Season 04 · 13 case files
Inside the Behavior of Violent Offenders
A careful examination of concepts commonly used to explain repetitive and predatory violence.
Season 4 examines a careful examination of concepts commonly used to explain repetitive and predatory violence. Each case file separates documented history, analytical interpretation, and unresolved questions.
S04E01Understanding Violence Without Excusing It
A documentary case file exploring understanding violence without excusing it within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E02Fantasy, Rehearsal, and Escalation
A documentary case file exploring fantasy, rehearsal, and escalation within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E03Developmental History and the Danger of Simple Explanations
A documentary case file exploring developmental history and the danger of simple explanations within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E04Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Popular Confusion
A documentary case file exploring psychopathy, sociopathy, and popular confusion within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E05Narcissism, Entitlement, and Violence
A documentary case file exploring narcissism, entitlement, and violence within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E06Sexual Sadism and Coercive Control
Roy Hazelwood made sexual-crime investigation a major part of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit’s training and consultation work. This episode examines his books, behavior-oriented victim and witness interviews, sexual-offense classification, and linkage concepts, with the Robert Hansen investigation showing why a profile must remain separate from proof.ListenS04E07Ritual, Repetition, and Signature Behavior
A documentary case file exploring ritual, repetition, and signature behavior within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E08Souvenirs, Trophies, and Memory
A documentary case file exploring souvenirs, trophies, and memory within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E09Escalation Over Time
A documentary case file exploring escalation over time within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E10Why Some Serial Offenders Stop
A documentary case file exploring why some serial offenders stop within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E11Female Serial Murderers and Investigative Bias
A documentary case file exploring female serial murderers and investigative bias within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E12Teams, Couples, and Shared Offending
A documentary case file exploring teams, couples, and shared offending within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E13Treatment, Management, and the Limits of Rehabilitation
A documentary case file exploring treatment, management, and the limits of rehabilitation within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.Listen
A documentary case file exploring understanding violence without excusing it within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E02Fantasy, Rehearsal, and Escalation
A documentary case file exploring fantasy, rehearsal, and escalation within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E03Developmental History and the Danger of Simple Explanations
A documentary case file exploring developmental history and the danger of simple explanations within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E04Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Popular Confusion
A documentary case file exploring psychopathy, sociopathy, and popular confusion within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E05Narcissism, Entitlement, and Violence
A documentary case file exploring narcissism, entitlement, and violence within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E06Sexual Sadism and Coercive Control
Roy Hazelwood made sexual-crime investigation a major part of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit’s training and consultation work. This episode examines his books, behavior-oriented victim and witness interviews, sexual-offense classification, and linkage concepts, with the Robert Hansen investigation showing why a profile must remain separate from proof.ListenS04E07Ritual, Repetition, and Signature Behavior
A documentary case file exploring ritual, repetition, and signature behavior within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E08Souvenirs, Trophies, and Memory
A documentary case file exploring souvenirs, trophies, and memory within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E09Escalation Over Time
A documentary case file exploring escalation over time within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E10Why Some Serial Offenders Stop
A documentary case file exploring why some serial offenders stop within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E11Female Serial Murderers and Investigative Bias
A documentary case file exploring female serial murderers and investigative bias within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E12Teams, Couples, and Shared Offending
A documentary case file exploring teams, couples, and shared offending within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.ListenS04E13Treatment, Management, and the Limits of Rehabilitation
A documentary case file exploring treatment, management, and the limits of rehabilitation within the history, practice, and limits of behavioral analysis.Listen
Sources and research
Every episode transcript includes its source bibliography. The master source librarycollects and deduplicates those citations across all five seasons.