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
04/26/2013
US Release
04/26/2013
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joe Domanick | Self - West Coast Bureau Chief, The Crime Report |
Eric Hickey | Self - Dean, CA School of Forensic Studies |
Helen Morrison | Self - Forensic Psychiatrist |
Clint Van Zandt | Self - Former FBI Profiler |
Robert Sberna | Self - Author, House of Horrors |
Ginger Strand | Self - Author, Killer on the Road |
John Backderf | Self - Graphic Novelist, My Friend Dahmer |
Karen Kuzma | Self - Sister of John Wayne Gacy |
James Fallon | Self - Neuroscientist, UCI School of Medicine |
Barry Aird | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joe Domanick | Self - West Coast Bureau Chief, The Crime Report |
Eric Hickey | Self - Dean, CA School of Forensic Studies |
Helen Morrison | Self - Forensic Psychiatrist |
Clint Van Zandt | Self - Former FBI Profiler |
Robert Sberna | Self - Author, House of Horrors |
Ginger Strand | Self - Author, Killer on the Road |
John Backderf | Self - Graphic Novelist, My Friend Dahmer |
Karen Kuzma | Self - Sister of John Wayne Gacy |
James Fallon | Self - Neuroscientist, UCI School of Medicine |
Barry Aird | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Charlie Beck | Self - Los Angeles Police Department Chief |
Ted Bundy | Self - Serial Killer - 'Campus Killer' |
Michael Crain | Self - Victim of Christopher Dorner |
Jeffrey Dahmer | Self - Serial Killer - 'Milwaukee Monster' |
Christopher Dorner | Self - Former Los Angeles Police Officer |
Larry Eyler | Self - Serial Killer - 'Interstate Killer' |
John Wayne Gacy | Self - Serial Killer |
Donald Harvey | Self - Serial Killer - 'Angel of Death' |
Keith Lawerence | Self - Victim of Christopher Dorner |
Jeremiah MacKay | Self - Victim of Christopher Dorner |
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 |
W. Scott Goldie | Producer |
Katie Raines | Producer |
Shannon Schaefer | Producer |
Janel Tamares | Producer |