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The Mind of a Murderer
The Mind of a Murderer

The Mind of a Murderer

—Channeling her personal experience as a stalking victim for eight years, criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward has made it her mission to probe psychopathic behavior. In "The Mind of a Murderer," Ward goes behind bars to interview violent killers and offer insight into what drives people to commit heinous acts. Each hour-long episode begins with Ward combing through evidence to formulate a theory on a killer's true psyche. She then conducts a riveting interview with a killer -- face to face, alone in a room -- which is contrasted with emotional statements from the victim's family and friends who seek closure. Ward also hosts the series "Stalked: Someone's Watching," which profiles stories of stalking victims and the psychology of their perpetrators.
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Season 15 of 6 Episodes

  • After an argument over an alleged affair, Janene Patton shoots her husband, Troy, to death with a bullet to the head, then claims it was an accident.

  • Dr. Michelle Ward goes behind prison walls to find out why Karl Knapp gunned down his estranged girlfriend and two other people during a drug-fueled spree.

  • Dr. Michelle Ward heads to death row to find out whether Willie Trottie committed a crime of passion or acted in self-defense when he gunned down his ex-girlfriend and her brother.

  • Dr. Michelle Ward talks to death row inmate Tracy Beatty to find out how he could have strangled his own mother to death and buried her in the backyard.

  • Dr. Michelle Wards tries to get inside the mind of death row inmate Travis Runnels who slit his supervisor's throat while behind bars.
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Channeling her personal experience as a stalking victim for eight years, criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward has made it her mission to probe psychopathic behavior. In "The Mind of a Murderer," Ward goes behind bars to interview violent killers and offer insight into what drives people to commit heinous acts. Each hour-long episode begins with Ward combing through evidence to formulate a theory on a killer's true psyche. She then conducts a riveting interview with a killer -- face to face, alone in a room -- which is contrasted with emotional statements from the victim's family and friends who seek closure. Ward also hosts the series "Stalked: Someone's Watching," which profiles stories of stalking victims and the psychology of their perpetrators.

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