Discover
They are secretly stalking America’s streets and highways, hiding in plain sight and compelled by one simple motive: the thrill of taking another person’s life. Since the 1970s, the United States has produced an estimated 1,400 serial killers–more than double the combined total of the rest of the world. What causes a seemingly normal human being to engage in serial acts of murder? This episode uncovers the psychological, biological and sociological make-up of these dangerous murderers. Why do they kill? How can they be identified and stopped before they strike? Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt, criminal psychologists Eric Hickey and Helen Morrison, journalists, scientists and law enforcement experts reveal the secret motives of serial killers like “BTK Killer” Dennis Rader and Jeffrey Dahmer–and explain why Ted Bundy, Donald Harvey “The Angel of Death” an the “Grim Sleeper” Lonnie Franklin Jr. were able to evade capture for years while they amassed a shocking number of victims.
Original Release
04/19/2013
US Release
04/19/2013
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Pitcavage | Self - The Anti-Defamation League |
Brian Levin | Self - Prof., Criminal Justice, CSU San Bernardino |
Johnny Lee Clary | Self - Former Imperial Wizard, Ku Klux Klan |
David Cunningham | Self - Author, Klansville, U.S.A. |
Eric Hickey | Self - Dean, CA School of Forensic Studies |
Arthur Goldwag | Self - Author, The New Hate |
Shannon Brown | Self - Former Ku Klux Klan Member |
Mark Potok | Self - Southern Poverty Law Center |
Edna Greene Medford | Self - Prof., Dept. of History, Howard University |
Jennifer Keene | Self - Prof., Dept. of History, Chapman University |
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Pitcavage | Self - The Anti-Defamation League |
Brian Levin | Self - Prof., Criminal Justice, CSU San Bernardino |
Johnny Lee Clary | Self - Former Imperial Wizard, Ku Klux Klan |
David Cunningham | Self - Author, Klansville, U.S.A. |
Eric Hickey | Self - Dean, CA School of Forensic Studies |
Arthur Goldwag | Self - Author, The New Hate |
Shannon Brown | Self - Former Ku Klux Klan Member |
Mark Potok | Self - Southern Poverty Law Center |
Edna Greene Medford | Self - Prof., Dept. of History, Howard University |
Jennifer Keene | Self - Prof., Dept. of History, Chapman University |
Barry Aird | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Don Black | Self - Former Imperial Wizard, Ku Klux Klan |
Hugo Black | Self - Future Supreme Court Justice |
Robert Byrd | Self - Senator, West Virginia |
David Duke | Self - Former Grand Wizard, Ku Klux Klan |
Ulysses S. Grant | Self - 18th President of the United States |
J. Edgar Hoover | Self - Director of the FBI |
Martin Luther King | Self - Civil Rights Leader |
Viola Gregg Liuzzo | Self - Civil Rights Activist |
Robert Mueller | Self - Director of the FBI |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kevin Burns | Executive Producer |
Kim Sheerin | Executive Producer |
John Verhoff | Executive Producer |
Gregory S. Cohan | Producer |
Frankie Glass | Producer |
Becca Gross | Producer |
Katie Raines | Producer |
Shannon Schaefer | Producer |