission.

Someone Else

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (43 min)

Someone Else

On death row for murder, Deryl Madison reflects on his struggles with mental illness and finds support from an anti-capital punishment advocate.

History Repeating

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (46 min)

History Repeating

Daniel Paulsrud says his fatal shooting of partner Leslie was an accident. But accounts from her family — and his handwritten notes — raise doubts.

Blackout

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (44 min)

Blackout

James Walker claims he has no recollection of the 2001 murder he confessed to committing. An investigation into his traumatic past offers more context.

Rolling the Dice

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (39 min)

Rolling the Dice

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.

A Bad Day

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2022 (47 min)

A Bad Day

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.

Season 4

Family Matters

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (47 min)

Family Matters

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.

A Mother's Love

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (48 min)

A Mother's Love

In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and her turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship.

Serving Time

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (44 min)

Serving Time

Years after leaving the military, Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife, Inez. But Inez's family believes otherwise.

A Father's Shadow

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (44 min)

A Father's Shadow

Enraged over his rebellious daughter's choice in men, an extremist father enlists his son in a terrifying plot of intimidation and murder.

The Bogeyman

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (45 min)

The Bogeyman

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.

Friendly Fire

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2022 (45 min)

Friendly Fire

After fatally shooting a coworker, Thomas "TJ" Schifferns maintains his innocence. But details surrounding the crime suggest TJ had a motive.

Season 5

Redemption

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (50 min)

Redemption

By helping his fellow inmates, Jamel Hatcher feels he's turned his life around — but not everyone believes his rehabilitation is genuine.

Lost Innocence

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (50 min)

Lost Innocence

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.

Lives Lost

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (43 min)

Lives Lost

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.

If Things Were Different

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (46 min)

If Things Were Different

Ezdeth Highley reflects on her murder conviction, her transition while being incarcerated and what she's learned during her ongoing 60-year sentence.

Loved to Death

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (46 min)

Loved to Death

Convicted for killing his grandmother, Rex Groves insists he no longer holds murderous thoughts towards his family. But their trust isn't easily won

A Brutal Outcome

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2024 (43 min)

A Brutal Outcome

Makueeyapee Whitford claims the murder he committed was an act of self-defense against a rival tribe, but eyewitness testimonies tell a different story.

Season 6

A Mother's Choice Pt. 1

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (44 min)

A Mother's Choice Pt. 1

A botched drug deal is only the beginning when Candie Dominguez assists her boyfriend, Daniel Lopez, in his gruesome killing of her cousin.

A Mother's Choice Pt. 2

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (40 min)

A Mother's Choice Pt. 2

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.

Defense of Another

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (47 min)

Defense of Another

Serving 20 years in prison for a bar brawl gone awry, Walter Triplett maintains that racial profiling played the biggest factor in his conviction.

A Common Purpose

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (44 min)

A Common Purpose

When threatening messages escalate into an assault that leaves one teen dead and another severely injured, Kimberly Dunkin reflects on her involvement.

Time Bomb

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (44 min)

Time Bomb

Leroy Schmitz claims he didn't mean to kill his wife during a drunken argument, pleading that an abusive childhood predisposed him to violence.

Choices

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2025 (42 min)

Choices

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.

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