America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Case of Jack the Ripper
Though his rein of terror took place in London, the coverage of Jack the Ripper's victims set the tone for the media's fascination with serial killers.
H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan
A notorious hotel owner and a vengeful nurse are profiled in this episode.
Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn
A molester, murderer, and cannibal - Albert Fish was truly a real life monster.
The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer
As the film industry begins to make more movies about serial killers, men like the Boston Strangler, Ed Gein, and the Lipstick Killer start to spill blood on the streets, and over the pages of the newspapers.
The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy
The 1960s and 70s represented the dawn of a new era in serial killing, with Ted Bundy and the Zodiac Killer representing the increase in serial murder in the United States.
John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers
Some serial killers kill out of desire. But it's thought that some kill out of a rejection of their own desire - which is explored through a look at John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers.
The Hillside Stranglers and the Beltway Snipers
The sensationalist nature of the Hillside Strangers and Beltway Snipers cases helps to further solidify the serial killer's unofficial home in popular culture and on the nightly news.
The Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and others
One of the defining traits of serial killers - sociopathic behavior. This episode looks at the Gainesville Ripper, the Unibomber, and other serial killers operating in the 1980s.
The Green River Killer and BTK
The only sure way to bring about the end of a serial killing spree is to identify and capture a serial killer.
The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer
The biggest mystery of all in respect to the serial killer is "why?"
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