NOVA
NOVA
Mind of a Rampage Killer 40 Season 12 Episode
What makes a person walk into a theater or a church or a classroom full of students and open fire? What combination of circumstances compels a human being to commit the most inhuman of crimes? Can science in any way help us understand these horrific events and provide any clues as to how to prevent them in the future? As the nation tries to understand the tragic events at Newtown, NOVA correspondent Miles OโBrien separates fact from fiction, investigating new theories that the most destructive rampage killers are driven most of all, not by the urge to kill, but the wish to die. Could suicideโand the desire to go out in a media-fueled blaze of gloryโbe the main motivation? How much can science tell us about the violent brain? Most importantly, can we recognize dangerous minds in timeโand stop the next Newtown?
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