Psychology of Serial Killers with Jim Clemente

Episode 80 : Media Mayhem

Episode Synopsis

Jim Clemente (retired FBI and current Criminal Minds writer, producer) discusses some of his eerie experiences tracking down serial killers with us. From particular cases, like the Long Island killer and Jeffrey Dahmer, to the cat and mouse psychology of murderers and dangers of Craigslist, Jim provides a wide range of insight into these predators among us.

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Guest Bio

Jim Clemente is a retired FBI agent and current advisor, writer and producer for the TV series “Criminal Minds.” A graduate of Fordham University School of Law, Jim was the head of the Child Sex Crimes Prosecution Team in Bronx County for the New York City Law Department. As a result of undercover work that led to the imprisonment of a child sex offender, Clemente was recruited into the FBI. From 1998 until October 2009 he was a Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. He is an expert in the fields of Sex Crimes Investigations, Sex Offender Behavior, Child Sexual Victimization, and Child Pornography. Clemente has investigated and consulted on thousands of cases involving the violent and sexual crimes, sexual victimization of children, and he has interviewed hundreds of victims and offenders. He has also testified as an expert witness and lectured on these topics across the country and around the world.

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Episode Breakdown

00:01 Coming up on Media Mayhem.
02:35 The Long Island Serial Killer and playing cat and mouse.
07:00 Psychology of a serial killer.
09:20 Profiling serial killers.
10:23 Craigslist as the be all and end all of serial killers.
12:40 To Catch a Predator interferes.
13:30 The Robert Spangler case.
21:20 Interrogating a serial killer until he confesses.
22:34 The case of Jeffrey Dahmer-”A very different animal.’
25:28 Distinguishing between serial killers and mass murderers.
32:05 The Jon Benet Ramsey fiasco.
35:44 “Deciding” to take on certain cases.
37:45 The Jodi Arias trial.

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Allison Hope Weiner was a Century City entertainment litigator before she began writing about Hollywood as a journalist. A graduate of Columbia University and the University of Southern California Law Center, she joined the legendary firm of Wyman, Bautzer—where she represented entertainers and corporate media clients.

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