I liked the series, but I feel like Piers's interviews with the women are just to make them feel worse about themselves. They're already serving a long time in prison, no need to punish them more by telling them how evil they are.
47 Reviews
Disappointed
davidmacy-7482124 October 2017
I do rate Piers Morgan as an interviewer, he seems to hit the right note at the right time more often than not, however in this documentary series I did feel he was detached and more interested in self promotion. In the end I was left disappointed as I was hoping one of the women would take a pop at him. It's watchable.
Facinating yet frustrating
trackerzsuk4 February 2018
Fascinating yet frustrating at times. I highly recommend this program to anyone who usually finds true crime shows poorly written and somewhat prurient. Morgan lets the women mostly speak for themselves and provides the basic facts of the crime. No psychological analysis of the women or their crimes. Every woman has been the subject of a book by true crime author M. William Phelps. I don't know how or why Mr Morgan should require some sort special backround to present this program. A lot of people seem to have strong negative feelings about him but you should set those aside and listen to these women speak about their crimes. What frustrating is what is not said. WHY did these women do what they did? I found myself having sympathy for only one woman featured. All of them belong exactly where they are.
Not bad
hecallsmecorndog4 July 2021
I don't understand the criticisms of Pierce. He has a job to do. I understand his questions and why he asks them. I'd prefer a show like this that only interviewed women who were done lying about their guilt. I don't want to watch someone obviously lying over and over making a fool of themselves such as in Sheila Davalloo's case.
Gave me nightmares, but good interviewing
lhollan16 August 2022
Piers Morgan conducted some excellent interviews here, particularly skilled at not putting the "killers" on the defensive--so they are fairly open, and even momentarily charmed. This series is unpleasant, but it does give us a glimpse of clinical mental illness that walks among us...in tiny quantities. These women are standing beside their real selves and sometimes--just sometimes--Piers manages to tie a thin wire between the dual manifestations of the normal and sick individuals. I admit, I remain baffled by at least one great liar.
enjoyed the few episodes I saw ...
ethgirlc1 August 2017
I wanted to hate this because of my opinion of Piers but I really enjoyed the 5 episodes I saw. It's a different style to the true crime shows I usually watch and most of the cases were new to me. I imagine that if I got to watch the whole 2 seasons I might get irritated with Piers.
Good, but not great.
movieliker117 July 2020
I agree with most of the reviewers that Piers Morgan does a bad job interviewing these women. But I disagree that the show is unwatchable. Piers Morgan doesn't seem to understand that 1) teenagers can sometimes allow passion and peer pressure to overwhelm their sense of right and wrong. And 2) abused women can be manipulated by their abusers.
But inspite of Piers Morgan, I found it very interesting and entertaining.
Like another reviewer said, "Are these women guilty - yes." But they're not all the "monsters" Piers Morgan seems determined to make them be. Morgan mistakenly insinuates all teenagers at 15 should be as mature and sophisticated as 30 and 40 year olds. When it was obvious during his interviews, these girls had matured somewhat since their crimes. Some of these women seem like pathological lying psychopaths. Others seem like victims of circumstance, immaturity, manipulation and/or bad judgment. That doesn't mean they're not guilty. But it's up to us to figure out which are which. Because mistakenly, according to Piers, they're all equally evil. And that's just wrong.
Last but not least, this show follows the formula most crime investigation shows follow - they leave out important information till the second half of the show. "Oh. If they had just told us that in the beginning, this case wouldn't be such a mystery." I found the cases interesting enough. I didn't need the show to raise unnecessarily provocative questions in the first half. Only to answer them in the second half. Dateline, 20/20 and 48 Hours do this over and over. "How could this happen to such a perfectly innocent little angel, like this victim?" Only to find out the victim wasn't so innocent after all. They were involved in, and doing all kinds of risky and stupid things.
Like another reviewer said, "Are these women guilty - yes." But they're not all the "monsters" Piers Morgan seems determined to make them be. Morgan mistakenly insinuates all teenagers at 15 should be as mature and sophisticated as 30 and 40 year olds. When it was obvious during his interviews, these girls had matured somewhat since their crimes. Some of these women seem like pathological lying psychopaths. Others seem like victims of circumstance, immaturity, manipulation and/or bad judgment. That doesn't mean they're not guilty. But it's up to us to figure out which are which. Because mistakenly, according to Piers, they're all equally evil. And that's just wrong.
Last but not least, this show follows the formula most crime investigation shows follow - they leave out important information till the second half of the show. "Oh. If they had just told us that in the beginning, this case wouldn't be such a mystery." I found the cases interesting enough. I didn't need the show to raise unnecessarily provocative questions in the first half. Only to answer them in the second half. Dateline, 20/20 and 48 Hours do this over and over. "How could this happen to such a perfectly innocent little angel, like this victim?" Only to find out the victim wasn't so innocent after all. They were involved in, and doing all kinds of risky and stupid things.
I dessagree with the law ratings and the critic to Piers
Guanche4810 December 2019
Found this murder cases really good!!
Nice job by Piers interviewing all parts and getting all the details veryfied of every crime, BEFORE interviewing all the encarcelated.
ONE2SEE!! DONT MISS IT !! REAL MURDER CASES , REALLY IMPRESSIVE!!
Completely Biased Interviewer
tanyaketo15 December 2018
I'm a huge fan of real crime tv, but find Piers Morgan's interview style and approach completely biased towards the guilt of the interviewees. Hell, they very likely may be guilty, but the approach of the interviewer is so incredibly one-sided, which is unfortunate because I think this could be an excellent series.
Haunting and excellent
clairelouise51 March 2020
Very interesting and sad cases, one in particular I have been unable to forget. The high rise apartment and boyfriend and girlfriend. Presented in a simple and minimalist format and I think Piers Morgan's handled to cases very well.
Ruined by Piers
rosihughes9 November 2018
Worth Watching!
michellemedcraft26 January 2020
I have seen way too many bad reviews and I feel compelled to share my opinion. I watched all of season 1 and 2 and I thought that is was enjoyable and worth watching. For many of the episodes I had seen a Dateline or 20/20 featuring the same story and I really enjoyed a more in depth interview with the killer after they had a number of years to sit in prison and gain some perspective. Is Piers Morgan an exceptional journalist? Definitely not. Did it ruin the show for me? Not really. Don't let all of the bad reviews ruin it.
I like it
ingamazonaite28 October 2021
I like these series and I like Piers questions. The problem is, that these women aren't honest and afraid to admit quilt. They really do look liars and manipulators to me.
It's just they need to tell " yes, I did it. " thats it. It's hard to watch unhonest faces.
It's just they need to tell " yes, I did it. " thats it. It's hard to watch unhonest faces.
Piers should have researched before this
jamie_roxx27 October 2019
Piers has no idea what abuse victims go through, and it's very obvious from the way he dismisses Ashley Humphrey's explanation of how she was brainwashed by her abuser. Do I think she is innocent? No. But over time, she has been able to see exactly what happened which was impossible while she was in the relationship. I don't know who Piers Morgan is but I'd wager he has ZERO knowledge about abuse and how it can affect the victim's thinking and actions. If I could give zero stars I would.
I loved this show
suzydiffer22 July 2017
I was only able to see 2 episodes but they were really well done. Netflix hasn't offered the rest yet. A lot of people don't like Piers Morgan but he did a great job in my opinion. He gave all the information and asked great questions to the offenders. I love this type of documentary and this is one of the better ones I have seen.
Good Content but Piers is Infuriating
taylormcropper14 September 2019
well done Piers, you nailed it as always
nyobatusa26 May 2018
Piers is a real no nonsense person that gets the job done right. He gets the topic, the point, the purpose of each of the women story and reveals it in concise, bottom of the line manner. He is polite but firm and highlights the atrocity and sometimes the injustice. Very recommended if you care about a motive behind a real crime of those chosen women in the interviews and their story.
Feminists don't like women being held to account
michaelbatchelor15 August 2020
It's laughably transparent how all the negative reviews from feminists are motivated by their outrage that any man should dare hold women to account for their wrongdoing, without some simp trying to paint the perpetrators as victims or desperately make excuses for them. It undermines the narrative that women are angels that do no wrong and any wrong they do is someone else's fault. Pathetic.
Piers.... Do your homework before opening your mouth
sarahblanch5 October 2019
Piers needs to do some psychology homework!!!! Currently watching Ashley Humphries and I'm flabbergasted that Piers continues to talk over her and not understand at all that a 20 year old can be manipulated just as a 10 year old. Ashley had something in her past that resulted in zero self esteem, thus resulting in her being controlled by Tracey. She serves what got but Tracey is a master manipulator.
Great show
aliceisadolphin26 September 2021
I am not necessarily a fan of Pierce Morgan, but he does a great job of being calm with these crazy murdering women. They totally did it, don't listen to these feminazi's downing the show. Although I have a bias too; women are rotten and totally capable of senseless murder just watch deadly women.
It could be good if not for...
rafatellez11 February 2019
It could be good if not for the ineptitude of Mr. Morgan, who's just looking for a way to make these women feel bad or for trying to get a surprise confession or repentance out of them. His lack of psychological insight ruins the opportunity to gain some understanding into these women's minds, true motives and psychology. The interesting part that comes out is the defense mechanisms that they build to protect themselves from what they did. But, unfortunately, Mr. Morgan is just the wrong person to do the interviews and they remain shallow and useless.
Love the stories... But Piers SUCKS!!!
mscondomlady3 November 2019
I love the stories about the women and their cases... Oh.. but.. when I got to the story of Ashley Humphries... I was too outdone! He was not in the least listening to this woman. In my mind, he was doing the same thing to her that her husband had done. He was putting words in her mouth... In most of the interviews it seemed that he was trying to "break" the women... He wanted a further confession or a crying scence so he can say... Look what I did... He could have simple narrated the women telling the stories and left hisself O-U-T!!
Not objective at all
hazel_dagenius29 November 2018
very badly done.
rafaelhjb19 September 2019
Piers does a terrible job here. He tries to look good and smart, but what he really does is manipulate vulnerable persons and making them lose it, or at least he tries, it's very unfortunate that these persons agreed to talk to him. He makes repeated questions that looks like he wants them to cry or get very upset.
Piers should be ashamed of this sad documentary.
Abuse of power
jeffreyheiligers31 July 2019
The show is interesting and with that said extremely frustrating to watch. Piers is terrible in doing the interviews. He intimidated the woman, plays with their guilt and keeps interrupting them to make sure the story comes across the way he wants to tell it. It's not about the woman and their story, but Piers portraying them as he mentions multiple times 'Monsters'. Very poor...
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