Or, as A&E describes the show, “Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America weaves the stories of five infamous serial killers–Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, The Green River Killer and BTK–together into a single narrative exploring the perfect storm of what was happening in culture, communications, law enforcement, media, forensics, and technology that allowed them to proliferate and evade capture.” The era of the 1970s and 1980s, when serial killers of America were at their most rampant, has never been examined as a whole, according to Dr. Robert Schug, a neurocriminology and clinical psychologist specializing in the criminal mind—and that’s exactly why true-crime watchers can look forward to when they watch the show. “This is the first time we’re seeing these particular five serial killers together in one narrative,” he told Entertainment Tonight about the docuseries. “They were all sort of operating at the same time in history, and that’s a piece that often gets lost. In some respects, they even played off of each other during that critical time period.” Dr. Schug also takes issue with the frequent glorification of serial killers, telling the outlet, “The names of these five gentlemen have become cool names on t-shirts … And that’s unfortunate. They should not become our heroes.” If you’re ready to learn more, keep reading to find out what to expect from Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers inAmerica, including how to watch, what else you can watch during True Crime Week and some background on the killers profiled in the series. But please be warned: A lot of this material is incredibly disturbing and potentially triggering due to the sexual and physical violence they entail.
How can I watch Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America?
Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers In America airs on A&E.
When is Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America on TV?
The show airs over three nights beginning Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, with two hourlong episodes airing back-to-back. The second and third nights of the event will take place Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. The first two episodes, airing Aug. 15, are titled “The Perfect Storm” and “Hiding in Plain Sight.” The second night of InvisibleMonsters features the episodes “Catch Me If You Can” and “Media Firestorm.” InvisibleMonsters’ third and final night will see the debut of “Power and Control” and “End of an Era.”
How can I stream Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers In America?
After they air on A&E, episodes will be available to stream on demand from your cable provider. Viewers can also stream A&E live on AETV.com when logged in with your cable provider. To stream A&E live without cable, you can use AT&T TV, Hulu With Live TV, Philo or Sling TV.
Is there an InvisibleMonsters trailer?
Yes, and as the minute-long preview illustrates, the docuseries aims to dive into the “origins” of serial killing, as well as the common traits that linked “The Five” together, as few documentaries have done before. InvisibleMonsters will explore how serial killers were able to operate unabated for years thanks to living in a world with “no computers and no DNA [testing]” and why serial killers are compelled to murder not out of necessity, but for personal pleasure, In a longer sneak-peek video, the show’s experts admit that at the start of the “Golden Age of Serial Killing,” investigators were at a loss because “law enforcement didn’t have a definition for serial killers. That makes it so difficult to catch them.” That preview also reveals that the series’ talking heads will include the lone survivor of the Green River Killer.
Which murderers are featured in Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers In America?
Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers In America features Bundy, Gacy, Ridgway, Rader and Dahmer.
What other shows will be on A&E True Crime Week 2021?
After Invisible Monsters concludes its three-night run on A&E, the network will debut another new docuseries titled I Survived a Serial Killer. According to the network, that show is “told from the survivors’ point of view” and “highlights the strength and perseverance of regular people encountering and overcoming pure evil.” I Survived a Serial Killer premieres Wed., Aug. 18, at 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT.
Did Ted Bundy grow up with a father?
Bundy didn’t grow up with a father. He was born to an unwed mother in Burlington, Vt., and was raised in Pennsylvania by his grandparents, who he thought were his parents. He believed that his mother, Eleanor Louise Cowell, was actually his sister.
How did Ted Bundy die?
Bundy was executed via electric chair.
What made Ted Bundy a serial killer?
According to Psychology Today, Bundy was a psychopath who lacked interpersonal empathy, didn’t value human life and was motivated by power and control over his victims. He had to continue to kill to satiate his desires, which still ultimately left him feeling empty in the aftermath. In The Ted Bundy Tapes, the killer himself explains, “The fantasy that accompanies and generates the anticipation that precedes the crime is always more stimulating than the immediate aftermath of the crime itself.”
What did Jeffrey Dahmer do to animals?
Dahmerkilled neighbors’ pets as a child and adolescent, going as far as to impale a dog’s head on a stick. He confessed to torturing and killing animals, including setting a classmate’s tadpole on fire in its aquarium. As a child, Dahmer and his father, a research chemist, would bleach the bones of dead animals they found (but not that they killed), calling a pail of animal bones Dahmer’s “fiddlesticks.”
Was Jeffrey Dahmer a necrophiliac?
Whether or not Dahmer was a necrophiliac is up for debate depending on how specifically one defines the term (which means a sexual attraction to and having sex with corpses). While he did sexually defile dead bodies, he claims he wasn’t attracted to them because the victims were dead, and he tried to perform rudimentary lobotomies on his victims before their deaths to keep them in a zombie-like state. His end goal was never to have sex with a dead body per se, but instead to have full control of whoever was unlucky enough to be with him.
When did Jeffrey Dahmer die?
Dahmer died in prison in 1994 when he was killed by a fellow inmate.
What is the BTK Killer’s real name?
The BTK Killer’s real name is Dennis Lynn Rader.
Is Dennis Rader still alive?
Rader is still alive as of this writing.
Was BTK married?
Rader was married to Paula Dietz from 1971 until 2005 when they divorced upon her learning of his murders — at the same time as the rest of the world.
Is the BTK Killer still in jail?
Thankfully, yes, Rader is still behind bars.
Where is John Wayne Gacy’s house?
Gacy’s home was located in the Norwood Park Township near Chicago. His house was torn down in 1979 amid the search for bodies on his property. A new house was built on the lot with a different address.
Is John Wayne Gacy still alive?
Gacy died on May 10, 1994. He was executed by lethal injection. His death row attorney, Karen Conti, told A&E Real Crime, “He never expressed concern about his death. I didn’t sense he even realized it was going to happen.” She added, “He didn’t strike me as somebody who had a few hours left to live. He didn’t want to talk about it—he wanted to socialize with the people who were visiting him for the last time. He was pleasant.” Conti said that Gacy had numerous visitors during his final hours. “It was extremely emotional. It was traumatizing for the people who loved him. His neighbors who’d lived near him were there. They adored him—even after all those years. It was surprising to see that outpouring of support from so many people who wouldn’t admit it to the public.”
What were John Wayne Gacy’s last words?
Gacy’s final three words were reportedly, “Kiss my ass.”
How did the Green River Killer get caught?
According to the Associated Press, in 1987, Ridgway gave a saliva DNA sample to police after the family of one of his victims, Marie Malvar, led authorities to him. However, it wasn’t until 2001, when technology was more advanced, that his DNA sample was matched with three of his victims from decades earlier.
Did Ted Bundy help catch the Green River Killer?
In addition to DNA evidence, authorities also had help apprehending Ridgway from Bundy, who was then on death row and volunteered to provide them with some insight into Ridgway’s possible M.O. for his atrocities. According to the New York Times, Bundy wrote to investigators, “Don’t ask me why I believe I’m an expert in this area, just accept that I am and we’ll start from there.” Of course, Bundy’s motives weren’t necessarily altruistic. Detective Dave Reichert explained of the two murderers, “First off, there’s no remorse. He doesn’t have any feelings toward anybody, his family included. And that’s what I saw in Bundy and what I saw in Ridgway.” Reichert believes that Bundy was merely admitting to some of his own crimes that hadn’t yet been solved, adding, “It was as if Mr. Bundy was jealous of the attention the Green River killer was getting.” Next, get all the details on fictional serial killer Dexter’s comeback.
