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.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Amazon Prime Video
- Documentary, Suspense
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Sexual Sadists
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 44 mins
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.
Episode 2
Cold and Calculating Killers
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Some serial killers are driven by a hatred for humankind, while others seek revenge for their abusive childhoods; some simply love to kill. Examining the cases of Israel Keyes, Anatoly Onoprienko and Dennis Nielsen
Episode 3
Angels Of Death
Thu, Aug 6, 2020 44 mins
This is a shockingly common breed of serial killer: doctors and nurses who kill patients for a twisted reasons. Examining the cases of Harold Shipman, Donald Harvey and Maria Fikácková
Episode 4
Extreme Killers
Thu, Aug 13, 2020 44 mins
These are the most excessive serial killers who murder, often crossing over into horrible perversions. Examining the cases of Peter Sutcliffe, David Berkowitz and Jeffrey Dahmer
Episode 5
Team Killers
Thu, Aug 20, 2020 43 mins
These killers who work as a team; monsters who feed off each other's warped psyches to commit murders. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Gerald and Charlene Gallego, Fred and Rosemary West