Greg Cooper (Retired FBI profiler)

He functions under the cloak of darkness. That's where he's comfortable. Nobody can see him. He doesn't have to worry about being identified.

He functions under the cloak of darkness. That's where he's comfortable. Nobody can see him. He doesn't have to worry about being identified.

He's on the hunt to begin with. He wants to understand the level of his own risk that he's going to be taking just to experience and prepare for what he has planned to do.

He's on the hunt to begin with. He wants to understand the level of his own risk that he's going to be taking just to experience and prepare for what he has planned to do.

He can't achieve that level of power, domination, and control within his own life. And so he looks to those that emulate those characteristics of success that he's determined to follow and has decided, I can do this.

He can't achieve that level of power, domination, and control within his own life. And so he looks to those that emulate those characteristics of success that he's determined to follow and has decided, I can do this.

What he's doing is testing what the protocol is for the police officer and comparing that to what his experience was.

What he's doing is testing what the protocol is for the police officer and comparing that to what his experience was.

Does that mean anything to you? Interesting, isn't it? These are all themes of power, domination, and control.

Does that mean anything to you? Interesting, isn't it? These are all themes of power, domination, and control.

These are what we refer to as precipitating stressors. and triggering events.

These are what we refer to as precipitating stressors. and triggering events.

She was very professional. She didn't challenge him. She didn't make him feel subordinate to her.

She was very professional. She didn't challenge him. She didn't make him feel subordinate to her.

He's researching. He's understanding, becoming more familiar with psychopathic characteristics.

He's researching. He's understanding, becoming more familiar with psychopathic characteristics.

He's exhausted. He's gone through four people.

He's exhausted. He's gone through four people.

She's bothered by the noise. She opens the door and sees this individual coming down the hallway.

She's bothered by the noise. She opens the door and sees this individual coming down the hallway.

She knows something's wrong. She's under the influence of alcohol. She's between being awake and asleep.

She knows something's wrong. She's under the influence of alcohol. She's between being awake and asleep.

Definitely. His primary objective now is to get out of there and not to get caught.

Definitely. His primary objective now is to get out of there and not to get caught.

He's panicking.

He's panicking.

There's a shower behind him. He's now into new clothes. And now he's celebrating.

There's a shower behind him. He's now into new clothes. And now he's celebrating.

That's right, a very likely place that he could have discarded it. It would be very difficult to retrieve that.

That's right, a very likely place that he could have discarded it. It would be very difficult to retrieve that.

It's very common.

It's very common.

It doesn't fit into society.

It doesn't fit into society.

How you doing? How y'all doing today?

How you doing? How y'all doing today?

These are all themes of power, domination and control.

These are all themes of power, domination and control.

Well, it is. I've got a case in another state. The bedroom... is the crime scene of a double homicide. It looks like a butcher shop. And there's no way that the individual would have been able to remove themselves without being immersed in a lot of blood. But there's not a speck of blood on the outside of that room. So does it happen? Is it possible? Absolutely.

Well, it is. I've got a case in another state. The bedroom... is the crime scene of a double homicide. It looks like a butcher shop. And there's no way that the individual would have been able to remove themselves without being immersed in a lot of blood. But there's not a speck of blood on the outside of that room. So does it happen? Is it possible? Absolutely.

I would have loved to have heard that conversation.

I would have loved to have heard that conversation.