Signs of a PsychopathThis harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?
DirectorStephen Dost
WriterAlissa Collins
Next episode
August 25, 2026
Chase Me
Aug 23, 2020
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.
Into the Woods at Midnight
Aug 30, 2020
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 a fourth victim.
I'm Not the Monster I Was
Sep 6, 2020
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?
Where Evil Grows
Sep 13, 2020
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 intellectual be hiding a dark side?
I Dug a Hole and Said a Prayer
Sep 20, 2020
When police question a man in 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.
I Could Hear Her Calling Me
Sep 27, 2020
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I Am The Devil
Oct 4, 2020
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 manipulator.
Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 1
Oct 18, 2020
After a 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, he grants a final interview weeks before his execution.
Now They Lay Me Down To Sleep - Part 2
Oct 25, 2020
Death row inmate John Hummel agrees to a final interview weeks before his execution.
