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The Second Wave: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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May 13, 2019

After surviving the Great Depression and World War II, America entered an idyllic age, The Atomic Age, where wholesome values and classic Americana were kings. Dads could work in a factory and afford to send their kids to college.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 7 episodes

Season 1

Mind of the Serial Killer,

Prior to the true crime explosion, psychologists, and criminal investigators thought they had the serial killer figured out.

57m May 13, 2019

Victims and the Media,

American culture and its urban settings, streets of prostitution, homeless and lost people, will continue providing the victim pool for serial killers.

55m May 13, 2019

America's Most Notorious Serial Killers: The First Wave,

At the turn of the 20th century, America was on the move. It was changing from a country of farmers and small towns into a nation of growing urban centers.

57m May 13, 2019

The Second Wave: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers,

After surviving the Great Depression and World War II, America entered an idyllic age, The Atomic Age, where wholesome values and classic Americana were kings. Dads could work in a factory and afford to send their kids to college.

58m May 13, 2019

Lady Serial Killers,

There was a golden age of female serial killers in the U.S. and Europe. Female serial killers that targeted their children, husbands, and other family members.

53m May 13, 2019

International Serial Killers,

There's been a long-held belief in the public that serial killing is largely an American phenomenon.

53m May 13, 2019

21st Century Serial Killers,

21st-century America is a technological wonder: cell phones, the internet, 24-hour news media, DNA breakthroughs, people on the move, and expanding urban centers.

54m May 13, 2019