Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen poster

Season 1

2015 · 10 episodes

The first season's sobering caseload involves a headless body, a mangled love triangle and a sadistic doctor with killer skills.

1Nightmare on Imperial Avenuehe show takes a look at the case of Anthony Sowell, a Cleveland-based serial killer who was convicted of killing 11 women.
2Deadly LoveThe show takes a look at the case of a couple of teen lesbian lovers who killed one's grandparents after they attempted to break up their relationship.
3A Girl in NeedThe show takes a look at the murder of a pregnant woman.
4Dark ObsessionThe show takes a look into the disappearance of a woman and her three daughters.
5Senseless in SeattleThe stabbing death of a Vietnam veteran causes Seattle detectives to find out about a crime ring led by a Gypsy con woman.
6Deadly ThrillThe discovery of a man's headless body launches an investigation with countless twists and turns, then a teenager confesses accusing his friend of being the mastermind behind the murder.
7The Lady KillersChris Hansen interviews a convicted killer in order to understand why he and his brother kidnapped an elderly Texas woman, drove around and showed her off as their "prize" before assaulting her and tossing her into a river where she drowned to death.
8If I Can’t Have Him...When Sheila Davalloo becomes the 'odd woman out' in a love triangle, she kills her rival. The case remains a mystery for months until Sheila tries killing her husband and a dedicated detective finally puts the pieces together of this sordid story.
9Pushed to the EdgeThey were once best buddies in a small Wyoming town. But after Bob Duke's wife and young son die in a tragic fall, it changes this friendship forever, exposing Bob as the killer and Roger as the one to finally expose the horrific truth.
10Mount Vernon GothicDetectives called the crime scene "a slaughterhouse." Matthew Hoffman killed two women and a boy in an Ohio home before kidnapping a thirteen-year-old girl and holding her hostage. Once arrested, Hoffman’s bizarre obsession is revealed.

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