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Evil Genius

Evil Genius

20187.31 Season4 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Jay Duplass
Written by Barbara Schroeder
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

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Kevin G. Calkins

Self - State Trooper

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Trey Borzillieri

Trey Borzillieri

Self - Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

bombfbiinvestigationmurderheistminiseriesbank robberytrue crimereenactmentmurder mysteryhomemade explosivethought provokingrivetinginvestigative

About Evil Genius

Evil Genius is a documentary, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of bomb, fbi, investigation, murder, heist, miniseries. Created by Jay Duplass, it stars Kevin G. Calkins, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, Trey Borzillieri. 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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