5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer

201945mReturning Series2 Seasons · 5 Episodes

DocumentaryCrime

This series features notorious cases in which killers tried to commit the perfect crime, only to be undone by their own mistakes.

Released: May 23, 2019

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Seasons

Season 1

1 episode

Season 2

4 episodes

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