Born to Kill?

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Born to Kill?
Genre True crime documentary
No. of series7
No. of episodes54
Production
Running time45 mins (each episode)
Production companyTwofour
Original release
Network Sky One (2005–2011)
Channel 5 (2012–2016)
ReleaseOctober 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) –
September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)

Born to Kill? is a British true crime television series, made by Twofour Productions. [1] [2] Each episode is an in-depth look at the childhood, and formative years of serial killers in an attempt to find out whether the individuals were born killers, or created by the environments they found themselves in. [3]

Contents

A book to accompany the series, How to Make a Serial Killer: The Twisted Development of Innocent Children, has been written by Christopher Berry-Dee and Steven Morris.

In 2013 TwoFour Productions sold the fifth series of Born to Kill? in Canada, the United States and Latin America. [4] [ to whom? ]

In the show there were regular participants criminal psychologists/experts, like: Louis B Schlesinger, Helen Morrison, Katherine Ramsland, David Wilson and Robert Ressler.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Born to Kill? Class of Evil

The series received a sequel in 2017. As usual, one new killer is investigated in each episode, but this series delved into the extensive 'Born To Kill?' archive, to draw comparisons with some of the most infamous serial killers in history. The new series lasted only one season.

Series 1

Killing Spree

In 2014 TwoFour Productions started a new show named Killing Spree with the same crew and narrator. The show followed the same pattern as Born to Kill? by looking at their childhood and the police investigation after them. The only difference that they examine cases of spree and rampage killers rather than serial killers. The show lasted two seasons.

Series 1

Series 2

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References

  1. ↑ "C5's Born to Kill goes global". Broadcast, 24 September 2013 | By Peter White
  2. ↑ "Twofour launches international distribution division". Televisual.
  3. ↑ "TV Review: The Black Panther Murders: Born to Kill?". The Shropshire Star .
  4. ↑ "'Born to Kill' racks up global sales". Real Screen, 24 September 2013 by Kelly Anderson.
  5. ↑ Frost, Caroline. "TV REVIEW: Fred West - Born To Kill?". Huffington Post.
  6. 1 2 "Born to Kill? Fred West". Sydney Morning Herald. Lenny Ann Low, reviewer 2 August 2006
  7. ↑ Carol Ann Lee (15 April 2011). One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 14–. ISBN   978-1-84596-899-1.
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