I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders - Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know so far about the HBO docuseries

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I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders is a spine-chilling docuseries about a Minessotan woman turned killer and criminal. The woman, Lois Riess, is a daughter, wife, and grandmother, an image totally opposite to that of a cold-blooded criminal.

The docuseries will be an exploration of Reiss' psyche and will account for her murder and further crimes on the run. The docuseries is available in two parts, and talks in detail about this Minessotan crime. Interestingly, it is reported by Reiss.

HBO documentary I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders is a joint venture by an Imagine Entertainment documentaries production and Carr Lot Productions. The series is directed by Erin Lee Carr and produced by Isabel Evans. Filmmaker Carr has created a sinister account recounting the past of this chilling tale and the events that led to this crime.

The docuseries is supported by a first-person narrative by Reiss and statements from her friends and family. I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders' executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, and Ted Schillinger.

Here is everything we know about the docuseries.


'Killer Grandma' from HBO Docuseries I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

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On March 23, 2018, the police found David Reiss dead in his Minnesota home and his wife nowhere to be found. Later, it was discovered that David's body had multiple gunshot wounds and $11,000 missing on him.

After further investigation, it was found that her wife Lois Reiss had murdered him and ran away with the money. Reiss continued her running spree, during which she gambled, embezzled funds, and killed Pamela Hutchinson to steal her identity, until April 19, when the police finally arrested her.

Lois will remain behind bars for the rest of her life; this is the first time that she sits with filmmaker Carr to account for the murder of her husband. Lois admits her gambling addiction and problems in her marriage. She has had a tumultuous relationship with her husband, who she was also intimidated by.

It was just years and years of abuse, and years of giving and giving, and neglecting my own mental health and my own needs.

''It was just years and years of abuse, and years of giving and giving, and neglecting my own mental health and my own needs...and I don’t know, I think the word is ‘psychotic break’. I just snapped.''

This snap occurred during an argument in their farmhouse when David handed her a gun to shoot herself. Lois then shot her husband in the heart and flee from the crime scene.

I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders explores Lois' gambling addiction, her struggles with a dysfunctional family and mental illness, and her eventual 'snap', which led to David's murder.


What is the release date of I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders?

I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders | Image via HBO
I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders | Image via HBO

The docuseries is divided into two parts. While the series debuts on Tuesday, October,15 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, the second episode will be available on Wednesday, October 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. Both the episodes will also be available to stream on Max.

I'm Not A Monster: The Lois Riess Murders features statements from Lois' friends and family, journalists, police officers investigating her case, an addiction specialist, and some witnesses related to the case.

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