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Serial Killer With Piers Morgan: Who is murderer Lorenzo Gilyard?

presenter is back with another gripping Serial Killer episode.

The controversial telly host kicked off the series last November when he interviewed one of the worst criminals in Florida's history, Mark Riebe.

This time around, the 52-year-old comes face-to-face with murderer Lorenzo Gilyard.

But before the episode airs on ITV at 9pm, let's get the lowdown on what to expect.

Piers Morgan and Lorenzo Gilyard ITV

GRIPPING: Serial Killer With Piers Morgan returns tonight

What is Serial Killer With Piers Morgan?

In Piers' self-titled documentary he confronts serial killer Lorenzo Gilyard.

Gilyard is believed to have killed 13 women and Piers is set to find out what caused the man to carry out the heinous acts.

Piers meets Gilyard's neighbours, colleagues and family, as well as the detectives who brought the murderer to justice.

He investigates the shocking case, which brought terror to the streets of Kansas City for almost 20 years, to find out what drove a seemingly well-adjusted family man to kill.

Lorenzo GilyardITV

MURDERER: Gilyard has been sentenced to life without parole

Who is Lorenzo Gilyard?

Lorenzo Gilyard was born May 24, 1950 in the United States and came from a family of convicted criminals.

His dad, Lorenzo Senior was convicted of rape in 1970.

Meanwhile, his brother Daryl was thrown behind bars for a drug-related murder in 1989 and sentenced to life without parole.

Gilyard's sister Patricia, who was a prostitute, was jailed for the murder of a client in 1983 and served a 10-year sentence.

Who did Lorenzo Gilyard kill?

Gilyard is serving a life sentence at Crossroads Correctional Centre in Missouri, United States, without parole.

The 67-year-old was convicted for the murder of six women in Kansas City, Missouri in 2007 – however claims he is innocent.

He was convicted of the murders of Catherine Barry, 34, Naomi Kelly, 23, Ann Barnes, 36, Kellie A. Ford, 20, Sheila Ingold, 36, Carmeline Hibbs, 30.

He was acquitted of the murder of Angela Mayhew, 19, due to insufficient evidence.

There were eight other victims who were identified but were not brought to trial.

They included Stacie Swofford, Gwendolyn Kizine, Margaret Miller, Debbie Blevins, Helga Kruger, Connie Luther, Paula Beverly Davis and an unnamed victim.

Most of his victims were prostitutes and they were found shoeless.

Some had cloth stuffed into their mouths when Gilyard dumped them around Kansas City.

Gilyard was a convicted child molester and had raped the 13-year-old daughter of a friend.

Records show he was suspected of five rapes but was never convicted.

His prolific killings gave him the nickname the Kansas City Strangler.

Serial Killer with Piers Morgan airs tonight at 9pm on ITV.

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