The Killer Speaks

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 –
May 29, 2014
Related
The First 48

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. The Killer Speaks casts killers from all over the country, not just from The First 48 series.

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 5 April 11, 2013 May 9, 2013
2 5 May 1, 2014 May 29, 2014

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 103 1.51
2 2 "Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman" April 18, 2013 101 1.53
3 3 "Monster Inside: Robert Lopez" April 25, 2013 105 1.18
4 4 "Twisted Love: Dena Riley" May 2, 2013 104 1.28
5 5 "Payback: Earl Forrest" May 9, 2013 102 1.52

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 1.15
7 2 "Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder" May 8, 2014 1.09
8 3 "Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer" May 15, 2014 1.11
9 4 "Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer" May 22, 2014 1.25
10 5 "Van Brett Watkins: Hitman" May 29, 2014 N/A