Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer

Documentary series offering a glimpse into the minds of serial killers and examining what may have driven them to commit their crimes.

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Linda Papadopoulos , Will Hanrahan , Paola Totaro , Glenn Wilson , Brian Harris , Graham Hill , Donna Youngs , Sean Fewster , Jhabbu Lal , Jim Dresback , Robert Mulhern , David Niccol , Paul Thompson , Linda Rodriguez , Andy Kahan , Daniel Gross , Paul Ferguson , Jeremy Coid

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Eddie Leonski

Wed, Sep 16, 2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Eddie Leonski a U.S. Army soldier and serial killer who strangled to death three women in Melbourne, Australia. He claimed to be driven by a desire to steal women's voices. Although the crimes were committed on Australian soil, Leonski is sentenced to death at a general court-martial in 1942.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Angus Robertson Sinclair

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Angus Robertson Sinclair who killed two teenage girls in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1977. He is put on trail, but later acquitted in 2007 under controversial circumstances. Later, suspect of other murders he is retried and convicted of murdering the two girls.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Anders Breivik

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at Anders Behring Breivik a far-right Norwegian spree killer and terrorist who was responsible for the 2011 Norway attacks where he killed 77 people at a Workers' Youth League summer camp. He claimed to be driven by political and racist motives against immigrants.

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S1.E4 ∙ Surinder Koli

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Surinder Koli who murdered 19 children in Nithari Village near New Delhi, India from 2005 to 2006. Trained as a butcher in the country, he moved to the city where he used his talent to dissect children. A psychologist discusses the pathology of the so-called Slumdog Cannibal who killed his victims before eating their remains.

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S1.E5 ∙ Mark Erin Rust

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Mark Erin Rust a serial killer who killed two people in Adelaide, South Australia from 1999 to 2001. Rust suffered from Klinefelter syndrome and became a sexual pervert interested in exposing himself to women. He later escalated to murder after one of his victims mocked him.

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S1.E6 ∙ Stephen Griffiths

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Stephen Griffiths who from 2009 to 2010 used a crossbow to murder three women in Bradford, England before begin apprehended and put on trial for his crimes. Fascinated with serial killers, Griffiths targets prostitutes out of a desire to become a famous murderer.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Joanna Dennehy

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of female serial killer Joanna Dennehy who murdered three men in England in March 2013. She used promises of sex to learn her victims to her and then stabbed them eventually discarding their bodies in ditches outside of Peterborough.

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S1.E8 ∙ Israel Keys

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Israel Keyes, a serial killer who went through extraordinary measures to avoid detection and makes use of long-buried murder kits in his numerous crimes. Linked to at least eight deaths, Keyes commits suicide shortly after he is arrested.

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S1.E9 ∙ Anthony Sowell

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Anthony Sowell who was arrested in 2009 after the bodies of eleven women were discovered at his home. Known as the Cleveland Strangler he lured his victims to his home were he raped and killed them.

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S1.E10 ∙ Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier

2015

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer examines the case of Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier who murdered at least eight people in France and Belgium between 1987 and 2001. The twisted married couple used their own child to help kidnap and murder multiple girls and young woman.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Anthony Shore

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

The "Torniquet Killer", Anthony Shore, is examined. An intelligent father of two girls, Shore is known to have sexually abused his daughters as well as having killed three teenage girls and one adult woman.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Kieran Kelly

Fri, Sep 23, 2016

Suspected of killing between 2 to 31 people, Kieran Kelly's varied methods of murder included pushing people under the wheels of London's subway trains.

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S2.E3 ∙ Ian Brady & Myra Hindley

Fri, Sep 30, 2016

Between 1963 and 1965, five young people have their lives taken at the hands of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Known as the "Moors Murders", the devastation perpetrated by this pathological couple is examined.

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S2.E4 ∙ Sheila Labarre

Fri, Oct 7, 2016

An examination of serial killer Sheila Labarre. Convicted of murdering two men, the black widow may have killed even more.

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S2.E5 ∙ Douglas Perry

Fri, Oct 14, 2016

Three prostitutes are murdered by a firearms enthusiast named Douglas Perry. Will one of Perry's unique defense strategies, becoming a woman, protect him from prosecution and a finding of guilt?

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Todd Kohlhepp

Fri, Oct 21, 2016

Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer looks at the case of Todd Kohlhepp a successful real estate agent who hides a deeply disturbing life where he kidnaps, enslaves, and then kills his victims. Captured after the rescue of one of his victims, he later confesses to the murder of seven people.

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S2.E7 ∙ William Inmon

Fri, Oct 28, 2016

In 2009, hoping to get the neighboring police off his back, William Inmon approaches his local police office to complain. Instead of deterring the investigation, "Willie" winds up confessing to three serial, vigilante-motivated murders.

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S2.E8 ∙ Elizabeth Wettlaufer

Fri, Nov 4, 2016

A look at confessed serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a Canadian nurse who murdered at least eight seniors between 2007-2016.

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S2.E9 ∙ Theodore Johnson

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

3 wives, 3 deaths and 2 suicide attempts. Theodore Johnson killed, was tried and had the opportunity to kill again. Did the British criminal justice system fail to protect the people or was Johnson psychotically manipulative?

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S2.E10 ∙ Richard Dorrough

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Richard Dorrough, an Australian Navy seaman, attends a gun range and shoots himself. Upon investigation, police find a note in which Dorrough confesses to killing three women. Who were these victims and was Dorrough responsible for others?