I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

"There's something wrong with grandma."

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.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: N/A

Release: 2024

Rating: 0.0

Season 1 - I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
2024-10-15
"Lois and David Riess live a seemingly normal life as parents to three children, several grandchildren, and a thriving business in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, until, one day, David\u2019s 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\u2019s methodical behavior after the murder may show the work of a calculated killer when another body is discovered."
2024-10-16
"After the discovery of Pamela Hutchinson\u2019s body in Florida, a 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."