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Evil Genius

Evil Genius

TV-MA2018•48m•7.3/10
DocumentaryCrimeMystery

Ratings

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7.3/10(265)

This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there.

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Production

Duplass Brothers Productions, Last in Line Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 11, 2018

Last Aired

May 11, 2018

Networks

Netflix

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Part 1: The Heist
E1
Part 1: The Heist
Air date: 2018-05-11
A bank robbery in Pennsylvania ends in the bombing death of a pizza deliveryman who may or may not have been a hostage forced to commit the crime.
Part 2: The Frozen Body
E2
Part 2: The Frozen Body
Air date: 2018-05-11
The revelation of a corpse in a freezer near the crime scene leads police to a highly intelligent woman with mental and personality disorders.
Part 3: The Suspects
E3
Part 3: The Suspects
Air date: 2018-05-11
Two years after the heist, one of its possible architects has died, a witness steps forward, and the prime suspect reveals too much to her cellmates.
Part 4: The Confessions
E4
Part 4: The Confessions
Air date: 2018-05-11
As conspirators come forward, deals are made and a jury renders its verdict -- but years after the case seems solved, another witness appears.

Cast

Kevin G. Calkins

Self - State Trooper

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Trey Borzillieri

Trey Borzillieri

Self - Narrator (voice)

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