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Serial Psyche

What makes a serial killer go on a deadly spree? This gripping docu-series delves deep into the minds of some of the most notorious killers in history, exploring the psychological underpinnings that frame their decisions.

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Cast & Crew See All

Bryanna Fox
Self - Associate Professor, University of Florida
Michael Stone
Self - Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University
Gary Brucato
Self - Clinical Psychologist, Columbia University

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Sexual Sadists

Wed, Feb 4, 2026

Experts examine the backgrounds of serial killers with sexual desires. How do so many of them evade capture and what leads them to commit these heinous crimes? David Parker Ray was an American kidnapper, torturer, serial rapist and suspected serial killer. Ray kidnapped, raped and tortured an unknown number of women over many decades at his home in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, occasionally assisted by accomplices including his daughter Glenda Jean Ray and partner Cindy Hendy. Dennis Rader is an American serial killer who murdered at least ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991.

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