Hollywood's serial killers, checked against the real offender data. Then the floor opens.
Sharp science, zero dramatization.
Jim Iaccino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology · The Chicago School
Created the Cinematic Serial Killers Research Project, involving 100+ forensic students in coding films that depict real-life offenders. His work correlates cinematic portrayals with actual killer demographics, typology, motives, and victim patterns. Published in APA's PsycCRITIQUES.
What you get
Research comparing films on real offenders with actual forensic profiles.
Ask what documentaries and true crime shows never answer.
Science on the table, none of the formality.
A new killer, psychological profile or forensic method.
True crime fans and the genuinely curious.
How the night works
Order at the bar, find a seat. No formality.
Profiling and motive, film by film. Evidence-led, zero sensationalism.
The floor opens. No filter, no question off limits.
Good to know
You already know the names. What you don't know is what was actually happening inside their heads. Curious Hour is a true crime science night where the movie version of a killer meets the forensic record. Jim Iaccino, Ph.D., created a research project where 100+ forensic students coded films about real offenders and checked them against the data. You hear where the movies get profiling right and where they invent it, case by case. Motive and typology, minus the soundtrack. Then the floor opens.
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