

Kill or Be Killed
2024– · Oxygen True Crime · 60 min · 1 season
S01E12 · Spear and Loathing
Sun, 26 May, 11:00 am
Kirk Turner, a wealthy dentist, told authorities that he killed his wife, Jennifer, with a pocket knife after she impaled him with a spear. However, a closer look at the couple's chaotic existence raises questions about what actually happened.
About
Kill or Be Killed is the gripping exploration of self-defense murder cases, where law enforcement, prosecutors and defense attorneys unravel every detail, from the harrowing stories, forensics, interrogations and witness statements that led up to the gruesome event in order to find answers. Through the investigation and sparring of dynamic legal teams, every episode provides an immersive journey, exploring both sides of the story, building to confounding verdicts of guilt or innocence in the eyes of the law. The series also exposes the suspenseful journey loved ones of both the slain and the perpetrators take as they navigate the twists and turns of the investigation and are forced to grapple with the truth.
Episodes
- E01
Grandma's Gun
Sun, 3 Mar· 60 minA teen boy makes a shocking 911 call claiming his grandmother shot him. As detectives investigate, they uncover drugs and deep familial conflicts spanning a generational divide, leaving a jury questioning who to believe.
- E02
Friends 'Til the End
Sun, 10 Mar· 60 minAfter best friends spend an evening Christmas shopping, the night ends with one man fatally shooting the other. The survivor claims self-defense, but his foggy memory, forensic evidence and witness accounts suggest there could be more to the story.
- E03
A Fatal Fork in the Road
Sun, 17 Mar· 60 minAn aspiring doctor shoots her husband in front of their two sons on the side of a Nebraska interstate. A jury must decide whether this was an abused woman defending her life or a fed-up wife who wanted out of her marriage.
- E04
Clash Of Kin
Sun, 24 Mar· 60 minA family is in shock when their patriarch kills his brother-in-law claiming self-defense. But when police uncover a bizarre story of missing cash and betrayal among this tight knit immigrant family, the community doesn't know what or who to believe.
- E05
Suburban Showdown
Sun, 31 Mar· 60 minA former Marine is fatally shot by his neighbour in broad daylight. The shooter claims self-defense, but eyewitnesses state he was the aggressor. When investigators uncover a feud between the two, it calls both of their motivations into question.
- E06
Kill Thy Neighbor
Sun, 7 Apr· 60 minHector Campos fatally shoots neighbour Ana Weed after an argument on their property line. While Hector takes to national TV to plead self-defense, Ana's family reveals to investigators a tale of betrayal, secret spouses and a fateful escape to Mexico.
- E07
The Other Side of The Door
Sun, 21 Apr· 60 minSeventeen-year-old Anthony Templet calls 911, confessing to shooting his father in self-defense. However, with no signs of a physical attack, authorities suspect murder. As the investigation unfolds, the dark underbelly of the family is exposed.
- E08
Shots in the Dark
Sun, 28 Apr· 60 minA mother of three shoots and kills her neighbor in a home invasion, leaving a small community grasping for answers. While the neighbor's parents question this apparent act of self-defense, police find a journal that may be the key to the truth.
- E09
Vigilante Violence
Sun, 5 May· 60 minAn Army veteran kills the head of his girlfriend's household after confronting him about sexually assaulting the young woman. After hearing a recording of the fight, investigators must decide if this was vigilante justice or self-defense.
- E10
Taking It To the Grave
Sun, 12 May· 60 minAfter suffering years of abuse, a Missouri woman claims she had no choice but to kill her husband during a gun struggle. When the autopsy is performed on the body her mother helped her bury, however, her self-defense story comes into question.
- E11
Killer Cam Girl
Sun, 19 May· 60 minA cosplay model makes a frantic 911 call, claiming she awoke to find her partner stabbed to death. Surveillance footage from the home leads authorities to the killer, but it also raises the question of whether it was self-defense or murder.
- E12
Spear and Loathing
Sun, 26 May· 60 minKirk Turner, a wealthy dentist, told authorities that he killed his wife, Jennifer, with a pocket knife after she impaled him with a spear. However, a closer look at the couple's chaotic existence raises questions about what actually happened.











