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Natural Born Killer
Rose West: Britain's most depraved female killer
The more frightening, volatile, sadistic and passionately wicked half of 'Fred and Rose' Image: Making A Monster
John Wayne Gacy and his unquenchable lust for death
Gacy is a ‘classic example of compartmentalisation… cultivating a respectable public persona while totally relegating his deviant behaviour.’
Aileen Wuornos: Victim or cold-blooded killer?
‘She had an abandonment complex. And this desperation was one of the factors that drove her to go from a petty criminal to a cold-blooded serial killer.’
Making A Monster Episodes
The world's most notorious serial killers of all-time.
Stephen Griffiths: the Crossbow Cannibal, 'hatred bound tightly in flesh'
The true-crime obsessive whose desire for fame led him to emulate his heroes and become a killer
Robert Black: a prolific and dedicated predatory paedophile
The meticulous pedophile who sexually assaulted and killed young girls across the country
The senseless misogynistic violence of Levi Bellfield
He was lovely at first, charming, then completely controlling and evil.'
Abused as a child, Robert Maudsley killed abusers as an adult
Robert Maudlsey, the real-life Hannibal Lecter and the UK's most dangerous prisoner
The differences between male and female serial killers
Male serial killers are far more inclined to kill strangers, while female serial killers generally murder those they know
Making A Monster: Michael Ross
Destined for greatness, yet consumed by endless fantasies of violence, sex and murder
Making A Monster: Aileen Wuornos
She gunned down numerous men out of a desperation to survive
Making A Monster: Levi Bellfield
This sadistic serial killer had a perfect life; friends, loved ones and relationships - this made him even more dangerous!
Making a Monster Trailer
Making a Monster tells the story of a killer’s life – from cradle to grave.
Making a Monster: Robert Black
Robert Black: A Predatory Paedophile and Serial Killer
Making A Monster: John Wayne Gacy
The Serial Killer Convicted for Killing Over 30 People
Making a Monster: Rosemary West
Rose West: Britain's Most Depraved Female Killer
Making A Monster: Robert Maudsley
Abused as a child, Robert Maudsley killed abusers as an adult
Making a Monster: The Tapes
How do you get into the mind of the devil, when that devil is trying to get into yours?
What Does It Take To Make A Killer?
Is A Serial Killer Born or Created?
Making a Monster: The Tapes: Robert Maudsley
Making a Monster: The Tapes on Crime+Investigation
Making a Monster: The Tapes: Professor Paul Britton on Rose West
Professor Paul Britton is an expert criminal profiler
Making A Monster: The Tapes: Dr Richard Shepherd on Forensic Pathology
Making A Monster: The Tapes: Dr Richard Shepherd on Forensic Pathology
Making A Monster: The Tapes: Dr Adrian Needs on Robert Maudsley
Making A Monster: The Tapes: Dr Adrian Needs on Robert Maudsley
Making a Monster
Serial killer are not born - they are made
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Rose West: Britain's Most Depraved Female Killer - Making A Monster
The true extent of Rose West’s depravity may still come as a shock to those who think of her as simply an accomplice.
3:49
Robert Maudsley: Britain’s real 'Hannibal the Cannibal’ - Making a Monster
Robert Maudsley is deemed so dangerous he has spent the past quarter of a century in virtual isolation in a ‘glass cage’ specifically designed to house him.
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Nature or Nurture: Are Serial Killers Born or Made? - Making A Monster
Watch the world's leading forensic psychologists and psychiatrists come together to share their own first-hand experiences and insights into the mind of a serial killer.
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Interviewing Serial Killers - Making A Monster
Ever wondered what it would be like to interview a serial killer? Well, wonder no further.
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Levi Bellfield: The Misogynistic Serial Killer - Making A Monster
Levi Bellfield prowled the streets, targeting young girls at bus stops to abduct, rape, and kill.
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Are Serial Killers Born or Made? - Making A Monster
Ever wondered if serial killers were born that way or had their desire to kill moulded by outside influences?
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John Gacy: Killer Clown - Making A Monster
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer who raped, tortured and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men.
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Michael Ross: The Misogynist Serial Killer - Making A Monster
Between 1981 and 1984, Michael Ross murdered eight girls and women in Connecticut and New York.
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Robert Black: Predatory Paedophile and Serial Killer - Making A Monster
Robert Black was the epitome of a predatory paedophile; that lurks in the nightmares of every parent.
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Aileen Wuornos: A Monster or Victim? - Making A Monster
Aileen Wuornos suddenly killed seven men in one year.