I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1
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'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.
About I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Title: I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
First Air Date: 2024-10-15
Last Air Date: 2024-10-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.8/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 2
Network: HBO
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: HBO Documentary Films, Imagine Documentaries, Carr Lot Productions
Synopsis
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.
