title: The Killer Speaks
text: # The Killer Speaks
  
  The Killer Speaks is an American documentary television series on A&E that debuted on April 11, 2013 and ended on May 29, 2014. The Killer Speaks features actual convicted felons as they describe their crimes step-by-step in chilling detail. The series purports to offer an autopsy of their psychology and motivations. Subjects include spree killers, serial killers and domestic violence killers. The Killer Speaks casts killers from all over the country, not just from The First 48 series.
  
  ## Episodes
  
  | Season | Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | 5 | April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11) | May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09) |
  | | 2 | 5 | May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01) | May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29) |
  
  ### Season 1 (2013)
  
  | No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (million) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | "Ice Cold: Levi King & the first 48 the killer speaks" | April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11) | 103 | 1.51 |
  | 2 | 2 | "Mad Maks: Maksim Gelman" | April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18) | 101 | 1.53 |
  | 3 | 3 | "Monster Inside: Robert Lopez" | April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25) | 105 | 1.18 |
  | 4 | 4 | "Twisted Love: Dena Riley" | May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02) | 104 | 1.28 |
  | 5 | 5 | "Payback: Earl Forrest" | May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09) | 102 | 1.52 |
  
  ### Season 2 (2014)
  
  | No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | 1 | "The first 48 the killer speaks" | March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08) | 1.15 |
  | 7 | 2 | "Timothy Thomason: Perfect Murder" | May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08) | 1.09 |
  | 8 | 3 | "Lawrence Tarbert: Natural Born Killer" | May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15) | 1.11 |
  | 9 | 4 | "Gary Ray Bowles: The I-95 Killer" | May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22) | 1.25 |
  | 10 | 5 | "Van Brett Watkins: Hitman" | May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29) | N/A |
  