AFTER four hugely successful series, I Am A Killer is back for a fifth season.
The Netflix docuseries sees real life murderers talk about their crimes, how they feel about killing another person, and also life behind bars.
The true crime show I Am A Killer has proved a huge hit for Netflix.
It gives fans the chance to hear first hand from real life murderers who are serving lengthy sentences.
On the new season, viewers will meet two different men who killed their grandmothers, a remorseful convict who has been locked away since he was a teenager, and a woman who swears she has been wrongly imprisoned.
Another story sees a man locked up for 60 years after killing someone with a single stab wound.
Jamel Hatcher
Jamal Hatcher shot and killed the mother of his child[/caption]
In 2005, Jamel Hatcher shot and killed his girlfriend Danielle Boone during an argument.
He fled the scene, leaving behind their three-week-old daughter Chyanne.
Hatcher eventually pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison
In the Netflix documentary I Am A Killer, he talks about how he has “turned his life” around in prison by helping other convicts – but not everyone believes his rehabilitation is genuine.
Rex Groves
Rex Groves is in jail for killing his grandmother[/caption]
The case of Rex Groves is about a man who killed his own grandmother.
Speaking in the Netflix documentary he said: “I felt nothing, it didn’t bother me.”
“I remember thinking, ‘I just killed somebody, it’s not a big deal, it’s just a body.’”
However, he admitted this state of mind was due to the fact he was heavily under the influence of drugs.
My grandmother came outside, and as soon as she looked at me, I shot her. The first thing that went through my mind was, ‘I f*****d up.’
Christian Sims
Groves was initially intending to kill his father, and went to his grandmother’s to “calm down” as her home was his “safe haven”.
But in a state of paranoia, fuelled by drugs, he stabbed his grandmother to death with a pair of scissors.
In 2009, Groves was handed a 65 year sentence for his crime.
Higinio Gonzalez
Higinio Gonzalez was just 16 when he went to jail in 1997[/caption]
In 1997, Higinio Gonzalez killed a store clerk during an armed robbery when he was just 16.
He was sentenced to life in prison, after he fatally shot shop owner Eric Pavilionis in the chest.
However, Gonzalez has always maintained he didn’t know the gun he had was loaded.
Although he is a lifer, he has the option to apply for parole after he has served 30 years of his sentence, which will be in 2027.
Gonzalez is incarcerated at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana.
Ashley Morrison and Christian Sims
Ashley Morrison tells her story on I Am A Killer[/caption]
Christian Sims shot and killed his grandmother[/caption]
Ashley Morrison and Christian Sims were convicted of killing his grandmother in Texas in December 2014.
Talking about killing Annie Lois Sims on Netflix’s I Am A Killer, Christian described how he lured her out of the house by throwing pebbles at the window.
He said: “She came out, and as soon as she looked at me, I shot her.”
Christian added: “The first thing that went through my mind was, ‘I f*****d up.’”
Sims also claims to have been “mentally, physically, and sexually abused” by his grandmother.
As he committed the crime, his girlfriend Morrison was sat in a car outside the house.
The pair – who were teenagers at the time – fled the scene together, before being caught by cops 200 miles away.
Morrison and Sims were arrested at a Motel 6 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, later that night.
Sims pleaded guilty during his case and is now serving a 35 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Division.
Morrison – who has always maintained her innocence – accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Ezdeth Highley
Ezdeth Highley is serving a 60 year sentence in prison[/caption]
Ezdeth Highley is serving a 60 year jail sentence for the murder of 33-year-old Paul Harris.
During her time in jail she has transitioned, but when she was convicted she was Michael Highley.
Highley’s crime took place on November 25, 1999 which was Thanksgiving.
After an argument in a bar with Mr Harris over a bike, Highley waited for him in the parking lot and stabbed him three times.
It was self-defence, from a hate crime. I stabbed this guy one single time that was it.
Makueepee Whitford
She fled the scene but was arrested the following day.
In May 2000, Highley pled guilty to deliberate homicide and was sentenced to 60 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Makueepee Whitford
Makueepee Whitford killed a man with a single stab wound[/caption]
In 2013, Makueepee Whitford killed John Pierre Jr with one single stab wound following a disagreement at a party.
Speaking on the Netflix doc, Whitford said: “It was self-defence, from a hate crime.
“I stabbed this guy one single time that was it.”
A jury found Whitford guilty of deliberate homicide after a weeklong trial in December 2014.
He was sentenced to 60 years in jail and won’t be eligible for parole until 2040.
How to watch Season 5
I Am a Killer season 5 dropped on October 16, 2024.
All six new episodes of the famous docuseries are available to watch right now on the streaming platform.
Fans can also watch season 1 to 4 on there, as well as hundreds of other true crime documentary.
