CopyCat Killers Season 2, Episode 9: Dirty Harry

1

Dark Knight

On a warm summer evening in Aurora, Colorado, an excited audience sits down for the opening midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," but little do they know, this will be a night to remember, and not because of the film.

2

The Matrix

Most people remember the D.C. snipers terrorizing the Washington, D.C. area as the world watched for three weeks in October 2002, but what many do not realize is that it all stemmed from the movie, "The Matrix."

3

Breaking Bad

For Regan Jolley, life seems too good to be true when she meets a charming young war veteran, Jason Hart, in rehab and starts a whirlwind romance, but when the relationship turns sour, Regan loses everything and pays with her life.

4

Basketball Diaries

A teenager seeks notoriety by reenacting a violent scene from the 1995 film "The Basketball Diaries."

5

Robocop

A New York State serial killer who modeled himself after villains from the "Robocop" movie is spotlighted. Commentary provided by the killer's ex-girl friend, a detective, a movie reviewer and Dr. Buzz a forensic psychologist.

6

Halloween

In an upscale, gated community in Annetta South, Texas, evil lurks from within as 17-year old Jake Evans invokes Rob Zombie's revamped classic Hollywood slasher flick, Halloween, in his homicidal quest to destroy his family.

7

The Sopranos

An episode of "The Sopranos" that contained manslaughter and dismemberment, inspired a sinister and tragic act by two brothers.

8

Child's Play

The gruesome kidnap and torture of 16-year-old Suzanne Capper ended in murder but the story proves even more twisted when it's discovered that a movie character inspired her killers.

9

Dirty Harry

Inspired by a scene from the Clint Eastwood classic "Dirty Harry" series, Dale Pierre and his friends rob a local electronics store with deadly results.

10

Reservoir Dogs

In 1999, teenager Allan Bentley orchestrated the torture and murder of 15-year-old Michael Moss. Bentley convinced cohorts Mark Mc-Keefrey and Graham Neary to lure their classmate Moss to the park to re-enact a torturous scene from the film Reservoir Dogs.

11

X-Men

On May 23, 2015, a triple murder shook a small town in England when 21-year-old Jed Allen reached his boiling point; Jed's misguided and intense need to protect his family stems from his idealization of X-Men's Wolverine.

12

Deliverance

An in-depth look at convicted murderer Albert Fentress and what led to the horrific crime he has been locked away for since 1980.

13

The Purge

Troubled teenager Jonathan Cruz obsessed over the premise behind the movie "The Purge," a dystopian horror film that explores the ruthless nature of humans who are given the freedom to do whatever they want during a 12-hour period once per year.

14

The Omen

Sean Sellers grew up in Oklahoma City, with a childhood that was far from normal; much like Damien in the critically-acclaimed horror film "The Omen," Sean was a young person wreaking havoc in a small town as demons possessed him.

15

Billionaire Boys Club

Lyle and Erik Menendez lived a comfortable life, but when their self-made father finally cuts them off, the boys are outraged and they start to compare themselves to the characters in the popular TV movie "Billionaire Boys Club."

16

The Collector

Leonard Lake sought attention from countless women, many of which rejected him; his partner-in-crime, Charles Ng, assisted him in building a bunker in which many women would pass through leaving their fates in his hands.

17

Fear

Erin Caffey's life starts resembling that of Nicole Walker, a character in James Foley's 1996 film, "Fear," and like Nicole, when Erin begins dating the town bad boy, her parents disapprove and forbid her from seeing him again.

18

The Fisher King

George Hennard shot and killed 23 people, wounded 20 and then committed suicide by shooting himself. The massacre bore an eerie resemblance to a scene from The Fisher King, a movie for which a ticket stub found among Hennard's belongings.

19

Kill Bill

When Michelina Lewandowska met Marcin Kasprzak it was love at first sight; what she didn't know was that he was hiding a dark secret.

20

Primal Fear

Janice Orndoff kills her husband in a supposed act of self-defense, but even though the couple had problems, the grisly nature of the murder shocks those who thought they knew her.