Evil Genius

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Evil Genius

2018

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.3(259 votes)

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Documentary

Crime

Mystery

Overview

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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Kevin G. Calkins

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

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Trey Borzillieri

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