Original title
CopyCat Killers
Released
2/27/2016
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
50
Go behind the headlines of real-life murder cases which copy memorable slayings seen in Hollywood movies. Each episode features a mystifying murder scene and law enforcement’s hunt for the killer.
In the series premiere, two teens brutally stab and kill a female classmate using famous horror movie tropes.
Two troubled lovers become the lead characters from "Natural Born Killers" and embark on a cross-country killing spree.
A man's infidelity culminates in stalking and murder.
Three best friends turn on each other in high school.
A Gulf War Veteran declares war on the entire Los Angeles Police Department in the style of the movie, "Rambo."
An in-depth look at a murderer that parallels the fictional character, Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho."
John Hinckley Jr and the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.
A real life Hannibal Lechter comes to light.
A pizza deliveryman finds himself a player in a killer's twisted game, designed to torture and test it's victim's will to live.
A young man imitates Freddy Krueger.
A man hunts victims online and lures them into a kill room.
Christian Gerhartsreiter poses as a high society figure in a chilling echo of the film The Talented Mr Ripley, murdering to protect his true identity.
A man's obsession with the movie "Queen of the Damned" leads him to murder his friend, eat part of his body and drink his blood in an effort to achieve immortality.
On a warm summer evening in Aurora, Colorado, an excited audience sits down for the opening midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," but little do they know, this will be a night to remember, and not because of the film.
Most people remember the D.C. snipers terrorizing the Washington, D.C. area as the world watched for three weeks in October 2002, but what many do not realize is that it all stemmed from the movie, "The Matrix."
For Regan Jolley, life seems too good to be true when she meets a charming young war veteran, Jason Hart, in rehab and starts a whirlwind romance, but when the relationship turns sour, Regan loses everything and pays with her life.
A teenager seeks notoriety by reenacting a violent scene from the 1995 film "The Basketball Diaries."
A New York State serial killer who modeled himself after villains from the "Robocop" movie is spotlighted. Commentary provided by the killer's ex-girl friend, a detective, a movie reviewer and Dr. Buzz a forensic psychologist.
In an upscale, gated community in Annetta South, Texas, evil lurks from within as 17-year old Jake Evans invokes Rob Zombie's revamped classic Hollywood slasher flick, Halloween, in his homicidal quest to destroy his family.
An episode of "The Sopranos" that contained manslaughter and dismemberment, inspired a sinister and tragic act by two brothers.
The gruesome kidnap and torture of 16-year-old Suzanne Capper ended in murder but the story proves even more twisted when it's discovered that a movie character inspired her killers.
Inspired by a scene from the Clint Eastwood classic "Dirty Harry" series, Dale Pierre and his friends rob a local electronics store with deadly results.
In 1999, teenager Allan Bentley orchestrated the torture and murder of 15-year-old Michael Moss. Bentley convinced cohorts Mark Mc-Keefrey and Graham Neary to lure their classmate Moss to the park to re-enact a torturous scene from the film Reservoir Dogs.
On May 23, 2015, a triple murder shook a small town in England when 21-year-old Jed Allen reached his boiling point; Jed's misguided and intense need to protect his family stems from his idealization of X-Men's Wolverine.
An in-depth look at convicted murderer Albert Fentress and what led to the horrific crime he has been locked away for since 1980.
Troubled teenager Jonathan Cruz obsessed over the premise behind the movie "The Purge," a dystopian horror film that explores the ruthless nature of humans who are given the freedom to do whatever they want during a 12-hour period once per year.
Sean Sellers grew up in Oklahoma City, with a childhood that was far from normal; much like Damien in the critically-acclaimed horror film "The Omen," Sean was a young person wreaking havoc in a small town as demons possessed him.
Lyle and Erik Menendez lived a comfortable life, but when their self-made father finally cuts them off, the boys are outraged and they start to compare themselves to the characters in the popular TV movie "Billionaire Boys Club."
Leonard Lake sought attention from countless women, many of which rejected him; his partner-in-crime, Charles Ng, assisted him in building a bunker in which many women would pass through leaving their fates in his hands.
Erin Caffey's life starts resembling that of Nicole Walker, a character in James Foley's 1996 film, "Fear," and like Nicole, when Erin begins dating the town bad boy, her parents disapprove and forbid her from seeing him again.
George Hennard shot and killed 23 people, wounded 20 and then committed suicide by shooting himself. The massacre bore an eerie resemblance to a scene from The Fisher King, a movie for which a ticket stub found among Hennard's belongings.
When Michelina Lewandowska met Marcin Kasprzak it was love at first sight; what she didn't know was that he was hiding a dark secret.
Janice Orndoff kills her husband in a supposed act of self-defense, but even though the couple had problems, the grisly nature of the murder shocks those who thought they knew her.
Teenage lovers Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham become convinced that the only way they can be together is to murder Kim's mother, Elizabeth, who has tried to break them up many times.
"The Legend of Lizzie Borden" fan James Cushing finds an axe and thinks it is destiny to follow in the footsteps of the real-life suspected murderess.
Token clerk Harry Kaufman goes to work at a Brooklyn subway station like any other day, having no idea that two men named Vincent Ellerbe and James Irons would create a fatal fire in the token clerk's booth.
The case of a Vegas-area teen clique known as "The Crew" that started its own drug enterprise.
Two girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, decide to sacrifice their friend Payton Leutner for the infamous online horror villain Slender Man; after reading stories about Slender Man, the two 12-year-old girls attempt to murder their classmate.
Few serial killers are more infamous than Jeffrey Dahmer; few people know that Dahmer had a bizarre obsession with "The Exorcist III."
t a young age, Michael Hernandez develops a dark obsession with serial killers—specifically, Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs. In an attempt to mirror these horror villains, Hernandez decides to start his very own killing spree. He lures classmates Jamie Gough and Andre Martin into his school bathroom, and only one of them lives to tell the tale.
n an attempt to become just like his favorite fictitious criminals, New Jersey man Joe Post joins the "Pit Bulls," a small gang of local drug addicts who terrorize the neighborhood. While the Pit Bulls' crimes start off small, when Joe becomes convinced fellow gang member Andrew may have ratted them out to the authorities, Joe takes no mercy in a brutal Goodfellas–inspired copycat crime.
Inspired by an episode of Forensic Files, disgraced businessman Ari Squire attempts to start a new life by faking his own death. To collect his $5 million life insurance policy, Squire plans to murder an innocent man named Justin Newman and take on his identity. Little does Ari know, his plan is far from airtight, and Newman is not the only one who will end up dead.
Cousins Tony Bagnato and Diego Carbone join a fight club, but Tony soon turns into a wannabe crime boss who decides one member needs to pay the ultimate price.
A look at real-life murder cases inspired by those in film and television with interviews of family members and investigators.
In London, England, a drug addict mimics one of the most gruesome torture scenes in the "Saw" horror movie franchise to murder his roommate.
In Moscow, a woman obsessed with the horror film "Bride of Chucky" goes on a stabbing rampage with a gang of male accomplices, leading to the deaths of 15 people.
Brittany, a teenager with an alcohol and drug problem, binge watches American Horror Story and in an act of desperation, she murdered her grandfather.
After watching the cult classic, a couple were inspired to mimic the actions in the movie in their fight for love; a look at what made these killers commit such an atrocious crime.
Luka Magnotta confesses to a grotesque murder online, setting off an international manhunt; after Magnotta is found and brought to trial, prosecutors reveal that he was inspired by the erotic thriller "Basic Instinct."
Less than 30 days after the famous movie aired, a crime mirroring the film occurred; a look at who the sociopath was and was he inspired by the cult classic.
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