The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2008

Throughout the 1990s, a serial killer terrorized upstate New York. After a decade-long crime spree conducted largely under the radar of law enforcement, the killer left behind the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives had ever seen--hundreds of homemade videotapes that chronicle the stalking, abduction, murder and disposal of his victims. "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" examines these horrific tapes at length: what they reveal about the killer, why they were made, and how FBI profilers have used them to better understand violent, psychopathic behavior. "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" combines interviews surrounding the devastating impact of the Water Street Butcher with shocking footage from the tapes themselves. "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" documents the actual experience of encountering a deranged serial killer. Never before has an audience been exposed so directly to terror so real. For the first time, the public will see the horrifying images that FBI profilers have studied for years.