NOVA

Season 19, Episode 12

Episode Title: Mind of a Serial Killer

Air Date: 1992-10-13

Overview:

NOVA goes behind the scenes to give the real story behind the FBI unit popularized in the Academy Award-winning film, The Silence of the Lambs. Using a detailed psychological profile, the unit helped the Rochester, New York police department catch a notorious serial killer who targeted prostitutes. Actor Patrick Stewart narrates.