Confronting a Serial Killer

Confronting a Serial Killer The truth about his lies.

The timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed New York Times best-selling author and memoirist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Samuel Little, and her race against time to identify his victims before it's too late. As she slips deeper into his sordid world, Jillian realizes that she may become, psychologically, Little's last victim.

Documentary

Crime

Confronting a Serial Killer The truth about his lies.

Documentary

Crime

Created By: Joe Berlinger
First Aired on: Apr 18, 2021
Popularity: 6.1095: 10 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: RadicalMedia (US)Third Eye Motion Picture Company (US)Lionsgate Television (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes

Season 1

Aired 4 years ago

5 Episodes

Episode 1Getting Away With Murders56 min
Author Jillian Lauren finds serial killer Sam Little while researching a new crime novel and quickly realises that his decades-long murderous history may be linked to terrible systemic injustices.
Episode 2Deal With the Devil59 min
Jillian learns that to get inside the mind of the killer she has to delve into her own traumatic past, and in the process uncovers how systemic sexism and racial bias enabled Little.
Episode 3Behold the Monster55 min
Little's new confessions are matched to cold cases; two female law enforcement agents describe how they caught a killer by focusing on survivors who were ignored in the past.
Episode 4Restoring Their Names54 min
Little's body count grows to 93 women, making him the most prolific serial killer in American history, but dozens of confessions remain unmatched.
Episode 5No Longer Jane Doe53 min
Dealing with a psychopath takes its toll on Jillian's psyche and family; dozens of states close cases, laying bare the havoc Little wrought and triggering a long-overdue public reckoning.