The WORST episodes of It Takes a Killer
Every episode of It Takes a Killer ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of It Takes a Killer!
Investigation of 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.
#1 - The Clear Lake Murders
Season 1 - Episode 74 - Aired 11/6/2017
Four young adults are gunned down inside an affluent home in a suburb of Houston, Texas. Police investigate the quadruple homicide for three years, chasing down hundreds of leads, before arriving at a coldblooded killer with a convoluted motive.
#2 - If The Walls Could Talk
Season 1 - Episode 52 - Aired 5/26/2017
A homicide investigation ensues after a surgeon's wife goes missing, and remains unsolved after 15 years.
#3 - Killer Rabbi
Season 1 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/3/2017
When a rabbi's wife is savagely murdered inside the family's suburban New Jersey home, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. After years of chasing down leads, police catch a break on a sadistic murder plot.
#4 - The Bad Son
Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 6/26/2017
A gunman attempts to take out an entire family one by one as they enter their house. It takes law enforcement nearly two years to crack the code behind the murders only to find out they were masterminded by someone too close for comfort.
#9 - A Stalker Strikes
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/16/2016
When a law school student is strangled to death in her bed, detectives discover that someone had been secretly watching her for months. Not only did he videotape her through her second story window, but she knew him extremely well.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Murderous Miranda
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 2/10/2017
An unemployed teen mom and her new husband concoct a plan to kill an innocent man they meet on Craigslist. The end result sends shockwaves through a small town. What's even more shocking is that this may not be the wife's first homicide.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Of Muscles and Murder aka A Fugitive And A Killer
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 12/2/2016
When one bodybuilder wants what another bodybuilder has, the end result is a murder-for-hire. The mastermind resurfaces for nearly a decade late, half a world away only to kill a police officer before law enforcement brings him to justice.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Phil Spector
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2016
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 pattern of blood splatter and the position of the weapon, they zero in on their suspect.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - The Slavemaster
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 2/17/2017
A father, husband and businessman by day transforms into a sadomasochistic by night. This veteran con-man lures unsuspecting women with a web of lies and empty promises only to trap them in a world of sex slavery and murder.
#20 - Missing In Minnesota
Season 1 - Episode 103 - Aired 6/4/2018
The clock is ticking as police in northern Minnesota rush to rescue a kidnapped college student; it takes NASA technology for law enforcement to uncover the identity of the abductor, who turns out to be a serial predator.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - The Keyes To Murder
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 5/19/2017
A self-taught serial killer crisscrosses the country at random, murdering victims with tools he calls “kill kits.” Law enforcement is clueless to the madman’s actions until he breaks his own rule and targets a victim close to home.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - A Son Snaps
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/18/2016
After years of abuse, a high school valedictorian snaps, viciously stabbing his mother and leaving her for dead in the family's garage. He almost gets away with her savage murder, except for a couple small inconsistencies in his alibi.
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