How I Caught My Killer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How I Caught My Killer is a true-crime docu-series that highlights the real-life stories behind unique homicide cases with in-depth interviews, authentic archival material and cinematic recreations all packaged together, giving a fresh spin to the genre.

Whether it's a fraught letter to a friend, an urgent text message detailing a heated argument, a private diary entry describing a horrifying experience, or an ominous social media post revealing a motive for murder…these victims all leave a case-breaking clue that will one day help to solve their crime.

Every curated case details a complex portrait of a human being whose life was cut short by a killer that would have escaped justice if it hadn't been for the victim's own actions. Ultimately, the twists and turns of the investigations into these victim-solved crimes expose an awful truth in America today: our systemic failures as a nation all too frequently deny many citizens justice. Each episode forces us to confront the harsh reality that our system is blind to many underserved and invisible communities that make up a disproportionate percentage of the people who lose their lives to homicide every year.

Series details

• Title: How I Caught My Killer
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2023-01-12
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 44 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 65801
• TVDB ID: 428463

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-12; final listed air date 2023-01-12; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-07-18; final listed air date 2024-07-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from How I Caught My Killer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.