Evil Genius

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Evil Genius

2018

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.3(284 votes)

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Crime

Mystery

Overview

This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Kevin G. Calkins

Self - State Trooper

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Trey Borzillieri

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bill Rothstein

Self (archive footage)

Brian Wells

Self (archive footage)

Jason Wick

Self - ATF Special Agent

Creative team

Showrunner: Dan Braun
Mark Duplass
Written by: Barbara Schroeder

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