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Dark Minds

Season 1 2012
TV-14

  • 2012-01-26T03:00:00Z on Investigation Discovery
  • 44m
  • 5h 52m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Dark Minds brings together the sharp criminal minds of author and investigative journalist M. William Phelps and pre-eminent criminal profiler John Kelly to reopen unsolved homicides thought to be the work of serial killers. They are assisted in their efforts by a source known only to viewers as "13," a convict serving multiple life terms for a series of murders, who presents his theories about potential motivations behind these chilling cold cases based on his own experiences. They bring fresh eyes to unsolved serial killer investigations using the combined instincts of three unique perspectives, with hopes that it will encourage viewers to bring forward new leads.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-01-26T03:00:00Z

1x01 The Valley Killer

Series Premiere

1x01 The Valley Killer

  • 2012-01-26T03:00:00Z44m

Between 1978-1988, seven women are brutally stabbed and dumped in the woods of the Connecticut River Valley. Phelps seeks answers from a woman who survived the serial killer's attack and may be able to identify a new person of interest in the case.

2012-02-02T03:00:00Z

1x02 The Eastbound Strangler

1x02 The Eastbound Strangler

  • 2012-02-02T03:00:00Z44m

What kind of serial killer removes his victims’ shoes and socks, then lays the bodies facing east? Phelps heads to Atlantic City to investigate the 2006 murder of four sex workers to see if they are connected to a breaking case on Long Island.

2012-02-09T03:00:00Z

1x03 The Babysitter Killer

1x03 The Babysitter Killer

  • 2012-02-09T03:00:00Z44m

From 1976-77, a pedophile abducted and murdered four children from affluent Detroit neighborhoods. Phelps travels to the dark side of suburbia to ask: What kind of monster bathes, cleans and dresses his victims in fresh clothes after he kills them?

2012-02-16T03:00:00Z

1x04 The Woodsman

1x04 The Woodsman

  • 2012-02-16T03:00:00Z44m

Between 2003 and 2007, five down-and-out women go missing in Worcester, MA. Their remains are found in wooded areas outside the city. Phelps tracks the hunter, following the trail of evidence.

2012-02-23T03:00:00Z

1x05 Double Initial Murder

1x05 Double Initial Murder

  • 2012-02-23T03:00:00Z44m

From 1971-73, three little girls were snatched up, violated and murdered. They all shared something else--their first and last names started with the same letter. Phelps travels to Rochester, NY to search for answers in a town that won’t let go.

2012-03-01T03:00:00Z

1x06 Brutal Bayou

1x06 Brutal Bayou

  • 2012-03-01T03:00:00Z44m

Phelps travels to the Deep South to investigate the murder of 8 girls over 4 years. But a maverick private investigator, multiple persons of interest and rumors of police corruption make the case murkier than a Louisiana bayou.

2012-03-08T03:00:00Z

1x07 Mississippi Five

1x07 Mississippi Five

  • 2012-03-08T03:00:00Z44m

From 1996-98, someone terrorized the elderly residents of Columbus, MS, brutally killing 5 senior citizens in their homes. But local law enforcement and a secret source have Phelps and Kelly wondering if they're looking at a serial killer.

Season Finale

2012-03-15T02:00:00Z

1x08 Dance with the Devil

Season Finale

1x08 Dance with the Devil

  • 2012-03-15T02:00:00Z44m

Phelps and Kelly investigate the 1982 murder of a New Jersey woman, Jane Goodwin. Was it a serial killer responsible for similar murders in Connecticut and New Jersey? Phelps is convinced he's got his man, a convict he's corresponded with for years. But can Phelps make him confess?

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