World's Most Evil Killers

An in-depth look at the lives and crimes of some of the World's most evil killers including Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, Cary Stayner, Leonard Lake, Dorothea Puente and more.

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Elizabeth Yardley , Geoffrey Wansell , Fred Dinenage , Stuart Hamilton , Rex Julian Beaber , Ross Huguet , Bobby Chacon , Stephan Harbort , Daniel Ryves , Harold Schechter , Helen Morrison , Chris Carter , Susan Mustafa , Geoffrey Osborne , Lars Larson , Katherine Ramsland , Brian Jarvis , Cliff Shepard

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Fritz Honka

2017

An account of the German serial killer Fritz Honka, whose insecurities over his height and peculiar sexual habits led to him killing four prostitutes.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Joachim Kroll

2017

A profile of the ghastly German serial killer who hunted and ate parts of his victims, earning him the title of the 'Ruhr Cannibal'.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Volker Eckert

Sun, Mar 25, 2018

A profile of Volker Eckert, the German truck driver who used his constant travelling to spread his killing spree across Europe.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Marc Dutroux

2017

Profiling the Belgian serial killer, convicted for kidnapping, torturing and sexually abusing six victims until his arrest in 1996.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ John Wayne Gacy

2017

Documentary profiling Chicago killer John Wayne Gacy, who was well-liked by his local community, until it emerged he had ended the lives of 33 men in the 1970s.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Jeffrey Dahmer

2017

An insight into the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer, the American serial killer dubbed the 'Milwaukee Cannibal' after he raped, murdered and dismembered 17 people between 1978 and 1991.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Ed Gein

2017

A profile of Ed Gein, the killer and body-snatcher who came to be known as the 'Butcher of Plainfield', and whose story is thought to have inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Thierry Paulin

2017

An insight into the crimes of Thierry Paulin, who attacked, robbed and murdered at least 18 elderly women in France during the 1980s, to fund his extravagant lifestyle.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Edmund Kemper

Sun, May 6, 2018

Serial killer Edmund Kemper killed six women in California and several members of his family.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Richard Ramirez

Mon, May 7, 2018

Exhibiting cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding, Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles with his spate of home invasions.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Dorothea Puente

Sun, May 13, 2018

The story of the "Death House Landlady", who took in elderly and disabled tenants, only to murder them for their social security paychecks

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Charles Ng and Leonard Lake

Mon, May 14, 2018

The chilling case of a Hong Kong kleptomaniac and a Vietnam veteran who committed a series of horrific murders from their cabin in California.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Cary Stayner

Sun, May 20, 2018

Also known as the Yosemite Park Killer, Cary Stayner murdered four women in 1999 before his capture.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Rodney Alcala

Mon, May 21, 2018

Examining the murderer who appeared on a dating game show in the midst of a killing spree that may have claimed as many as 130 victims.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Horst Kröner

Sun, May 27, 2018

The disturbing case of 53-year-old German Horst Kroener, who was jailed in 2016 for murdering his wife in her sleep.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Wolfgang Schmidt

Mon, May 28, 2018

The case of 'The Pink Giant', Wolfgang Schmidt, a transgender German serial killer who brutally murdered five women and an infant.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Jack Unterweger

Sun, Jun 24, 2018

The story of the Austrian serial killer Jack Unterwger, who was heralded as an example of successful rehabilitation, only for him to kill again.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Pawel Tuchlin

Sun, Jul 1, 2018

An examination of the Polish serial killer, who came to be known as "The Scorpion" after murdering nine women and attacking eleven others.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Ted Bundy

Sun, Apr 28, 2019

The story of Ted Bundy, a suave, outwardly normal psychology graduate who admitted to killing at least 35 women before being executed in 1989.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Aileen Wuornos

Tue, Jan 7, 2020

A look at the life and crimes of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who murdered 7 men in Florida by shooting them at point-blank range. She was executed by lethal injection in 2002.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Bobby Joe Long

Tue, Jan 14, 2020

The crimes of serial killer Bobby Joe Long, who abducted and murdered at least 10 women in 1984. He was executed by lethal injection in 2019.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Gary Ridgway

Tue, Jan 21, 2020

The case of serial killer Gary Ridgway, who has confessed to murdering a staggering 71 teenage girls and women across Washington state through the 1980s and 1990s.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Dennis Rader - BTK

Tue, Jan 28, 2020

The crimes of the American serial killer Dennis Rader, who murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas area over 17 years and dubbed himself BTK - meaning 'Bind, Torture, Kill'.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Diane Downs

Tue, Feb 4, 2020

A look at the cold-hearted criminal who was convicted of murdering her daughter and attempting to kill her two other children in 1983.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Robert Berdella (Kansas City Butcher)

Tue, Feb 11, 2020

A look at the horrific crimes committed by the serial killer, known for kidnapping, raping, torturing and 'butchering' his victims.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Robert Lee Yates

Tue, Feb 18, 2020

A profile of the serial killer Robert Lee Yates, who narrowly avoided the death penalty for killing at least 13 sex workers during a horrific reign of terror.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Danny Rolling

Tue, Feb 25, 2020

A profile of serial killer nicknamed the Gainesville Ripper, who targeted Florida university students. He was also responsible murdering a family of three in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Karol Kot

Tue, Mar 3, 2020

A look at the life of the Polish serial killer, nicknamed the Vampire of Krakow for his wildly varying choice of victims, from young children to the elderly.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Todd Kohlhepp

Tue, May 26, 2020

A chilling profile of the vicious serial killer who claimed the lives of at least seven innocent people between 2003 and 2016.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ David Berkowitz

Tue, Jun 2, 2020

A profile of the serial killer who found himself at the center of New York's biggest manhunt after a vicious shooting spree that left six dead.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Robert Ben Rhoades

Tue, Jun 9, 2020

A profile of The Truck Stop Killer, who targeted hitchhikers and truck stop sex workers in a horrific string of crimes spanning 15 years

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Bill Suff

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

A profile of the murderer known to some as the Riverside County Killer, who sits on death row after being convicted for the slaying of 12 women.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Christopher Hightower

Tue, Jun 23, 2020

A profile of the Rhode Island family man and Sunday school teacher, who also turned out to be a cold-blooded triple murderer.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Sante & Kenneth Kimes

Tue, Jun 30, 2020

An investigation into the murderous mother-and-son duo who killed three people in the late-90s, including an elderly landlady in a greed-fueled ploy.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Richard Chase - The Vampire of Sacramento

Tue, Jul 7, 2020

A profile of the serial killer who took the lives of six victims in one month, known to some as The Vampire Killer due to his penchant for cannibalism.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Angel Maturino Resendiz

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

Known as The Railroad Killer, Angel Resendiz killed at least 9 people, and is thought that he have taken more lives. He was executed in 2006.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Hillside Stranglers - Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono

Tue, Jul 21, 2020

A look at the lives and crimes of a duo of cousins who, together, took the lives of 10 girls and women aged between 12 and 28.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Daniel Lee Siebert

Tue, Jul 28, 2020

A look at the life of the American serial killer, who was convicted of five murders but confessed to many more.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Lonnie Franklin: The Grim Sleeper

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

The crimes of Lonnie Franklin, an American serial killer who was given the nickname the Grim Sleeper, and was responsible for at least 10 murders and one attempted murder in Los Angeles.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ William Bonin: The Freeway Killer

Tue, Jan 26, 2021

The story of William Bonin, the savage serial killer who took the lives of more than 21 teenage boys and left their bodies strewn across freeways in California.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Jerry Brudos: The Shoe Fetish Killer

Tue, Feb 2, 2021

The crimes of Jerry Brudos, whose disturbing shoe fetish played a part in the gruesome murders he carried out on four young women in Oregon between 1968 and 1969.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Keith Jesperson: The Happy Face Killer

Tue, Feb 9, 2021

A profile of the serial killer Keith Jesperson, whose chilling confession letters to the media and prosecutors were signed off with smiley faces.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer

Tue, Feb 16, 2021

The story of Arthur Shawcross, whose bloodthirsty murder spree lasted more than a decade and claimed over a dozen lives.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Clark and Bundy - The Sunset Strip Killers

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

The crimes of Doug Clark and Carol M Bundy, a cunning pair of lovers-turned-murderers who targeted young girls and sex workers on LA's Sunset Strip in the late 1970s, brutally killing for their own twisted pleasure.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Patrick Kearney: The Trash Bag Killer

Tue, Mar 2, 2021

The story of Patrick Wayne Kearney, one of the most prolific serial killers in America, with a victim list of at least 32 - the youngest aged just five.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Dayton Leroy Rogers: The Molalla Forrest Killer

Tue, Mar 9, 2021

A profile of one of Oregon's most prolific killers, Dayton Leyroy Rogers, who would prowl Molalla's forests to satisfy his lust for violence.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Richard Roszkowski

Tue, Mar 16, 2021

A profile of triple-murderer Richard Roszkowski, who killed his ex-girlfriend Holly Flannery, her nine-year-old daughter Kylie and his former room-mate Thomas Gaudet in September 2006.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Cesar Barone

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

A profile of serial killer Cesar Barone, who was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of four women in Oregon in the early 1990s.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ John Allen Muhammad & Lee Malvo

Tue, Oct 19, 2021

The story of the Beltway sniper attacks. John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice carried out the brutal series of shootings that killed 17 people.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Robert Pickton

Tue, Oct 26, 2021

The story of one of the most prolific serial killers in Canadian history, dubbed 'The Pig Farmer Killer' by the media.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Sean Vincent Gillis

Tue, Nov 2, 2021

The story of the serial killer Sean Vincent Gillis, who brutally snatched away the lives of eight innocent women during a decade-long killing spree in Louisiana.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Don Miller

Tue, Nov 9, 2021

The story of a terrifying killer who snatched away the lives of four victims before being caught while trying to claim his fifth.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Judy Buenoano

Tue, Nov 16, 2021

The story of Judy Buenoano, the first woman in Florida to die in the electric chair. She was a killer so evil that her own son became one of her victims.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Gary Ray Bowles

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

The story of Gary Ray Bowles, who took the lives of six men in 1994, and became known as the I-95 Killer, as most of his victims lived close to the Interstate 95 highway

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Derrick Todd Lee

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

A profile of Derrick Todd Lee, who murdered seven women in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana, and was sentenced to death for his chilling crimes

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Velma Barfield

Tue, Dec 7, 2021

The story of Velma Barfield, the first woman to be executed by lethal injection after taking six lives.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Chester Turner

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

The story of the cold-blooded serial killer who took the lives of at least fifteen people during a terrifying decade-long murder campaign.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Genene Jones

Tue, Dec 21, 2021

The chilling story of the serial killer who worked as a nurse in Texas, where she killed many children and infants by injecting them with drugs

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Jorge Avila-Torrez

Tue, Nov 22, 2022

The notorious story of a man convicted of the murder of two young girls, as well as another killing at a military base.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Robert Hansen

Tue, Nov 29, 2022

The Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen, who murdered at least 17 women during a spree that lasted for more than a decade.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Heriberto Seda

Tue, Dec 6, 2022

A killer who goaded police and media during his spree, Heriberto Seda claimed to kill based on his victims' star signs

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Charles Albright

Tue, Dec 13, 2022

A career criminal who was convicted of one murder and suspected of two others, Charles Albright was notorious for keeping eyes as trophies

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Joshua Wade

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

Responsible for five murders, Joshua Wade avoided justice for years and later confessed to killings that started from when he was just 14.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Anthony Allen Shore

Tue, Dec 27, 2022

After being arrested for a different crime, Anthony Allen Shore was linked to four murders identifying him as the Tourniquet Killer.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Mark Goudeau

Tue, Jan 3, 2023

The crimes of Mark Goudeau who terrorized Phoenix in an extensive year-long crime spree, committing nine murders with no apparent motive.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Paul Runge

Tue, Jan 10, 2023

A killer who found some of his victims through ads. The case of Paul Runge became prominent in the debate over the death penalty in Illinois.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Ronald Dominique

Tue, Jan 17, 2023

A serial killer and rapist who murdered at least 23 men and boys, this is the little-known case of Ronald Dominique, known as the Bayou Strangler

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Paul Michael Stephani

Tue, Jan 24, 2023

The story of The Weepy Voiced Killer - Paul Michael Stephani who would famously whimper confessions over the phone after each of his murders