America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil
This true crime docuseries strips the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose history's most brutal serial killers.
Cast: Tom Kimball, Kirk Gill, Jack Levin
15HDCC
Season 1
10 episodes
- 1. The Monster Within and Among Us: The Case of Jack the RipperEpisode One discusses 'The Monster Within And Among Us', and discusses Jack The Ripper (even though he's not American), since he is pretty much the first recognized serial killer. Since a lack of real footage is obvious, this episode uses footage from an old black and white move, loosely based on Jack The Ripper.15CC45minJan 27, 2009
- 2. Killers Without ConscienceThis is the 1800s and talks of H. H. Holmes (Doctor Death), and Jane Toppan (The Angel of Death).15CC45minFeb 3, 2009
- 3. The Bogeyman's Gonna Eat YouA look into the demented sadistic masochistic Albert Fish (The Vampire of Brooklyn), child killer and cannibal.15CC45minFeb 10, 2009
- 4. Serial Killing Begins AgainThe 1960s and 70s represented the dawn of a new era in serial killing. Featuring: The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer15CC45minFeb 17, 2009
- 5. Men Who Like to KillFeaturing The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy15CC45minFeb 24, 2009
- 6. Homosexual Serial KillersSome 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.15CC45minMar 3, 2009
- 7. Buddy Serial KillingThe 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.15CC45minMar 10, 2009
- 8. The Many Faces of Serial KillersOne of the defining traits of serial killers - sociopathic behavior. This episode looks at the Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber, and other serial killers operating in the 1980s.15CC45minMar 17, 2009
- 9. To Catch a Serial KillerFeaturing: The Green River Killer and BTK15CC45minMar 24, 2009
- 10. Why Serial Killers KillThe biggest mystery of all in respect to the serial killer is "why?" Featuring: The Night Stalker and Jeffry Dahmer15CC45minMar 31, 2009
America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil
★ 6.0/1020091 season10 episodesEnded
A 10-part journey into darkness
This true crime docuseries strips the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose history's most brutal serial killers.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Ron Meyer
- Created by
- Jeff Hayne, Ian Warfield, Dan Ellis, Kenny James
Maturity rating
15Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
