TV SERIES
Becoming Evil: Cult of Personality
CrimeDocumentary
Murder goes far back into mankind's history. This documentary examines serial killers and cult leaders who shocked the world with their crimes.
Creative team
Rob Meyer (Writer) • Ron Meyer (Director)
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Episodes
10 Episodes
011. The Monster Within and Among Us
The Monster Within and Among Us - The Case of Jack the Ripper. The idea of a monster, a killer stalking people began in 1888 in one of London's poorest neighborhoods, Whitechapel, with the fiend known only to history as Jack the Ripper.
022. Killers Without Conscience
Killers Without Conscience - H.H.Holmes and Jane Toppan. The phenomenon of serial killing moved to America late in the 19th century with two of the country's most brutal killers - Chicago's Dr. Death, H.H. Holmes, and a Boston nurse, Jane Toppan.
033. The Bogeyman's Gonna Eat You
The Bogeyman's Gonna Eat You - Albert Fish, the Vampire of Brooklyn. Program 3 examines the demented life of Albert Fish, who earned his ghoulish nickname, the Vampire of Brooklyn, by preying on America's most innocent - children.
044. Serial Killing Begins Again
Serial Killing Begins Again - The Boston Strangler, Ed Gein and the Lipstick Killer. Serial killing took a holiday during the Depression and WWII, but following the war, it once again terrorized America with despicable killers given lurid names by the media, like the Lipstick Killer and the Boston Strangler.
055. Men Who Like To Kill
Men Who Like To Kill - The Zodiac, the Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy. In the sixties and seventies the Zodiac, Son of Sam, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy became grisly reminders of just how dangerous America's streets had become.
066. Homosexual Serial Killers
Homosexual Serial Killers - John Wayne Gacy and the Highway Killers. Serial killing's homoerotic aspect is revealed though the grisly exploits of the clown killer, John Wayne Gacy, Atlanta's child killer, Wayne Williams, and the highway killers, William Bonin and Randy Kraft.
077. Buddy Serial Killing
Buddy Serial Killing - The Hillside Stranglers and the Beltway Snipers. Program 7 explores the horrific idea of buddies sharing the disgusting thrill of serial murder.
088. The Many Faces of Serial Killers
The Many Faces of Serial Killers - The Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and others Serial killers have many faces from sexual sadists to thrill killers, but all of them are sociopaths who show no empathy toward other human beings. Three of the worst were the Gainesville Ripper, the Unabomber and the Spokane Prostitute Killer.
099. To Catch a Serial Killer
To Catch a Serial Killer - The Green River Killer and BTK. Law enforcement has the difficult task of catching serial killers. These fiends can go for years without capture as shown in the startling cases of Seattle's Green River Killer and Wichita's BTK.
1010. Why Serial Killers Kill
Why Serial Killers Kill - The Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer. The reasons why these demonic serial murderers take the lives of innocent people are finally revealed in the final program.