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Signs of a Psychopath

Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to impersonate normal humans, there are always signs that reveal their true nature: calculating, narcissistic -- and sometimes, murderous.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Chase Me
    August 22, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    A 50-year-old woman is found dead in her home. All that's left behind is a note that reads, "Chase me." But when detectives uncover the killer, they quickly discover they have come face to face with a remorseless psychopath.
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  2. S1 E2 - Into the Woods at Midnight
    August 29, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    Residents of a quaint village are terrified when a local innkeeper and two others are found brutally murdered. Detectives in Maine must follow the depraved killer into the woods at night as he leads them to where he killed and buried the fourth victim.
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  3. S1 E3 - I'm Not the Monster I Was
    September 5, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    An unapologetic 14-year-old boy confesses to the murder of his best friend. Twelve years later, he's back in court with chance at a reduced sentence. Has this 26-year-old really changed? Or is he the same meticulous, cold-blooded killer he always was?
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  4. S1 E4 - Where Evil Grows
    September 12, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    A charming 20-year-old wants to help authorities with a murder investigation. He claims to have met one of the three victims and says he has no knowledge of the crime, but detectives suspect otherwise. Could this young intellectual be hiding a dark side?
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  5. S1 E5 - I Dug a Hole and Said a Prayer
    September 19, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    When the police question a man about his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her young son's disappearance, they discover he has a terrifying capacity for violence. Later, a seemingly innocuous man searching for a missing girl could be a real-life monster.
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  6. S1 E6 - I Could Hear Her Calling My Name
    October 3, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    A young girl disappears after school. Her last known steps are caught on surveillance cameras, which lead investigators to two dark minds who carried out one of the most sinister, depraved crimes imaginable.
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  7. S1 E7 - I Am The Devil
    October 10, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    A missing Colorado woman's roommate claims she'll do anything to help find her, but investigators fear they may have a rare female psychopath on their hands. Later, a killer's angry outbursts could be real, or just an act put on by a skilled manipulator.
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  8. S1 E8 - Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 1
    October 17, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    After a tragic house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on John Hummel when his family's brutally murdered bodies are discovered in the ashes, and he doesn't blink an eye. Now an inmate on death row, Hummel grants a final interview weeks before his execution.
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  9. S1 E8 - Now They Love Me Down to Sleep
    October 17, 2020
    42min
    TV-14
    After a tragic house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on John Hummel when his family's brutally murdered bodies are discovered in the ashes, and he doesn't blink an eye. Now an inmate on death row, Hummel grants a final interview weeks before his execution.
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  10. S1 E9 - Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 2
    October 17, 2020
    21min
    TV-14
    After a tragic house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on John Hummel when his family's brutally murdered bodies are discovered in the ashes, and he doesn't blink an eye. Now an inmate on death row, Hummel grants a final interview weeks before his execution.
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Producers
Stephen DostKevin Fitzpatrick
Cast
Kevin J DavisKimberly Hill
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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