Name: I Dated a Psycho
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-02-12
Rating: 4.5

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Latest Episode

42 min

Season 1 • Episode 7

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Melissa Benson / Kevin Leland

Jul 15, 2014

Casper, WY resident Melissa Benson falls in love with young and caring LaShawn King, but her new romance is not picture perfect. Kevin Leland meets Christine Billis on a dating site, but she soon reveals a deadly secret.

Overview

Documentary

Girl meets guy; girl falls for guy; guy turns out to have a dark and deadly secret. You know the drill. As women tell their real-life "I Dated An Axe Murderer" stories, police, psychologists and dating experts help unravel the mystery and explain how these relationships went tragically wrong.

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obsession based on true story jealousy attempted murder dating boyfriend girlfriend relationship manipulation domestic abuse psychologist lies+4 more

coercive control disguised as romancesocietal pressure to couple upinstitutional failure to protect womenthe performance of charm

Standout Aspects

Writing

Survivor testimonies hit harder than any scripted drama.

Editing

Cheesy reenactments somehow amplify the horror.

Best for:Solo·Binge·Friends

Heads up:Violence·Triggers

First AiredFeb 12, 2013

StatusEnded

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Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

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Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes7

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Cultural

Part of the 2010s 'psycho ex' true crime boom that simultaneously warned women and sensationalized their trauma for clicks.

Insight

The show's low TMDB score (4.5) reflects genre fatigue — by 2013, audiences were already exhausted by 'deadly lover' narratives that rarely interrogate systemic misogyny.

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