Veteran journalist David Scott goes one-on-one with high-profile
convicted murderers
ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Court TV today unveiled an original new limited
series that will take viewers inside the walls of the country's
highest-security prisons to get into the minds of people convicted
of murder.
"Interview With a Killer" will air Sunday nights at
8 p.m. ET beginning Oct. 20. Award-winning investigative
reporter David Scott
(ABC News, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant
Gumbel) sits down, face-to-face with five convicted
murderers, four of whom have not spoken publicly about their
convictions. Scott engages with, and at times confronts, these
convicts. Ethan Nelson, head of
Court TV, and Emmy-award winning producer Zach Toombs serve as executive producers.
Preview here.
The cases featured on "Interview With a Killer"
include:
- "A Double Life" – October
20: A gruesome video on a stolen SD card exposes
Brian Steven Smith's secret double
life. Scott confronts this soft-spoken husband – and serial killer
– about his nighttime hunts for vulnerable Alaskan women.
- "Honor Killings" – October
27: Dubbed "honor killings" by the national media, the
murder of two teenage girls near Dallas,
Texas, sparked a nationwide manhunt for the prime suspect:
their father. Now, for the first time since his conviction,
Yaser Said breaks his silence about
the night he fatally shot his daughters, the events leading up to
the tragedy and how he managed to evade capture for over a
decade.
- "Catfishing for Murder" – November
3: Denali Brehmer agreed to kill her best friend for a
man she met online offering millions for a murder. In this
exclusive interview, Brehmer reveals she's far from a naive teen
led astray by an outside influence. So, who was the predator and
who was the prey in this catfishing crime?
- "The Blackout Killer" – November
10: Bo Pete Jeffrey
claims no memory of the crime for which he was convicted, the
brutal beating and murder of his wife. But now, four years into his
life sentence, Jeffrey tells a different story.
- "Teenage Rage" – November
17: Tyler Hadley was a
troubled 17-year-old when he bludgeoned his mother and father to
death with a hammer. In chilling detail, Hadley describes the
shocking crime and how the idea took root in his mind.
"Court TV has never shied away from complex, high-profile murder
cases but 'Interview With a Killer' takes things to the next
level," said Nelson. "We are going deep into the mindset of
convicted murderers, confront them and bear witness to truly
chilling confessions, some of which will be for the first –
and potentially only – time."
David Scott is a veteran
investigative reporter whose work over the last three decades has
garnered the industry's top honors including a Peabody Award, two
Columbia DuPont Batons, and 14 Emmy Awards. Now in a series of
chilling face-to-face encounters, David turns his compelling,
direct interviewing technique to convicted killers.
"Interview With a Killer" follows other fall primetime
lineup announcements recently made by Court TV, including the new
series "VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates" hosted by
popular Court TV lead anchor Vinnie
Politan along with the second season of "Victim to
Verdict with Ted Rowlands." In
addition to these series, Court TV continues to cover the
high-profile cases that dominate the headlines, including the
current trial for Sarah Boone, who
is accused of zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him
to die.
Media contact: Jim Weiss,
770-672-6504, jim.weiss@scripps.com
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