Storyline

What are the tell-tale signs of a serial killer in the making? Inside The Mind of a Serial Killer reveals what makes them tick and uncovers the trademark signs for spotting murderers in the making.

First Aired

2015-09-16
Last Aired

2016-11-18
Creator
Genre

Documentary, Crime
Seasons

2
Episodes

20
Status

Returning Series
Language
Network

Investigation Discovery

Keywords:

psychology serial killer

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1. Eddie Leonski

The case of Eddie Leonski, a US soldier based in Australia compelled to strangle numerous women when h...More

The case of Eddie Leonski, a US soldier based in Australia compelled to strangle numerous women when he became obsessed with the idea of `stealing' their voices.Less

2015-09-16

2. Angus Robertson Sinclair

The crimes of Angus Robertson Sinclair, who raped and murdered Helen Scott and Christine Eadie and dum...More

The crimes of Angus Robertson Sinclair, who raped and murdered Helen Scott and Christine Eadie and dumped their bodies six miles apart in East Lothian in October 1977. He became the first person in Scotland to be retried for the same crime after an acquittal, following a change in the double jeopardy law. He is suspected of murdering up to six other women.Less

2015-09-23

3. Anders Breivik

The case of Anders Behring Breivik, who claimed he was compelled to murder 77 people and injure a furt...More

The case of Anders Behring Breivik, who claimed he was compelled to murder 77 people and injure a further 241 on a pre-planned killing spree in downtown Oslo and Utoya Island in July 2011.Less

2015-09-30

4. Surinder Koli

The crimes of Surender Koli, who killed numerous people before eating his victims' body parts. Featuri...More

The crimes of Surender Koli, who killed numerous people before eating his victims' body parts. Featuring an exclusive interview with the psychologist who spent hours assessing the so-called Slumdog Cannibal.Less

2015-10-07

5. Mark Erin Rust

The case of Mark Erin Rust, who became obsessed with murdering women and keeping a trophy after each k...More

The case of Mark Erin Rust, who became obsessed with murdering women and keeping a trophy after each kill. With expert analysis from Dr Linda Papadopolous.Less

2015-10-14

6. Stephen Griffiths

The murders of three women with a crossbow. Stephen Griffiths paraded the weapon he had used to kill B...More

The murders of three women with a crossbow. Stephen Griffiths paraded the weapon he had used to kill Bradford sex workers Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage and Suzanne Blamires during 2009 and 2010.Less

2015-10-21

7. Joanna Dennehy

Explore what drove female UK serial killer Joanna Dennehy to take the lives of three men, who may have...More

Explore what drove female UK serial killer Joanna Dennehy to take the lives of three men, who may have done nothing more than look at her in the wrong manner.Less

2015-10-28

8. Israel Keyes

The case of Israel Keyes, who admitted to being a rapist, arsonist, burglar, bank robber and serial ki...More

The case of Israel Keyes, who admitted to being a rapist, arsonist, burglar, bank robber and serial killer. Keyes saw the United States as a hunting ground for killing and other criminal activities, often planning his murders years in advance, burying murder kits underground to aid in his killings. He committed suicide while awaiting trial for the murder of Samantha Koenig.Less

2015-11-05

9. Anthony Sowell

American killer Anthony Sowell, who murdered 11 people between May 2007 and September 2009, during whi...More

American killer Anthony Sowell, who murdered 11 people between May 2007 and September 2009, during which time he was dubbed the Cleveland Strangler.Less

2015-11-12

10. Michel Fourniret and Monique

French serial killer Michel Fourniret, who confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering nine girls ov...More

French serial killer Michel Fourniret, who confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering nine girls over a span of 14 years from the 1980s to the 2000s. His wife, Monique Olivier, exposed him after hearing the news of another child murderer's wife being convicted.Less