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- 20. Season 3 Episode 20 May 31, 2024
- Roche tires of standing on the sidelines while his girlfriend continues to sleep with an older man.
- 19. A Nightmare on Elm Street Nov 8, 2020
- Obsessed with Freddy Krueger, Jason Moore creates his own knife glove and kills John Paul-Skamarski.
- 18. Saw IV Apr 30, 2020
- A look behind the headlines of real-life murder cases that copy memorable movie slayings.
CopyCat Killers is a documentary-style television series that investigates real-life crimes that appear to be copied from actual Hollywood movies. The series debuted in 2016 and is broadcast in the United States by Reelz.
- Heriberto Seda – Copycat of the Zodiac Killer. Also known as Eddie Seda, this serial killer modeled his crimes on the actions of the Zodiac Killer. Unlike his inspiration, however, Seda was caught after murdering three people and injuring six others during his reign of terror which lasted from March 1990 to October 1993.
- Derek Brown – Copycat of Jack the Ripper. Brown attempted to emulate the brutal murders committed by the infamous Jack the Ripper. Although he didn’t target prostitutes like his predecessor (only one of his victims was a sex worker), the slayings were exceedingly brutal and took place in Whitechapel, London, the location of the Ripper murders in the late 1880s.
- Matthew Milat – Copycat of Ivan Milat. This is a particularly scary copycat story because this killer was the great-nephew of the man he imitated. Ivan Milat was one of Australia’s most feared serial killers as he hunted, tortured, and murdered seven people in the Belanglo Forest in the 1990s.
- Thierry Jaradin – Copycat of Movie Scream. If it wasn’t bad enough that people copy the crimes of serial killers, there is also the phenomenon of evil individuals committing murder after receiving inspiration from movies and television programs.
Learn about the real and fictional crimes that inspired copycat killers, from the Tylenol murders to the Zodiac killer. Find out how media coverage, movies and video games can influence violent acts and the people who commit them.
Jul 13, 2021 · Key points. According to a study of 574 people in prison, 22% admitted to having committed a copycat crime. Data shows most copycat killers already had a violent streak before they began...
Watch how real killers re-enact violent scenes from films like Reservoir Dogs, Scream, and Dexter. Learn about the crimes, the motives, and the investigations from experts and witnesses.
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- 2016-02-27
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This series explores how some killers copied famous slayings from Hollywood movies, such as Scream or Hannibal. It features interviews, recreations and documents from real cases and investigations.
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.
