It is not until he begins to actually interact with these killers that his own mind begins to get altered through influence. Agent Ford touched darkness and evidently it returned the favour. As Fords curiosity manifests itself within him, he begins to grow more and more ambitious in his career prospects. The s was a time where criminal psychology was such a farfetched area of study which surface had barely been touched and Mindhunter exhibits this paradigm shift quite eloquently as Ford is deemed as heinous and sympathetic toward criminals when he approaches his FBI superiors with his proposition for a study into the motives of a killer.
Despite being clearly intimidated at first in his dialogue with Kemper, Ford submerges himself in the minds of other rapists and serial murderers alike and as a result of this, develops an insatiable lust for more insight. He is ultimately so adamant on making a breakthrough that it affects his relationship with his girlfriend Debbie.
This degradation of empathy within him as well as the disturbing dialogues he has creates distance between the two- so much so that it affects their love life. Towards the tail-end of the season, Fords idiosyncrasy completely alters him. His subjects grow less willing to partake in such dialogue so he himself has to emulate their behaviour in order to incite any form of response and he does so with unparalleled enthusiasm.
Fords seemingly effortless ability to assume the perverted vernacular of a man who murdered his own mother shows extreme disparity to the character he was prior to undertaking his psychologically intense investigation.
This kind of conduct would not be tolerated in let alone the more politically correct era of the 70s. Though he remains persistent, Holden eventually succumbs to the burden of rubbing shoulders with psychopaths as the season culminates with him having what appears to be a stress fuelled breakdown following yet another dialogue with Kemper. The two grew so close that it had Ford second guessing whether or not their conversations had transcended professional boundaries.
On the other end of the spectrum is Agent Tench who upon first glance, appears to be rather conventional in his approach to criminal psychology. Unlike Ford, he is less open to complex theories on how psychopaths are formed and the way they think and is more-so focused on apprehending them. This changes as the season progresses however as Tench begins to see things from Fords perspective as he gradually begins to understand criminal motive.
This is evident upon initial introduction of his wife during a dinner with agent Ford and Debbie. Though quite different individuals, agent Ford and Tench are personally afflicted by the darkness that has manifested within themselves as a result of their line of work. Retrospectively, the first season of Mindhunter was nothing short of excellent.
It provided for an intriguing and informative exploration of the structural approach to crime taken by the FBI and explored the paradigm shift that was the introduction of criminal psychology. In addition to this it provided for enthralling personal subplots which explored the the psychological impact of interacting with evil and what it can awaken within.
The show can be criticised for being reliant on tropes such as the alcohol dependant damaged and brooding cop persona, afflicted by his traumatic encounters which somewhat shines through in Agent Tench however these are mitigated by its excellent psychological storytelling and dedication to factual information.
This series has more than enough potential to be even successful given the formula for success seen in both Netflix originals and gritty and dark criminal series. Nice combo of the traditional crime story approach naive young rookie teams up with cynical grizzled veteran , both roles well cast, but without the baggage of the crime-of-the-week structure to make this all too predictable.
Watched all ten 40 min episodes yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed it, an almost prequel to Criminal Minds but much more gore. Look forward to rewatching it. Groff has such a placid look and soft voice all the time that I think he is the sociopath in the story. And I hate when movies set in earlier time periods use modern day language. Thanks for the info.
I read some of the books on this but think that this series is one I would be interested in watching. As soon as I have some free time during this cold winter, I will definitely look up this series. Quality production and acting script good but way too slow. It was almost like The Office sometimes, only not as funny. Opening episode is a mind blower. Beautifully directed, and superbly deeply written. A slow burn indeed, with the genuinely scary and disturbing hulking presence of the serial killer Edmund Kemper.
The cops here are mainly overweight, puffy and tired, middle aged combover types, struggling to do the right thing with limited insights. Good work, well done. Darren Criss: Andrew Cunanan Criss said his acceptance of the darkness within himself allows him to be a happy, light-hearted person in his own life, but it also allowed him to acknowledge the humanity within a murderer like Cunanan. She killed seven men in Florida between and Charlize Theron: Aileen Wuornos Aileen Wuornos' arrest and trial were highly publicized, and she conducted a series of interviews from prison, so Theron had a great deal of footage to study.
Wuornos was an extremely complex character who demonstrated intense mood swings and emotional instability. Charlize Theron: Aileen Wuornos In interviews, Theron said that she picked five common physical gestures exhibited by Wuornos and perfected them. Jeremy Renner: Jeffrey Dahmer Dahmer murdered 17 boys and young men over a period of 13 years, and was known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal" for obvious reasons.
Renner has always found acting therapeutic, as it allows him to express emotions like rage and sadness in a safe way. However, his experience playing Dahmer pushed this to the edge. Jeremy Renner: Jeffrey Dahmer Renner revealed that he had to let himself go to some scary places within himself in order to relate to Dahmer's darkness. John Cusack: Robert Hansen Cusack said he was very wary of taking on such a dark role. John Cusack: Robert Hansen While studying Hansen, Cusack came to the horrible conclusion that he was having a good time while hunting his victims.
Michael Shannon: Richard Kuklinski Shannon also discovered that at his core, Kuklinski was a very sad and lonely man who lived most of his life in pain. Steve Railsback: Charles Manson Railsback prepared to play Manson by watching documentaries and studying books written about him. Steve Railsback: Charles Manson Railsback even went home after shooting and locked himself in a closet to get the feeling of solitude that had shaped Manson's life Manson had been in and out of correctional facilities since the age of Michael Rooker: Henry Lee Lucas Lucas caused mayhem with his confessions because investigators all over the US had to come to interview him and verify his claims.
Michael Rooker: Henry Lee Lucas While filming the movie, Rooker would disappear into a private room between scenes where he could be alone and avoid breaking character.
Ross Lynch: Jeffrey Dahmer Filming was an intense experience, as they had access to Dahmer's real childhood home for their set. Damon Herriman: Charles Manson Even after his extensive research, he felt that he didn't know who Charles Manson was, and believed that Manson didn't know himself either.
Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. I'm already a fan, don't show this again. Send MSN Feedback. How can we improve? The Johnsons arrived first and set up a tent for their daughters, and the grandparents followed in a truck with a camper for the adults to sleep in.
On the second night the adults were all seated around the campfire, daughters in their tent, when an unseen stranger opened fire from the darkness. Within moments all of the adults were dead. Articulate, educated, well-groomed and charming, Bundy was truly atypical among serial killers in his cross-country killing rampage. Unlike Bundy, most serial killers have very well defined geographic areas of operation. They typically have a comfort zone—that is, an area that they are intimately familiar with and where they like to stalk and kill their prey.
Jack the Ripper provides the classic example of this geographic preference because he stalked and killed exclusively in the small Whitechapel district of London in the fall of The comfort zone of a serial killer is often defined by an anchor point such as a place of residence or employment.
Crime statistics reveal that serial killers are most likely to commit their first murder very close to their place of residence due to the comfort and familiarity it offers them. Serial killers sometimes return to commit murder in an area they know well from the past such as the community in which they were raised.
Over time, serial murderers may extend their activities outside of their comfort zone but only after building their confidence by executing several successful murders while avoiding detection by law enforcement authorities. As noted by the FBI in its report on serial murder, the crime data reveal that very few serial predators actually travel interstate to kill. The major difference between these individuals who kill serially and other serial murderers is the nature of their traveling lifestyle which provides them with many zones of comfort in which to operate.
Most serial killers do not have such opportunities to travel and keep their killings close to home. Reality: The images presented in the news and entertainment media suggest that serial killers either have a debilitating mental illness such as psychosis or they are brilliant but demented geniuses like Dr.
Hannibal Lecter. Neither of these two stereotypes is quite accurate. Instead, serial killers are much more likely to exhibit antisocial personality disorders such as sociopathy or psychopathy, which are not considered to be mental illnesses by the American Psychiatric Association APA. An examination of psychopathy and sociopathy, and a discussion of the powerful connection between antisocial personality disorders and serial homicide is presented in chapter 4.
In fact, very few serial killers suffer from any mental illness to such a debilitating extent that they are considered to be insane by the criminal justice system.
To be classified as legally insane, an individual must be unable to comprehend that an action is against the law at the exact moment the action is undertaken.
In other words, a serial killer must be unaware that murder is legally wrong while committing the act of murder in order to be legally insane. This legal categorization of insanity is so stringent and narrow that very few serial killers are actually included in it. Psychopathic serial killers such as John Wayne Gacy and Dennis Rader are entirely aware of the illegality of murder while they are in the process of killing their victims.
Their understanding of right and wrong does nothing to impede their crimes, however, because psychopaths such as Gacy and Rader have an overwhelming desire and compulsion to kill that causes them to ignore the criminal law with impunity.
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