‘I Am a Killer’ (2018-) – The Doc-Series Is Now into Its Fourth Season on Netflix

I Am a Killer is now in its fourth season. A doc-series that puts death row inmates on center stage. The inmates chronicle their lives, to ultimately revisit what led them to commit the murders. Witnesses, family members to the victims and advocates alike are also interviewed.

A series that is right up the alley of true crime fans.

In six episodes real life crimes are analyzed, and relayed using archive and found footage, as well as interviews with the convicted murderers.

‘I Am A Killer’ is considered one of the best doc-series in the true crime genre, as it goes above and beyond the sordid details, which true enough, it does cover, but it also covers the narratives of the people involved in the terrible tragedies it addresses.

Episode List – Season 4 of ‘I Am A Killer”

Family Matters

A murderer recounts the crime that ended one life and ruined his own. Those affected, including a police officer and the victim’s family, also speak.

A Mother’s Love

In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and her turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship.

Serving Time

Years after leaving the military, Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife, Inez. But Inez’s family believes otherwise.

A Father’s Shadow

Enraged over his rebellious daughter’s choice in men, an extremist father enlists his son in a terrifying plot of intimidation and murder.

The Bogeyman

Sentenced to life without parole for Jason Johnson’s horrific murder, Gary Black says he has no regrets, while Jason’s family finds purpose in tragedy.

Friendly Fire

After fatally shooting a coworker, Thomas “TJ” Schiffens maintains his innocence. But details surrounding the crime suggest TJ had a motive.

Season 4 Release Date

December 21, 2022

Where to Watch I Am a Killer

Netflix

Previous Seasons – Episode List

Season 1

Means to an End

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

Killer in the Eyes of the Law

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 Mockingbird

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

Sympathy for the Devil

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

Intended Evil

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

Declared Competent

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

Family Affair

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.

Hunted

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.

Living with the Consequences

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.

A Matter of Life and Death

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.

Season 2

In Her Hands

Why did 32-year-old Lindsay Haugen strangle and kill her 25-year-old lover Robert Mast in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Billings, Montana, on the 15th of September 2015? Revenge? Financial gain? Vicious compulsion? Mercy? Curiosity…? Well, it all depends on who you ask.

An Ordinary Boy

At the age of 17 years old, Leo Little kidnapped, robbed and murdered Jehovah’s Witness minister Christopher Chavez.

Pyro Joe

After slashing the throat of 72-year-old Ruth Predmore when he went to rob her home to pay for his sister’s medical bills, Joseph Murphy spent 24 years on death row before finally having his sentence commuted by the then Governor of Ohio, John Kasich a week ahead of his scheduled execution.

Trapped

On October 13th 1984, after 15 years in an unhappy marriage Linda was planning to demand a divorce and according to Linda Couch that night a fight broke out and a gun discharged accidently, shooting Walter in the back of the head, killing him.

Overkill

In 1996, David Barnett murdered his adoptive grandparents, stabbing them over 20 times with five different knives. His motivation for doing so remained a mystery until it was discovered that David Barnett claimed to have been subjected to years of physical and sexual abuse, not by his grandparents but by their son, his adoptive father, John Barnett.

Crossing the Line

Cavona Flenoy was convicted of the murder of a Sudanese student, with prosecutors arguing that she had lured him in with a promise of sex before shooting him and stealing his wallet and car.

Owning It

Charles Armentrout attempted to murder his father, and successfully murdered his grandmother.

A Silent Order

For two murders he had carried out on New Year’s Day in 1996, Hutchinson received the ultimate punishment.

Something Hideous

In 1984, alongside two female accomplices, Toby Lynn Williams robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint his former employer, Johnny Moore, his wife, Deborah, and six-month-old baby.

Honorable Intentions

In December 1996, Mark Sam Arthur discovered his friend’s mother – Carmen Fonseca – badly beaten, at the hands of her husband. Whilst comforting the abused woman, Mark says he resolved to avenge her should he ever get the chance.

Season 3

A Question of Loyalty

Subjected to abuse throughout her life, Victoria Smith confessed to killing her husband. But someone close to the case has doubts about her admission.

Someone Else

On death row for murder, Deryl Madison reflects on his struggles with mental illness and finds support from an anti-capital punishment advocate.

History Repeating

Daniel Paulsrud says his fatal shooting of partner Leslie was an accident. But accounts from her family — and his handwritten notes — raise doubts.

Blackout

James Walker claims he has no recollection of the 2001 murder he confessed to committing. An investigation into his traumatic past offers more context.

Rolling the Dice

Accept a plea deal or go to trial? Three men receive radically different prison sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of a cab driver.

A Bad Day

David Cameron Keith recalls the day he took a young hostage before heading to an airport and killing the pilot who volunteered to take the child’s place.