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Becoming Evil: Serial Killers

True crime. Americans have become fascinated with the media genre in which actual crimes of real people are explored in depth. A genre which exploded at the beginning of the 21st century. A genre that focuses on murder. The more hideous and bizarre, the better with the biggest sub category of true crime being the story of the serial killer.

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Eric Hickey
Self - Criminal Psycologist, Walden University
Katherine Ramsland
Self - Author, 'The Mind of a Murderer'
Jack Levin
Self - Criminologist, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University, Boston

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Mind of the Serial Killer

Fri, May 17, 201957 mins

The prototypical careful, white, male, genius serial killer of young, affluent, attractive women for sexual gratification is a myth. These represent a small minority of serial killers and their genius is predominantly dumb luck. A substantial percentage of serial killers are black, Hispanic, homosexual or women a few of whom are biographed. Their prey is almost always easy victims who are isolated or on the margins of society. Their reasons for killing are diverse but are generally thought to relate to the need for power or control.

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