Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper

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The Trial | Ep.6

Michael Gargiulo’s final victim bravely fights him off, leading to his eventual arrest. A media frenzy takes place as the serial killer takes the stand. With multiple pow

Maria | Ep.5

Another woman is found murdered, and this time Michael has gone even further with his brutality. In the wake of the investigation, there is a break in the case. Clear pat

The Hunt | Ep.4

Detectives continue to work on finding Ashley Ellerin’s killer and finally their attentions turn to her neighbor, Mike the furnace guy. Police try to track Michael down,

Ashley | Ep.3

22-year-old Ashley Ellerin is found brutally murdered in her apartment by her roommate. The scene is closed off and police search for any evidence that identifies her kil

Mike the Furnace Guy | Ep.2

A teenage girl has been murdered in Gargiulo’s hometown on her front doorstep and when police look to question him after an unusual encounter with the victim’s parents, M

Michael Gargiulo | Ep.1

Season nine of Mind of a Monster begins in Hollywood in 2019. A woman is testifying about how she fought off Michael Gargiulo as he brutally stabbed her while she was in

Introducing Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper

2000s Hollywood: the bright lights for dreamers who want to become famous. Michael Gargiulo made his name in another way – as a brutal murderer with no mercy. Watching, w

S8 Ep.6: 11 Skulls

When he realizes that his demands are not going to be met, incarcerated serial killer Israel Keyes pulls off one final power play. To identify other victims Keyes murdere

S8 Ep.5: Confessions

After getting caught using the victim’s bank card, Israel Keyes admits to killing local girl Samantha Koenig and disposing of her body in a frozen lake. When he gives a h

S8 Ep.4: Samantha

In Anchorage, Alaska, 18-year-old Samantha Koenig is abducted while working at a coffee stand, sending panic through the city.  Police initially struggle to find a solid

S8 Ep.3: Hunting Grounds

In the remote mountains of north-west Washington, Israel Keyes splits his time between taking care of his young family and hunting for victims. When he travels to visit f

S8 Ep.2: A Double Life

After an isolated childhood in the woods, Israel Keyes realises he’s a psychopath – with an urge to rape and kill. When he distances himself from his ultra religious fami

S8 Ep.1: Israel Keyes   

Season eight of Mind of a Monster begins in the wild and remote city of Anchorage, Alaska where Israel Keyes is being questioned about the abduction of a young woman. Une

Introducing Mind of a Monster: The Cross-Country Killer

2000s Anchorage, Alaska: a beautiful city with vast wilderness and a sparse, spread-out population. It's the perfect hiding ground for a deadly predator to remain off the

S7 Ep.6: The Trial

Kristen Gilbert’s reign of terror has ended but the trials have just begun.  She is tried for the bomb threats, tried for the murder of multiple patients and in a unique

S7 Ep.5: Confession

The heat is on Kristen Gilbert and the investigation is gathering damning intel on the unusual rise of deaths on Ward C.  Instead of her taking herself away from the line

S7 Ep.4: The Investigation

Kristen’s colleagues come forward with their concerns over the suspicious deaths on Ward C, and an investigation gets underway. Kristen quickly catches wind that somethin

S7 Ep.3: Ward C

On Ward C, Kristen Gilbert’s victim count is rising, and her secret affair is intensifying.  Stocks of her regularly used killing weapon, the drug epinephrine, are decrea

S7 Ep.2: The Angel of Death

Kristen Gilbert has had her first taste in what it’s like to harm someone in her care.  Her thirst grows when the newlywed mom gets her first nursing job at the Veteran’s