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Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Al Carlisle's captivating inmate tapes with some of America’s most heinous killers helped him discover what drives a seemingly normal person to become obsessed with murder, exhibit violent tendencies and psychopathic behaviors.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 5 - Arthur Gary Bishop
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Arthur Gary Bishop

    S1:E5

    Dr. Carlisle’s Mormon faith is tested when Arthur Gary Bishop asks for his help in understanding how he became a serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 3 - HiFi Killers
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #2 - HiFi Killers

    S1:E3

    Dr. Al Carlisle's study of the violent mind continues when the men convicted of Utah's horrific Hi-Fi Shop mass murders enter the Utah State Prison, awaiting a death sentence

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 4 - Reggie/Reginald
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Reggie/Reginald

    S1:E4

    When a new inmate at the Utah State Prison claims he cannot remember the crime that sent him to prison, Dr. Carlisle's experiments with hypnosis reveal a violent alternate personality hidden just beneath the surface.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 8 - Manny Cortez Part 1
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Manny Cortez Part 1

    S1:E8

    Dr. Carlisle begins a surprising relationship with inmate Manny Cortez in the Oregon State Penitentiary and uncovers the impetus for Cortez's murder of two 11-year-old girls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 9 - Manny Cortez Part 2
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Manny Cortez Part 2

    S1:E9

    Dr. Carlisle's tapes documenting his 27-year relationship with Manny Cortez reveal the convicted murderer's point of no return when he became unhinged and began his violent spree.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 6 - Broken Samurai
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Broken Samurai

    S1:E6

    Dr. Carlisle discovers a surprising link between the traumas of war and the development of the violent mind when he interviews a Vietnam War veteran turned killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 1 - Ted Bundy Part 1
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Ted Bundy Part 1

    S1:E1

    Dr. Al Carlisle’s descent into the violent mind begins by chance, when he’s asked to run a psychological evaluation on a man who will go on to become one of America’s most infamous serial killers: Theodore Robert Bundy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 7 - Don York
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Don York

    S1:E7

    When a new inmate claims he can't remember the attempted murder of his wife and murder of the man she was having an affair with, Dr. Carlisle uses hypnosis to access his apparent alternate personality, Dan Hell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Season 1 Episode 2 - Ted Bundy Part 2
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Ted Bundy Part 2

    S1:E2

    Dr. Carlisle’s evaluation of Ted Bundy is over, but his work on the notorious serial killer has just begun. As Dr. Carlisle develops his theory of the development of the violent mind, Bundy escapes from prison and goes on a murderous rampage.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Arthur Gary Bishop" is the worst rated episode of "Violent Minds: Killers on Tape". It scored 7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/23/2023. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "HiFi Killers".