"Kill or Be Killed" reveals the stories of those who lost their lives at the hands of someone they knew, who then claimed it was self-defense. In these complex cases, the lines between murder and justifiable homicide are blurred, making them some of the hardest cases to solve. When the killer is the best and sometimes only witness, investigators must scrutinize every other detail. Law enforcement, prosecutors and defense attorneys unravel every detail, from the harrowing stories, forensics, interrogations and witness statements that led up to the gruesome event in order to find answers.
E1 ∙ Grandma's Gun
A teen boy makes a shocking 911 call claiming his grandmother shot him. As detectives investigate, they uncover drugs and deep familial conflicts spanning a generational divide, leaving a jury questioning who to believe.
E2 ∙ Friends 'til the End
After best friends spend an evening Christmas shopping, the night ends with one man fatally shooting the other. Survivor claims self-defense, foggy memory, forensic evidence and witness accounts suggest there could be more to the story.
E3 ∙ A Fatal Fork in the Road
An aspiring doctor shoots her husband in front of their two sons on the side of a Nebraska interstate. A jury must decide whether this was an abused woman defending her life or a fed-up wife who wanted out of her marriage.
E4 ∙ Clash of Kin
A family is in shock when the father kills his brother-in-law claiming self-defense. But when police uncover a bizarre story of missing cash and betrayal within this tight-knit immigrant family, the community doesn't know what to think.
E5 ∙ Suburban Showdown
A former Marine is shot by his neighbor in broad daylight. The shooter claims self-defense, but eyewitnesses state he was the aggressor. When investigators uncover a feud between the two, it calls both of their motivations into question.
E6 ∙ Kill Thy Neighbor
The Campos fatally shoots neighbor Ana Weed after an argument on their property line. While Hector plead national TV to plead self-defense, Ana's family reveals to investigators a tale of betrayal, secret spouses and a escape to Mexico.
E7 ∙ The Other Side of the Door
Seventeen-year-old Anthony Templet calls 911, confessing to shooting his father in self-defense. However, with no signs he's been hurt, authorities suspect murder. As the investigation unfolds, the dark underbelly of the family is exposed.
E8 ∙ Shots in the Dark
A mother of three shoots her young neighbor in a home invasion, leaving a community grasping for answers. While the neighbor's parents question this apparent act of self-defense, police find a journal that may be the key to the truth.
E9 ∙ Vigilante Violence
An Army veteran kills the head of his girlfriend's household after confronting him about sexually assaulting the young woman. After hearing a recording of the fight, investigators must decide if this was vigilante justice or self-defense.
E10 ∙ Taking It to the Grave
A Missouri woman endures years of abuse before fatally shooting her husband during a struggle. Her self-defense claim is challenged when an autopsy reveals inconsistencies with her mother's account of burying the body.
E11 ∙ Killer Cam Girl sáb., 18 de mai. de 2024 A c
A cosplay model makes a frantic 911 call claiming she woke up to find her boyfriend stabbed to death. Surveillance footage from around the home leads detectives to the killer, but also raises the question: Was this self-defense or murder?
