Criminologist Reviews Serial Killers From Movies & TV | Vanity Fair

imagine getting a phd in criminology, being a professor, and being as successful as this guy, and then you have to watch a riverdale clip.

Everyone: He's a monster! He's a psychopath! He's pure evil! He's a criminal mastermind! David Wilson: He's a loser.

This guy is great, he’s a lecturer at my university. His classes are so great and thought provoking.

This guy concludes with compassion. He has a great deal of integrity.

21:14 – “If somebody like [him] existed in real life, he wouldn't need to kill, because he's so powerful and in control anyway, he'd be running multinational corporations, he'd be running for president” – I am officially scared.

I can’t believe they made this poor man watch a riverdale clip

This man is a legend. Such an educational video. Glad to finally see a professional speak about this highly misportrayed and sadly fetishized topic

00:30 the fava beans line is actually pretty in character for Lecter. All of those foods are high in vitamin A which would clash with his medication. It's Lecter, always believing himself the smartest in the room, dropping hints that he's not on his meds because he knows nobody is smart enough to get it. He's mocking them.

"Many serial killers are beta males trying to be alphas. They are losers." Every serial killer out there: And I took that personally

This man looks the entire internet in the face and says serial murderers are losers and betas. Legend.

Cameron Britton's portrayal of Ed Kemper is the most chilling portrayal I've ever seen. Not just because of accuracy, but because of believability. The way he can so calmly describe what he did to his mother without too much anger and no pride is crazy. It just sounds so matter-of-fact. The way he touted being friends with cops and they actually didn't want to arrest him because they didn't believe him. But then at the same time, carrying on perfectly normal conversations! Quite perfectly blending in. It's terrifying that this person actually exists. Cameron deserves all the rewards for this portrayal. Gave me nightmares and even more trust issues.

Here's the thing about the movie Zodiac. The story is absolutely chilling because you realize that the killer is not special at all. He's just another person.

"beta males" "they're losers" this man just roasted every killer to walk the earth, if only the news humiliated them instead of giving them cool names and speaking about them with so much curiosity

'Serial killers are usually just losers" ...yeah that's a summary I'm ok with.

I love how the dude just comes out and says that a moral universe objectively exists and serial killers are pathetic losers. He's dealt with so many self-aggrandizing nihilists that he's just completely over it.

Mindhunter was such a good show ! So disappointed they stopped it

That is a seriously impressive teacher, I can imagine him holding a 2 hour lecture without a second of boredom.

The thing that creeped me out the most was when Ed Kemper (in the Mindhunter show) said something like; "You only base your theories on the people you've caught."

I've heard others say "no country for old men" is the most realistic psychopath. Ed Kemper scares me more than almost all others. Physically because he is 6'9". But, he was also friends with cops and blended in perfectly. Most blend in, it's true, obviously, but not necessarily with the police that were searching for them. But mostly because he's 6'9". He could do whatever he physically wanted to, to 99% of the population. Shaq might give him a struggle, but that's about it.

18:46 I love that he noted this. Bale's performance as Bateman was so brilliant, you can clearly see and hear the difference in his recollection of murdering prostitutes, homeless, other women which is distressed and anxious, and his recollection of killing Paul Allen, which is self-assured, confident, and even boastful. He really didn't regret killing Paul (if he even did kill him)