Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America2021

Name: Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America
Genre: Psychological
Released: 2021-08-15
Rating: 6.8

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IMDb 7.2TMDB 6.6

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Year

2021

Seasons

Network

A&E

Status

Ended

The premise

Examine the intersecting paths of five of America’s most notorious killers–Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, The Green River Killer and BTK–who all operated during the same period, across two decades.

Horror Vault's take

Five of America's most infamous serial killers — Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Green River Killer, and BTK — stalked the country simultaneously across two decades, and this docuseries asks what that terrifying overlap reveals about American society. Drawing on expert analysis from former FBI profilers and investigators, the series digs into the psychological architecture behind each killer. Rather than simply cataloguing crimes, it probes how these predators remained hidden in plain sight for so long.

Content: Discussion Of Murder And Violent Crime, Discussion Of Sexual Violence, Descriptions Of Crimes Against Vulnerable Victims

Episode Guide

· 4h 24m total· Aug 2021 → Aug 2021

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S1.E1 · The Perfect Storm (1972-1974)Premiere
Aug 15, 2021 · 44 min
In the mid-to-late 1970s, Bundy, Gacy and BTK begin claiming victims, while Dahmer and the Green River Killer inch ever closer to realizing their grim fantasies; the dangerous men blend into their communities and elude close calls with poli
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S1.E2 · Hiding in Plain Sight (1974-1977)
Aug 15, 2021 · 44 min
With their confidences growing in 1978, Bundy, Gacy, Dahmer, the Green River Killer and BTK continue their game of cat and mouse with law enforcement; Gacy and Bundy are finally brought to justice; Dahmer struggles to resist his murderous u
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S1.E3 · Catch Me if You Can (1978-1979)
Aug 16, 2021 · 44 min
In the mid-1980s, Gacy and Bundy sit on death row; BTK kills his own neighbor; Dahmer succumbs to his devious fantasies and commits his most heinous crimes to date; the remaining three killers are captured between 1991-2005.
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S1.E4 · Media Firestorm (1979-1982)
Aug 16, 2021 · 44 min
After years of evading capture, Gacy and Bundy are finally brought to justice as they both face punishment for their heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the Green River Killer is still at large and becoming more of a threat than ever; Dahmer struggl
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S1.E5 · Power and Control (1984- 1991)
Aug 17, 2021 · 44 min
In the mid-1980s, two of "The Five," Gacy and Bundy, sit on death row as their murderous rampages have at last been curtailed. Meanwhile, the Green River Killer has claimed 41 lives, and with no major suspects, the case's ground-breaking ta