America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil - Season 1

America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil - Season 1

Season 1

A 10-Part Journey into Darkness
Network
Episodes10
DatesDec 31, 2008 - Dec 31, 2008

Episodes

The Case of Jack the Ripper
Season 1Episode 147 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan
Season 1Episode 247 min

H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan

A notorious hotel owner and a vengeful nurse are profiled in this episode.

Dec 31, 2008
Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn
Season 1Episode 345 min

Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn

A molester, murderer, and cannibal - Albert Fish was truly a real life monster.

Dec 31, 2008
The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer
Season 1Episode 444 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy
Season 1Episode 550 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers
Season 1Episode 643 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
The Hillside Stranglers and the Beltway Snipers
Season 1Episode 747 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
The Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and others
Season 1Episode 845 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
The Green River Killer and BTK
Season 1Episode 943 min

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.

Dec 31, 2008
The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer
Season 1Episode 1046 min

The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer

The biggest mystery of all in respect to the serial killer is "why?"

Dec 31, 2008

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