Conversations with a Serial Killer
This series of profiles offers a fascinating and truly terrifying investigative journey into the lives, crimes and deaths of some of history's most villainous characters. The series asks: how did Ted Bundy grow up? What early experiences shaped the twisted life of Jeffrey Dahmer? What descent into madness fueled John Wayne Gacy's killing spree? These famous criminals shed light on the dark, brutal side of human nature.
This series of profiles offers a fascinating and truly terrifying investigative journey into the lives, crimes and deaths of some of history's most villainous characters. The series asks: how did Ted Bundy grow up? What early experiences shaped the twisted life of Jeffrey Dahmer? What descent into madness fueled John Wayne Gacy's killing spree? These famous criminals shed light on the dark, brutal side of human nature.
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