Episode 1
Means to an End
51m7.3 / 10
After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.
Episode credits
Guest stars James Robertson
TV series
I AM A KILLER
2018TV-MA6 seasons6.9 / 10
Ten killers. One last chance to be heard.
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
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Episode 2
Killer in the Eyes of the Law
52m7.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Kenneth Foster Jr., Nico LaHood
Episode 3
The Mockingbird
52m7.8 / 10
Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.
Episode credits
Directed by James TovellGuest stars Justin Dickens
Episode 4
Sympathy for the Devil
53m7.6 / 10
Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.
Episode credits
Directed by James TovellGuest stars Miguel Ángel Martínez
Episode 5
Intended Evil
51m6.7 / 10
After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.
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Guest stars Charles Thompson
Episode 6
Declared Competent
52m7.4 / 10
No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.
Episode credits
Guest stars David Lee Lewis
Episode 7
Family Affair
51m6.8 / 10
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.
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Guest stars Deandra Buchanan
Episode 8
Hunted
50m7.2 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Robert Shafer
Episode 9
Living with the Consequences
51m7.8 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Joshua Nelson
Episode 10
A Matter of Life and Death
50m7.2 / 10finale
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Wayne Doty
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about I AM A KILLER
Cast
Lindsay HaugenSelf
Mark ArthurSelf
Brandon HutchinsonSelf
Leo LittleSelf
Linda Lee CouchSelf
Joseph MurphySelf
Cavona FlenoySelf
David BarnettSelf
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 44
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
Crime + InvestigationUnited Kingdom
Sky Vision ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Transistor FilmsUnited Kingdom
Znak & Co.United Kingdom
Themes
darkdocumentarykillerprovocativetrue crime
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