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Dark Minds brings together the sharp criminal minds of author and investigative journalist M. William Phelps and pre-eminent criminal profiler John Kelly to reopen unsolved homicides thought to be the work of serial killers. They

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Season 1

6.7/106 votes
Brutal Bayou
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/29/2012
Phelps travels to the Deep South to investigate the murder of 8 girls over 4 years. But a maverick private investigator, multiple persons of interest and rumors of police corruption make the case murkier than a Louisiana bayou.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.5/1011 votes
The Valley Killer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2012
Between 1978-1988, seven women are brutally stabbed and dumped in the woods of the Connecticut River Valley. Phelps seeks answers from a woman who survived the serial killer's attack and may be able to identify a new person of interest in the case.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/106 votes
The Woodsman
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/15/2012
Between 2003 and 2007, five down-and-out women go missing in Worcester, MA. Their remains are found in wooded areas outside the city. Phelps tracks the hunter, following the trail of evidence.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/105 votes
Double Initial Murder
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2012
From 1971-73, three little girls were snatched up, violated and murdered. They all shared something else--their first and last names started with the same letter. Phelps travels to Rochester, NY to search for answers in a town that won’t let go.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/105 votes
Dance with the Devil
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2012
Phelps and Kelly investigate the 1982 murder of a New Jersey woman, Jane Goodwin. Was it a serial killer responsible for similar murders in Connecticut and New Jersey? Phelps is convinced he's got his man, a convict he's corresponded with for years. But can Phelps make him confess?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
5.4/105 votes
The Eastbound Strangler
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2012
What kind of serial killer removes his victims’ shoes and socks, then lays the bodies facing east? Phelps heads to Atlantic City to investigate the 2006 murder of four sex workers to see if they are connected to a breaking case on Long Island.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
4.7/107 votes
The Babysitter Killer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2012
From 1976-77, a pedophile abducted and murdered four children from affluent Detroit neighborhoods. Phelps travels to the dark side of suburbia to ask: What kind of monster bathes, cleans and dresses his victims in fresh clothes after he kills them?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
4.6/105 votes
Mississippi Five
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2012
From 1996-98, someone terrorized the elderly residents of Columbus, MS, brutally killing 5 senior citizens in their homes. But local law enforcement and a secret source have Phelps and Kelly wondering if they're looking at a serial killer.
Director: Unknown
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