NOVA · Season 20 · Episode 3

“Mind of a Serial Killer”

Aired Wednesday 14 October 1992

NOVA goes behind the scenes to give the real story behind the FBI unit popularized in the Academy Award-winning film, The Silence of the Lambs. Using a detailed psychological profile, the unit helped the Rochester, New York police department catch a notorious serial killer who targeted prostitutes. Actor Patrick Stewart narrates.

S20 E3 discussion