CopyCat Killers is a documentary-style television series that investigates real-life crimes that appear to be copied from actual Hollywood movies.[1] The series debuted in 2016 and is broadcast in the United States by Reelz.[3]
Episodes featured
For its third season, premiering on Reelz on February 2, 2019,[4] CopyCat Killers’ new hour long episodes have been slated to examine CopyCat deaths based on movies and television shows including Slender Man,[1] Casino, Twilight, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Fight Club.
Season 1
Original film or television series – Similar killing(s)
- 01. Scream – Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik
- 02. Natural Born Killers – Ben Daris and Sarah Edmondson
- 03. Fatal Attraction – Carolyn Warmus
- 04. Heathers – Murder of Skylar Neese
- 05. Rambo – Christopher Dorner
- 06. American Psycho – Elliot Rodger
- 07. Taxi Driver – John Hinckley Jr.
- 08. Hannibal – Armin Meiwes
- 09. Saw – Death of Brian Wells
- 10. Freddy vs. Jason – Daniel Gonzalez
- 11. Dexter – Mark Twitchell
- 12. The Talented Mr. Ripley – Christian Gerhartsreiter
- 13. Queen of the Damned – Allan Menzies
Season 2
Original film or television series – Similar killing(s)
- 14. The Dark Knight – James Holmes
- 15. The Matrix – John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo
- 16. Breaking Bad – Jason Hart
- 17. The Basketball Diaries – Michael Carneal
- 18. RoboCop – Nathaniel White
- 19. Halloween – Jake Evans
- 20. The Sopranos – Jason Bautista
- 21. Child’s Play – Murder of Suzanne Capper
- 22. Dirty Harry – Hi-Fi murders
- 23. Reservoir Dogs – Allan Bentley
- 24. X-Men – Jed Allen
- 25. Deliverance – Albert Fentress
- 26. The Purge – Jonathan Cruz
- 27. The Omen – Sean Sellers
- 28. Billionaire Boys Club – Lyle and Erik Menendez
- 29. The Collector – Leonard Lake and Charles Ng
- 30. Fear – Erin Caffey
- 31. The Fisher King – George Hennard
- 32. Kill Bill – Marcin Kasprzak
Season 3
Original film or television series – Similar killing(s)
- 33. Primal Fear – Janice Orndoff
- 34. The Legend of Lizzie Borden – James Cushing
- 35. Casino – Matt Baker
- 36. Money Train – Vincent Ellerbe and James Irons
- 37. Slenderman – Slender Man stabbing
- 38. Basic Instinct – Murder of Jun Lin
- 39. The Exorcist III – Jeffrey Dahmer
- 40. The Silence of the Lambs – Michael Hernandez
- 41. Tangled – Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
- 42. Forensic Files ep. “Past Lives” – Ari Squire
- 43. A Nightmare on Elm Street – Jason Moore
- 44. Goodfellas – Joe Post
- 45. Saw VI – Matthew Tinling
- 46. Bride of Chucky – Elena Lobacheva
- 47. A Clockwork Orange – Chelsea O’Mahoney
- 48. Texas Chain Saw Massacre – Robert Elmer Kleason
- 49. American Horror Story – Brittney Jade Dwyer
- 50. Twilight – Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham
References
- ^ a b c Walker, Danny (January 7, 2014). “Copycat Killers, Scandal Made Me Famous: Reelz Changes Summer Premieres’“. tvseriesfinale.com.
- ^ “COPYCAT KILLERS (REELZ)”. TheFutonCritic.com.
- ^ “Copycat Killers – Season 1”. IMDb.
- ^ “Reelz Channel on Instagram: “CopyCat Killers with @drbuzzvon returns with all-new episodes on February 2nd”“. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021 – via Instagram.
