I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
2024 - 2024
5.8 (8)
English
There's something wrong with grandma.
1 season, 2 episodes
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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- Status
- Ended
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films, Imagine Documentaries, Carr Lot Productions
Keywords
- minnesota
- small town
- murder
- miniseries
- true crime
- convicted murderer
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Top Crew
Shane Sigler · Cinematographer
Michael Beach Nichols · Cinematographer
Becky Goldberg · Editor
Jason Sager · Editor
Erin Lee Carr · Producer
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