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Mind of a Monster Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2019 - 2021
Episode 1
Ted Bundy
Sun, Aug 18, 201985 mins
Friends and family of some of Ted Bundy's victims speak for the first time. Also, exclusive and shocking audio archives from the serial killer offer an insight into his mind.
Episode 2
Aileen Wuornos
Wed, Jan 1, 202083 mins
America's first female serial killer wrote down her darkest secrets for her best friend while on Florida's death row. Now, for the first time, those secrets are revealed in detail as the written words of Aileen Wuornos tell us what really happened.
Episode 3
The Green River Killer
Mon, Feb 17, 202085 mins
Documentary about Gary Leon Ridgway, an American serial killer who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was known as the "Green River Killer."
Episode 4
Jeffrey Dahmer
Mon, May 25, 202085 mins
With access to hundreds of pages of police and FBI interview transcripts and personal testimony from family, friends, and survivors, the haunting story of how Jeffrey Dahmer went from shy adolescent to a notorious serial killer and cannibal is revealed.
Episode 5
The Butcher Baker
Wed, Sep 2, 202085 mins
Between 1971 and 1983, meek and mild Robert Hansen seemed to have it all; a loving wife and children, a successful bakery business, and world-record hunting trophies bringing him respect from his peers. But behind this carefully cultivated exterior lurked a cold-blooded serial murderer who confessed to killing 21 women, 17 of which were recovered. It was only due to the actions of a few dedicated Anchorage, Alaska police officers that "The Butcher Baker" was finally brought to justice.
Episode 6
The Grim Sleeper
Wed, Apr 21, 202185 mins
In 2001, Los Angeles Police Department's cold case unit reopened the files on a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s. As police search for DNA evidence to unlock these homicides which occurred in the South Central Los Angeles area, they are stunned to discover a new victim 14 years after the last known murder. DNA evidence leads them to Lonnie David Franklin Jr., also known by the nickname 'The Grim Sleeper.' He was responsible for at least ten murders and one attempted murder in Los Angeles, California from 1985 to 2007. He was found guilty at his trial and received the death penalty. He eventually died of natural causes on March 28, 2020 in San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California.
Episode 7
The Happy Face Killer: Mind of a Monster
Sun, Jul 18, 202185 mins
In 1995 when the body of a woman is found in Clark County, Washington, local detectives quickly apprehend long-haul Canadian-American truck driver Keith Hunter Jesperson. A series of increasingly disturbing revelations suggest Jesperson's true identity is that of the serial murderer known only by his nickname, 'The Happy Face Killer.' Detective Rick Buckner tries to outwit one of history's most demented serial killers by playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with Jesperson, aiming to prove that the truck driver is the killer they are looking for.
Episode 8
The Co-Ed Killer
Mon, Nov 1, 2021134 mins
In 1972 Santa Cruz, Calif., police fear multiple serial killers are operating at the same time, as human remains wash upon the shores of the seaside community; victims include children, students, pedestrians and hitchhikers. The story and reality of Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer" who appears to be a gentle giant who offers rides to young female hitchhikers but is actually a perverted monster with a tormented childhood and dark sexual fantasies. Part 1: Ed Kemper appears to be a gentle giant who offers rides to young female hitchhikers. But behind his charming smile lurks a perverted monster. Recorded audio confessions reveal the dark fantasies behind one of America's most notorious serial killers. Part 2: After killing his grandparents, 15-year-old Ed Kemper is sent away to a mental institution. There he uses his near-genius IQ to deceive psychiatrists. Once released, he finds himself surrounded by attractive co-eds, and his twisted fantasies return. Part 3: Fearing arrest, Kemper decides he must finally deal with his mother, bringing this story to a devastating finale; in custody, a psychiatrist gives Kemper a truth serum, which reveals his most horrifying secrets on tape.
