I Am a Killer

10 Best Episodes of I Am a Killer - Season 1

Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 06, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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I Am a Killer - S1E7

#10 - Family Affair (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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.

The episode was rated 7.10 from 84 votes.

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#9 - Means to an End (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.

The episode was rated 7.14 from 185 votes.

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#8 - Intended Evil (Season 1 - Episode 5)

After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.

The episode was rated 7.23 from 97 votes.

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#7 - Declared Competent (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 85 votes.

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#6 - A Matter of Life and Death (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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.

The episode was rated 7.27 from 74 votes.

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#5 - Killer in the Eyes of the Law (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.31 from 146 votes.

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#4 - Hunted (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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.

The episode was rated 7.35 from 85 votes.

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#3 - Sympathy for the Devil (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 106 votes.

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#2 - The Mockingbird (Season 1 - Episode 3)

Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 114 votes.

I Am a Killer - S1E9

#1 - Living with the Consequences (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 79 votes.

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