The BEST episodes of The Killer Speaks

Every episode of The Killer Speaks ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Killer Speaks!

From the creators of A&E's ``The First 48'' comes this docu-reality series that presents the rarely heard perspective of a murder: from the killer. What really happened during the crime? Why did he do it? What drove him to kill? Only two people truly know -- the killer and the victim -- and the victim cannot talk. In each episode, a cold-blooded killer lets viewers enter their dark world, and in chilling detail they reveal what they did, how they did it, and why. The story is also told through interviews with the investigators, the families of the victim, and others intimately involved in the case, as well as through news and police footage, and reconstructions.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: A&EStatus: Ended
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7.70
66 votes

#1 - Gene Meredith: Devil Inside

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2014

In Great Falls, Montana, detectives are called to the scene of a grizzly crime, a 51-year-old former corrections officer 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.

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7.35
80 votes

#2 - Ice Cold: Levi King

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2013

When 23-year-old Levi King executed two innocent neighbors in 2005, he finally felt a sense of peace from his lifelong inner rage. He did not experience a similar release after next killing three members of a young family.

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7.25
61 votes

#3 - Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2013

In 2011 Maksim Gelman went on a brutal killing spree in New York City that left four people dead and four wounded. It began when he killed his stepfather by stabbing him 55 times, and ended 28 hours later in a bloody confrontation with the NYPD.

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7.23
62 votes

#4 - Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2014

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.

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7.18
66 votes

#5 - Van Brett Watkins: Hitman

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2014

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.

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7.13
56 votes

#6 - Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2014

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.

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7.11
56 votes

#7 - Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2014

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.

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7.04
57 votes

#8 - Monster Inside: Robert Lopez

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2013

Robert Lopez warned women he loved never to betray him. In 2005, after serving 10 years for stabbing and nearly killing his first girlfriend, Lopez had a new girlfriend. But when she gave Lopez reason to doubt her affection, he exacted fatal revenge.

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6.81
16 votes

#9 - Payback: Earl Forrest

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2013

Two weeks before Christmas, Earl Forrest burst into a friend's house and gunned down two people in cold blood. Still thirsty for mayhem, Forrest then ambushed the deputies who came knocking.

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6.57
56 votes

#10 - Twisted Love: Dena Riley

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2013

In 2006, when 38-year-old Dena Riley met convicted rapist Richard Davis, their relationship turned out to be a marriage made in hell. They shared the same twisted desire for three-way sex--followed by murder.

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