The Killer Speaks

The Killer Speaks is an American documentary television series on A&E that debuted on April 11, 2013 and ended on May 29, 2014. The Killer Speaks features actual convicted felons as they describe their crimes step-by-step in chilling detail. The series purports to offer an autopsy of their psychology and motivations. Subjects include spree killers, serial killers and domestic violence killers.^[1] The Killer Speaks casts killers from all over the country, not just from The First 48 series.

The Killer Speaks
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	40-43 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios America
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11) – May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)
Related
The First 48

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	5	April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)	May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09)
	2	5^[2]	May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)	May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)^[2]

Season 1 (2013)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
1	1	"Ice Cold: Levi King & the first 48 the killer speaks"	April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)	103	1.51^[3]
2	2	"Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman"	April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)	101	1.53^[4]
3	3	"Monster Inside: Robert Lopez"	April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)	105	1.18^[5]
4	4	"Twisted Love: Dena Riley"	May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)	104	1.28^[6]
5	5	"Payback: Earl Forrest"	May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09)	102	1.52^[7]

Season 2 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
6	1	"The first 48 the killer speaks"	March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)	1.15^[8]
7	2	"Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder"	May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)	1.09^[9]
8	3	"Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer"	May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)	1.11^[10]
9	4	"Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer"	May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)	1.25^[11]
10	5	"Van Brett Watkins: Hitman"^[2]	May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)	N/A

References

1. "A&E to Add "Southie Rules" and "First 48" Spin-Off "The Killer Speaks" in January". Retrieved December 15, 2012.
2. "Shows A-Z killer speaks, the on a&e". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
3. Kondolojy, Amanda (April 12, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013.
4. Bibel, Sara (April 19, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013.
5. Kondolojy, Amanda (April 26, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013.
6. Bibel, Sara (May 3, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013.
7. Kondolojy, Amanda (May 10, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013.
8. Bibel, Sara (May 2, 2014). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
9. Kondolojy, Amanda (May 8, 2014). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
10. Bibel, Sara (May 16, 2014). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
11. Kondolojy, Amanda (May 23, 2014). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• The Killer Speaks at IMDb