
"Kill or Be Killed" reveals the stories of those who lost their lives at the hands of someone they knew, who then claimed it was self-defense. In these complex cases, the lines between murder and justifiable homicide are blurred, making them some of the hardest cases to solve. When the killer is the best and sometimes only witness, investigators must scrutinize every other detail.
Seventeen-year-old Anthony Templet calls 911, confessing to shooting his father in self-defense; with no signs of a physical attack, authorities suspect murder; as the investigation unfolds, the dark underbelly of the family is exposed.
A mother of three shoots and kills her neighbor in a home invasion, leaving a small community grasping for answers; while the neighbor's parents question this apparent act of self-defense, police find a journal that leads to the truth.