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Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil will strip the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation as history's most brutal serial killers are exposed. Wars have terrorized entire populations for thousands of years. The American West was home to ruthless killers who were idolized in fiction and folklore. Evil evolved to a hideous new form with the genocidal dictators of the 20th century such as Hitler, Stalin and MaoTseTung who ordered the death of tens of millions. But in the middle of the 20th century a new and chilling phenomenon emerged in post-war Western society: The Serial Killer. As if fashioned from our nightmares, they terrify and fascinate us. Lurking behind masks of bland normality they often evade capture for years, decades or eternity. They are America's serial killers.
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Last updated: November 17, 2009, 6:10 pm
America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil Customer reviews:
Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 15
(Kristen Karzin, 2009-08-09) I actually didn't buy this on Amazon, I bought it at Walmart for $5. And I have to say that for $5 it's a pretty good documentry. Sure the intro is always the same, and sure the same three guys are interviwed throughout the entire thing, but the information they give you is pretty interesting. Depending on what you know of the serial killers that are listed in this 7 1/2 DVD you may or may not learn something new. It has it's highs and it's lows, but again I only paid $5 for it. I wasn't expecting too much, so in my mind I got more than I paid for. If you're interested in serial killers, or you know someone that is, it's a pretty interesting dvd. It's held my intrest.
(Kool Aidd Smile, 2009-07-07) i bought this in best buy for $10 it was enjoyable and not the worst or best i have ever seen. I really wanted to add that since it was called AMERICAN serial killers was it necessary to add jack the ripper. A quick reference would be sufficient but an entire episode is dedicated solely to the the ripper. Other Killers in the series have to split screen time and share episodes like gacy and dahmer. Also not one mention of Edmund Kemper?? come on really?? An hour on the jack the ripper and nothing on kemper in that sense it was a total rip off. Also some of the reenactments were hoakey. A more comprehensive set on serial killers would be nice to see but i guess you get what you pay for. P.S. im glad this set doesn't glorify killers but tries to take an academic approach on the subject Kudos
(Gene Savage, 2009-06-09) I, too, got this at Wal-Mart for $5. The 1st episode played fine (yes, the intro is over the top & it feels silly based on the title to start with a British serial killer but whatever), but the 2nd episode started hanging & eventually froze completely. None of the other shows would play, & disc 2 was the same way. I took it back to Wal-Mart to exchange, & the new set won't play, either disc. I've successfully ripped the 1st disc to my hard drive but the 2nd has unrecoverable errors, so I will take THIS one back as well and try for a 3rd set to get a readable 2nd disc. If I ever get a copy that will play, I will review the content. This is ridiculous! I'm a bit surprised nobody's mentioned issues with trying to get the discs to play. Am I just really unlucky? Hopefully the 3rd time's the charm...
(Shanna Reis, 2009-05-12) I paid the 5 bucks at Walmart for it, which I thought was a bargain price even if it didn't turn out to all that good. I was wrong. This collection is not even worth that much. I literally cried through the whole thing. Either because the voice-over was so terribly hilarious, or because of all the innacuracies that were presented as utter truth. This whole DVD comes off as something smashed together by someone who has only done the slightest bit of research on the subject matter and then padded the whole thing with vaguely related clips. Skip this one. You're better off keeping that 8 or 5 bucks and treating yourself to lunch.
(lil weezy, 2009-05-12) i agree with adam this is a good buy at wal mart out ofthe five dollar bin but the amazon price isnt bad bad for the length of this 2 disc set. this is all info you probably already have if youre into true crime but still not a bad buy. i would have to say for the earlier featured kilers they used too much of related movie footage for filler. the interviews and narration are done well with the exception of when the narrator reads letters from the killers in their voices. this is so terrible its funny. at times i was convinced i was listening to richard dreyfuss until i heard those awful voices. buy this if you like this kind of thing. for under ten dollars you get 7 hrs of info and footage of over 20 cases. and interviews with some of the minds who have studied the subject extensively. even dr jack levin of MSNBC crime documentary fame gets in on the action. the price makes this worth it.