Signs of a Psychopath
Signs of a Psychopath

Signs of a Psychopath

2020 11 Seasons 97 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 Documentary Crime

This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?

This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Chase Me

A 50-year-old woman is found dead in her home. All that's left behind is a note that reads, "Chase me." But when detecti

EP 2

Into the Woods at Midnight

Residents of a quaint village are terrified when a local innkeeper and two others are found brutally murdered. Detective

EP 3

I'm Not the Monster I Was

An unapologetic 14-year-old boy confesses to the murder of his best friend. Twelve years later, he's back in court with

EP 4

Where Evil Grows

A charming 20-year-old wants to help authorities with a murder investigation. He claims to have met one of the three vic

EP 5

I Dug a Hole and Said a Prayer

When police question a man in his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her young son's disappearance, they discover he has a terri

EP 6

I Could Hear Her Calling Me

EP 7

I Am The Devil

A missing Colorado woman's roommate claims she'll do anything to help find her, but investigators fear they may have a r

EP 8

Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 1

After a house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on John Hummel when his family's brutally murdered bodies are discovered in

EP 9

Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 2

Death row inmate John Hummel agrees to a final interview weeks before his execution.

EP 1

I Didn't Do Anything

An arrogant woman believes she's committed the perfect crime. She is wrong.

EP 2

Fantasy Over Family

An obsession with a web-cam model leads to the annihilation of a family.

EP 3

Guess I've Got No Conscience

A prolific serial killer brags on tape about strangling eight young women.

EP 4

Diary of a Psychopath

A college student disappears at the start of his freshman year without a trace, leaving his family and his girlfriend re

EP 5

I Have a Surprise for You

After coming home to find her parents on the floor bleeding, a woman's younger brother claims their father shot their mo

EP 6

Only if There's Something in it for Me

While being questioned in the abduction of an Anchorage barista, a young local businessman starts negotiating with inves

EP 1

I Am Strange

A heartless gunman shoots a young couple with devastating consequences.

EP 2

The Good Girl

A home invasion leads to the revelation of a shocking double life.

EP 3

Do Her Mortal Harm

The naked and mutilated body of a mother turns up at the bottom of a ravine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When tire tracks

EP 4

I Killed Him. Boom. Boom.

Police respond to a 911 call to find a father of two dead in his home with more than 15 gunshot wounds. Police question

EP 5

You Met the Angel of Death

When a graduate student suddenly goes missing, the family he's staying with immediately contacts police. Then, just days

EP 6

I'm Just a Sick Monster

An officer responds to a 911 call placed by a robber on the lam who feels compelled to turn himself in. However, when th

EP 7

She Isn't Acting Dead Enough

A man crashes into the back of a woman's vehicle early one morning. Officers respond to the scene only to find her car a

EP 1

Everyone Has a Death Sentence

The "Tourniquet Killer" terrorizes young girls across Houston, Texas. When advances in DNA finally lead to his arrest, t

EP 2

Sleeping Beauties

First responders arrive at a home in Ontario where a mother leads officers to the bodies of her two children. An investi

EP 3

God Was Using Me

A longtime nurse confesses to helping end the lives of numerous elderly patients at multiple nursing homes; detectives d

EP 4

Most People Would Be Haunted

A failed actor take out his rage on the weakest members of society; after killing four people, a chance encounter with p

EP 5

I Knew She Lived Alone

Burlington Police get a call that a man killed his girlfriend. At the scene they find the man calm while his girlfriend'

EP 6

I Was a Star

A woman dies in a brutal stabbing at home. Police quickly locate the prime suspect: Antoine Bynum. In his interrogation,

EP 7

Sometimes People Get Shot

A 17-year-old breaks into his family's cabin and steals a gun before beginning a horrifying road trip through Iowa. When

EP 8

I Call Him Moster

Police respond to the site of a car crash alongside a highway in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Investigators at the scene quic

EP 9

The Women On His List

In rural Wilno, Ontario a vigilante leaves his home on a mission to confront three women who have rejected him over the

EP 10

He's Not Among the Living

A woman reports her boyfriend is missing after finding a pool of blood in their apartment. When investigators start thei

EP 1

I Guess My Life Is Over Now

A mother who calls 911 to report her 32-year-old son is threatening her turns up dead in her home; he becomes the only s

EP 2

I Was in a Zone

A crash on a North Dakota highway leaves one passenger dead but the driver unscathed; when investigators see that the vi

EP 3

It Wanted to Kill Somebody

Searchers for a missing woman find her brutally beaten body in a dilapidated house near her home. The case goes cold unt

EP 4

Heat Will Destroy

After his conviction for the brutal slaying of his wife, a Florida inmate lays claim to another unsolved murder 17 years

EP 5

Hell to Look Forward To

A man confesses to accidentally killing his best friend while cleaning his gun; during his interrogation, he stuns polic

EP 6

I Wanted Her to Hear It

A man finds his girlfriend and her mother murdered in their beds at night; he calls 911 for help, but police discover hi

EP 7

I’m Gonna Recycle a Snitch

Behind a church lies a dismembered body burned beyond recognition; investigators identify the victim and receive a tip t

EP 8

Ladies First

When a beloved elderly couple disappears on a Sunday afternoon, one person knows their battered lie dead at the bottom o

EP 9

In My Van, I’m the Aggressor

When Omaha, Neb., police officers arrest the driver of a stolen van, he shocks detectives by giving an unsolicited confe

EP 10

I'm a Sick Puppy

When a priest from Florida goes missing, police focus on a troubled ex-convict whom he helped support; through multiple

EP 11

How to Spot a Psychopath

Traits of psychopath lurk in us all, but for whom does it lead to murder?

EP 1

Something a Man Would Do

A woman finds her elderly brother dead in his bedroom with his throat slashed. Uncovering the truth poses a challenge fo

EP 2

Hey Look, I'm a Serial Killer

A racially motivated serial killer on death row, who targeted civil rights leader Vernon Jordan and pornography publishe

EP 3

Having Breakfast on Him

« Previous Ep. Next Ep. » Investigators search a farm for a missing man and find human leg bone on the property. The

EP 4

He Didn't Know I Was There

A gunman shoots a man dead as he runs along a country road. First responders find a witness standing next to the body wi

EP 5

He Thought We Were Buddies

A man calls 911 with his dying breath, and first responders arrive to find him brutally murdered, stabbed 59 times. When

EP 6

I Still Care About Her

A killer shoots a young woman dead in her boyfriend's Orlando apartment. Hours later, he turns up in a hospital bed 500

EP 7

Kids Will Be Kids

Police find a 17-year-old female's dead body in a ditch with two gunshot wounds. The investigation centers on two friend

EP 8

An Excuse to Kill Somebody

A New Hampshire village is in shock after four adolescents were arrested for robbing and murdering a 42-year-old mother

EP 9

This is What I Chose to Be

A missing person's report leads police to a career criminal and his partner, uncovering a twisted path of illicit scheme

EP 10

Deadly Women

When women kill, it’s shocking to many of us. However, female psychopaths may not be as rare as we imagine. We’ll ex

EP 1

I'm Not Your Typical Murderer

A frantic graduate student calls 911 to say she just shot her boyfriend in self-defense. Police soon discover that her s

EP 2

Family Comes First

Eleven operators receive a terrifying call from a youngster who claims he stabbed his parents to death. Unsure if the ca

EP 3

It Was a Frenzy

A teen plays out his sadistic fantasies of murder on an unassuming drifter.

EP 4

The Monster Has Always Been There

A 911 operator receives a frightening call from a man who claims that he stabbed and killed two people. Police rapidly l

EP 5

I'm Telling You I'm Dangerous

In rural Missouri, police receive a chilling call from a 50-year-old man who claims to have shot three individuals insid

EP 6

He Had it Coming

A concerned mother reports her 24-year-old son missing. He has fallen under the spell of a 47-year-old widowed woman. De

EP 7

Make Sure You Get My Good Side

A road rage incident turns deadly as an elderly man is beaten to death by a teenager who claims he was acting in self-de

EP 8

I'm Am the Weirdest Guy

A mother awakes to find her two sons with their throats cut. Their aunt's boyfriend confesses to his mother, and she wea

EP 9

Ties That Bind

Experts explore cases of psychopathic killers known as family annihilators.

EP 1

I Love Something So I Kill It

On a quiet winter night, a mother finds her 22-year-old son horrifically dismembered in her basement. The lone suspect i

EP 2

I Slept With a Knife

Weeks after an 18-year-old man's friend reports him missing, his clothing turns up burned in a trash can behind a suburb

EP 3

Unorthodox and Weird

A 19-year-old woman vanishes, and the suspect is a former high school classmate with whom she had been communicating day

EP 4

His Parents Didn't Like Me

A man finds his family slaughtered in their West Virginia home. The oldest son, 16-year-old Gavin Smith, is missing, he

EP 5

You’re Never Going To Get it Out of Me

After his wife vanishes from Jackson, Missouri., a psychopath plays cat and mouse with detectives.

EP 6

My Pretty White Shoelaces

Hikers in Portland discover the badly decomposed body of a raped and strangled young girl. A month later, another woman

EP 7

You're Not Leaving

A 33-year-old oil rig worker calls 911 to report his girlfriend missing. He seems to be helping in the time-critical hun

EP 8

She Said She Didn't Care

Six months pregnant Martine Bernard's family reports her missing, days later, her father vanishes as well. When officers

EP 9

I'm Not a Weirdo

When a 64-year-old grandmother does not return home from her morning walk, local police uncover that the man responsible

EP 10

Birth of a Psychopath

Every parent's worst nightmare is the possibility that their child has the same evil traits as the most heinous murderer

EP 1

I Felt a Release

A psychopathic son wanting control murders his middle-aged parents.

EP 2

They Named Me Stormy

A vindictive psychopathic wife murders her husband.

EP 3

Let's Be Bonnie and Clyde

After a couple's murder, police find a fantasy killing by two psychopaths.

EP 4

It's Called Closure

Terror rocks an Ohio town when a mother, her two kids, and a close friend vanish. Fearing foul play, investigators track

EP 5

The Package Killer

Police catch a break on three St. Louis cold case murders when emerging DNA technology makes a match: a 73-year-old frai

EP 6

Everybody Was Agreeing to It

A young man's confession to participating in a plot to murder another teenager stuns police of Ocala, Florida. As detect

EP 7

I Am the Worst Husband

A husband becomes the prime suspect when his wife goes missing as police discovers his checkered past; lacking a body or

EP 8

Make Me Look Not Guilty

A young girl disappears, and detectives find a psychopath who duped her.

EP 9

A Little Emotionally Unwound

An impulsive psychopath randomly kills a successful female executive.

EP 10

Masters of Manipulation

Experts explore the anatomy of the key manipulative tactics of psychopaths.

EP 1

I'm Already Seeing Red

Police engage in a massive manhunt to find a killer on a murder spree of revenge, taking the lives of his girlfriend, co

EP 2

Just Don't Want to Go to Jail

Authorities grow concerned when a 25-year-old woman reports her 50-year-old father and 6-year-old daughter missing. Poli

EP 3

That Anger Would Rise Again

For over three decades, Albuquerque police struggle to solve three violent cold cases. After years of searching, the cas

EP 4

He Went Boom

Pensacola Police are called to the Corner Store when a killer guns down a young man in a brazen public execution in the

EP 5

It's Despicable and Gruesome

When a young mother goes missing, her husband joins the search while police discover her dismembered body in a stack of

EP 6

I Just Smiled and Laughed

A vehicle plows down a 75-year-old military veteran on a country road in an apparent hit-and-run. When a young man confe

EP 7

I Love You to Death

Detectives reveal an unrepentant psychopath capable of executing the love of his life.

EP 8

It's for You Guys to Find

Investigators unveil the execution of a loving family, done by a callous psychopathic killer.

EP 9

There's Eyes in the Closet

An early morning fire inside an apartment complex reveals the dead bodies of a young woman and an infant boy.

EP 10

Guess I'm a Bad Dad

Police first arrest a man for discharging a firearm and soon discover dead bodies inside his apartment.

EP 11

Pretty Deadly

Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to imperso

EP 12

The Sexual Psychopath

Experts look at a subset of psychopaths who are motivated by their heightened sexual urges and fantasies; this subset of

EP 13

Egomaniacs

A mother, her kids, and friends vanish in a bloody mystery., A slaughtered couple's son disappears. In both cases, young

EP 14

Frenemies

Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to imperso

EP 15

Deviant Desires

A female executive's jog ends in murder. Also, DNA links a frail inmate to The Package Killer, a predator who hid women'

Popular Cast