Original title
Killer Performance
Released
2/5/2024
Origin country
US
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Production companies
Reelz Originals
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
6
Explores the diabolical personas of murderers who cry fake tears to manipulate the media and public in a disturbing attempt to exonerate themselves from their crimes. Chilling cases where public appearances and police interviews played host for killers Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Drew Peterson, Chacey Poynter, Stephen McDaniel and Chris Watts to feign grief in attempts to persuade the public of their innocence.
Ted Bundy was one of the world's most notorious serial killers. During the 1970s, he was accused of murdering at least thirty young women and girls but in court, he maintained his innocence. Underneath this façade of lies, the charismatic killer was a psychopath who inflicted brutal acts of violence on his victims. Taking a front row seat to analyze Bundy's behavior are three of the worlds' most experienced super sleuths who are trained in exposing the lies behind a serial killer's performance.
The case of serial killer John Wayne Gacy is one of sexual depravity. In the 1970s, Gacy stood accused of the rape and murder of at least 33 young men and boys and burying many of the bodies under his house. He portrayed an image of respectability including dressing up as a clown. Gacy maintained his innocence. Taking a front row seat to analyze Gacy's behavior are three of the world's most experienced super sleuths who are trained in exposing the lies behind a serial killer's performance.
To the outside world, Chris Watts played the part of a loving family man to perfection; when his family suddenly vanished, he wasted no time appearing on local news to appeal for their safe return, but, he was hiding a dark secret.
When Texas firefighter Robert Poynter was fatally shot in the head, his distraught wife Chacey blamed his shooting on a random killer; police bodycam captured the unfolding drama and Chacey's dark secret.
When Stacey Peterson goes missing, her husband, former policeman Drew Peterson, becomes the prime suspect; years earlier, his third wife had been found dead in the bath.
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