I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

2024

In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her... More

In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities. Years later, Lois sits down with the filmmakers telling her story for the first time. Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.

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Where to watch I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders is available... More to stream in New Zealand now on Neon.

I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders episodes

Part 1

Lois and David Riess live a seemingly normal life as... More parents to three children, several grandchildren,and a thriving business in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, until, one day, David's dead body is discovered and Lois goes on the run. As Lois, now in prison, recounts her childhood and upbringing, a disturbing psychological portrait emerges of a woman battling many emotional demons. However, Lois's methodical behavior after the murder may show the work of a calculated killer when another body is discovered.

Part 2

After the discovery of Pamela Hutchinson's body in Florida, a... More nationwide manhunt for the "Killer Grandma" begins and two weeks later, witnesses recognize Lois in Texas. Appearing placid and cooperative, Lois claims not to remember many details of her crime spree, but police have evidence that details her sinister plan.