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The Boston Strangler. The Son of Sam. Jeffrey Dahmer. Every time a serial killer hits, it touches a deep collective nerve of fear--in part because their grisly acts so defy comprehension. Or do they? Step behind the scenes at the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, where psychological detectives race against time to penetrate the minds and emotions of the most elusive of murderers. Using state-of-the-art science, elite investigators tear apart crime scene evidence and scrutinize victim profiles to construct an astonishingly accurate personality print of the perpetrator--and a good guess as to how and when he'll make his next move.
The Boston Strangler. The Son of Sam. Jeffrey Dahmer. Every time a serial killer hits, it touches a deep collective nerve of fear--in part because their grisly acts so defy comprehension. Or do they? Step behind the scenes at the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, where psychological detectives race against time to penetrate the minds and emotions of the most elusive of murderers. Using state-of-the-art science, elite investigators tear apart crime scene evidence and scrutinize victim profiles to construct an astonishingly accurate personality print of the perpetrator--and a good guess as to how and when he'll make his next move. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
This episode of Nova profiles the profilers, the FBI agents who track the most evasive killers, those who murder complete strangers. Members of the FBI's elite team who search for "behavioral clues" appear on camera to explain how they are able to study a crime scene and know the probable lifestyle and personality quirks of a serial killer. John Douglas, who pioneered such work at the bureau in the 1970s, talks about how he was able to overcome internal skepticism when his work contributed to solving the Atlanta child murders case in the early 1980s. The documentary takes a close look at a particular case, the murders of prostitutes in Rochester, New York. As the women's bodies were found and a pattern seemed to emerge, FBI experts were consulted. The experts came up with a profile for the murderer, and how the profile aided in the solving of the case is detailed. The killer was captured and confessed, and he fit the profile but for one detail, which turned out to have a logical explanation. This is a fascinating look at how some of law enforcement's sharpest minds do battle with society's most disturbed individuals. --Robert J. McNamara
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Release date: 20 February 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0014381972627 UPC: 014381972627
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