CopyCat Killers

CopyCat Killers is a documentary-style television series that investigates real-life crimes that appear to be copied from actual Hollywood movies.^[2] The series debuted in 2016 and is broadcast in the United States by Reelz.^[3]

CopyCat Killers
Documentary
Presented by	Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner
Narrated by	Brian Stivale
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
Production
Executive producers	Phil Claroni Becky Dodson
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Story House
Original release
Network	Reelz USA[1]
Release	February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)[2] – November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)

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,^[2] 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