Investigation Discovery's "Dark Minds" Explores Unsolved Serial Homicides Using a Secret Source - A Convicted Serial Killer Known Only as "13"
- True Crime Author M. William Phelps and Criminal Profiler John Kelly Build Comprehensive
Profiles of Suspected Serial Killers in an Effort to Provide Law Enforcement with Critical Leads -
(Silver Spring, MD) - In Investigation Discovery's new series DARK MINDS (wt), non-fiction crime
author M. William Phelps and criminal profiler John Kelly revisit unsolved homicides believed to be the
work of serial killers. Joining them in the hunt for answers is an unlikely and anonymous source: a
convict serving multiple life sentences for a series of murders. Known only to audiences as "13," the
source offers his "expert opinion" about potential motivations behind these chilling cold cases, using his
own personal experience to formulate theories. Featuring crimes that echo the horrors of the infamous
Green River Serial Killer, The Hillside Strangler and the BTK Killer, DARK MINDS (wt) brings fresh
eyes to unsolved serial killer investigations using the combined instincts of three unique perspectives. The
eight-part series, DARK MINDS (wt) will debut on Investigation Discovery in January 2012.
M. William Phelps is a best-selling author, crime expert and investigative journalist who has published 20
non-fiction books ranging in subject from female murderers to America's first spy. In 1996, he lost his
sister-in-law, who was five months pregnant, to a suspected serial killer, fueling his passion to hunt for
answers in other such cases. Phelps' partner throughout DARK MINDS (wt) is one of today's
preeminent serial killer profilers, John Kelly. As the founder of S.T.A.L.K. Inc. (System To Apprehend
Lethal Killers), Kelly aids law enforcement in the pursuit of murderers through a comprehensive profiling
process. It was through S.T.A.L.K. that Kelly first enlisted the help of "13" to build criminal profiles. In
DARK MINDS (wt), "13's" voice and identity will be disguised as he provides helpful information that
Kelly and Phelps can use as they build a portrait of the people responsible for these crimes.
"DARK MINDS (wt) is reminiscent of a real-life Silence of the Lambs and is the latest example of ID
pushing its storytelling techniques. At the same time, DARK MINDS (wt) will hopefully provide
valuable information to law enforcement officers investigating these unsolved crimes," said Henry
Schleiff, president and general manager of Investigation Discovery. "We hope that by identifying the
common links that connect these crimes and victims, DARK MINDS (wt) will ultimately build theories
that will jog the public's memories and encourage viewers to bring forward new leads."
Cases slated to be profiled in DARK MINDS (wt) include:
· The Valley Killer: Connecticut River Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont with seven female
victims
· The Eastbound Strangler: Atlantic City, NJ with four female victims
· The Double Initial Murders: Rochester, NY with three child victims aged 10-12 years
· The Woodsman: Worcester, MA and York, ME with five female victims
· The Babysitter Killer: Detroit with four child victims aged 10-12 years
· The Jefferson Davis Parish Murders: Jefferson Davis Parish, LA with eight female victims
· The Elderly Serial Murders: Columbus, MS with five victims over the age of 61
· Ned Snelgrove Murders: Newark, NJ with possibly more murders connected to convicted
murderer Ned Snelgrove
DARK MINDS (wt) is produced by Beyond Productions for Investigation Discovery. For Beyond
Productions, Geoff Fitzpatrick is executive producer and John Luscombe is executive producer and senior
vice president of production. For Investigation Discovery, Jeanie Vink is executive producer, Sara Kozak
is vice president of production and Henry Schleiff is president and general manager.
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