Himself (Convicted Serial Killer) (archive footage)
In 1972 Santa Cruz, Calif., police fear multiple serial killers are operating at the same time, as human remains wash upon the shores of the seaside community; victims include children, students, pedestrians and hitchhikers. The story and reality of Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer" who appears to be a gentle giant who offers rides to young female hitchhikers but is actually a perverted monster with a tormented childhood and dark sexual fantasies.
Ed Kemper, also known as the Co-Ed Killer, murdered and dismembered 10 people, including his own mother. Former FBI agent John Douglas takes us through his extensive interviews with Kemper, which became the backbone of modern criminal psychology.
This documentary about serial killers and FBI Behavioral Sciences profilers features interviews with Ed Kemper and Ted Bundy as well as crime victims and law enforcement officials. The film includes some dramatic recreations.
Muestra el desmoronamiento de los valores de la sociedad norteamericana desde mediados del siglo XX hasta principios de los 80, centrándose en la espiral de violencia que recorre el país, y para ello nos muestra una senda donde la moral y la ética parecen brillar con luz propia, mostrando una serie de acontecimientos clave en el desarrollo de la nación tanto a nivel político como en lo más profundo de la subcultura americana.
