Netflix’s Killer Sally three-part true crime series explores Sally McNeil’s side of her husband’s murder and the public’s perception of her during the trials. She claimed shooting her husband was in self-defense, and Ray McNeil had a history of violence and abuse toward her. Killer Sally dives into her defense team using “Battered Woman Syndrome” as a leading factor. But during that time and due to Sally’s image, the jury thought otherwise.
Sally McNeil before the murder from ‘Killer Sally’ | via Netflix What led to Sally’s ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’ in ‘Killer Sally’?
Sally was a Marine when she first met Ray McNeil, also a former Marine. Ray became interested in her when an acquaintance showed him a photo of her. At the time, Sally had developed a love for bodybuilding and competed. For Sally, it was “lust at first sight,” as Ray was also a bodybuilder.
Sally McNeil before the murder from ‘Killer Sally’ | via Netflix What led to Sally’s ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’ in ‘Killer Sally’?
Sally was a Marine when she first met Ray McNeil, also a former Marine. Ray became interested in her when an acquaintance showed him a photo of her. At the time, Sally had developed a love for bodybuilding and competed. For Sally, it was “lust at first sight,” as Ray was also a bodybuilder.
- 4/12/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Countless docu-series, movies, and true crime series dive into the killer mind of America’s notorious killer Ted Bundy. Oxygen’s Violent Minds: Killers on Tape takes it a step further with the evaluation of Bundy by Dr. Al Carlisle. While only evaluating Bundy on his arrest for kidnapping, Dr. Carlisle soon suspected more. Violent Minds: Killers on Tape explored how Dr. Carlisle believed Bundy’s first murders happened in New Jersey.
Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via Oxygen Dr. Carlisle evaluated Ted Bundy for 90 days after his first official arrest
The crux of the docu-series is Dr. Carlisle’s family and colleagues discovering heaping amounts of notes, tapes, and documents of his assessment of Bundy and afterward. While working as a clinical psychologist at the Utah State Prison, Bundy was arrested for kidnapping in 1976. At the time, the Bsu and Mindhunter program did not exist.
Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via Oxygen Dr. Carlisle evaluated Ted Bundy for 90 days after his first official arrest
The crux of the docu-series is Dr. Carlisle’s family and colleagues discovering heaping amounts of notes, tapes, and documents of his assessment of Bundy and afterward. While working as a clinical psychologist at the Utah State Prison, Bundy was arrested for kidnapping in 1976. At the time, the Bsu and Mindhunter program did not exist.
- 4/12/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Oxygen’s true crime series Violent Minds: Killers on Tape takes Dr. Al Carlisle’s work to further explore the mind of Ted Bundy. The series is based on never-before-seen records, notes, and recordings of Dr. Carlise’s conversation with Bundy that his colleagues thought were lost forever. In shocking detail, Violent Minds: Killers on Tape dives into how the psychologist became “friends” with a serial killer.
Ted Bundy charged with killing Fsu coeds image used in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via Getty Images Dr. Carlisle met Ted Bundy after his first major arrest
In 1976, Dr. Carlisle worked as a clinical psychologist at the Utah State Prison. His work was to evaluate inmates sent by the state in a 90-Day Evaluation Program. He was to determine for a judge if an inmate was prone to violent tendencies for a prison sentence or send them on probation. It was before...
Ted Bundy charged with killing Fsu coeds image used in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via Getty Images Dr. Carlisle met Ted Bundy after his first major arrest
In 1976, Dr. Carlisle worked as a clinical psychologist at the Utah State Prison. His work was to evaluate inmates sent by the state in a 90-Day Evaluation Program. He was to determine for a judge if an inmate was prone to violent tendencies for a prison sentence or send them on probation. It was before...
- 4/11/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before the Behavioral Science Unit and the Mindhunter program, Dr. Al Carlisle was behind some of America’s worst serial killers. Oxygen’s true crime series, Violent Minds: Killers on Tape, dives into Dr. Carlisle’s records, documents, and conversations with notorious killers, especially Ted Bundy. But who was the clinical psychologist and Mormon who became fascinated with the violence in a killer’s mind?
Dr. Al Carlisle (left) in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via NBC/Universal Dr. Carlisle was a devout Mormon who helped the justice system with violent offenders
According to Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Episode 1, Dr. Carlisle initially did not go to college with the thought of pursuing criminal psychology. He attended Utah State University in 1937 and became fascinated by Charles Manson. It sparked his desire to understand a violent mind and what would lead them to commit killer acts.
Dr. Carlisle graduated with a...
Dr. Al Carlisle (left) in ‘Violent Minds: Killers on Tape’ | via NBC/Universal Dr. Carlisle was a devout Mormon who helped the justice system with violent offenders
According to Violent Minds: Killers on Tape Episode 1, Dr. Carlisle initially did not go to college with the thought of pursuing criminal psychology. He attended Utah State University in 1937 and became fascinated by Charles Manson. It sparked his desire to understand a violent mind and what would lead them to commit killer acts.
Dr. Carlisle graduated with a...
- 4/11/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
New details about notorious serial killer Ted Bundy are set to be revealed in upcoming Oxygen True Crime docuseries Violent Minds: Killers on Tape, which premieres April 2. The series pulls from 650 hours of conversations between inmates and renowned psychologist Dr. Al Carlisle, a devout Mormon who stood in the face of evil, looking to understand how someone would commit such horrifying atrocities. His sessions were discovered by his family after his death in 2018. Each episode of the show delves into killers’ minds through taped interviews between Carlisle and perpetrators dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. Apart from Bundy, the series also includes men convicted in Utah’s Hi-Fi Shop mass murders, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Manny Cortez. The two-part premiere centers on Dr. Carlisle’s interactions and psychological evaluations of Ted Bundy, first when he was arrested and charged in Utah in 1975. Among those who provide insight into...
- 3/31/2023
- TV Insider
Psychiatrist Dr. Al Carlisle spent over 600 hours speaking with notorious killers, including serial killer Ted Bundy. Following his death in 2018, Dr. Carlisle’s relatives found tapes documenting his time spent attempting to discover what drives a person to kill. Some of those tapes are featured in Oxygen True Crime’s new documentary series, Violent Minds: Killers on Tape.
In addition to Ted Bundy, Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with the HiFi Killers, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Manny Cortez are included in the nine-episode season premiering on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7pm Et/Pt.
Oxygen True Crime released this synopsis of the new docuseries:
“The premiere will feature two back-to-back episodes focused on Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with Ted Bundy after he was arrested and charged for aggravated kidnapping in Utah in 1975. Dr. Carlisle met Bundy before he would become known as one of the world’s most notorious serial killers. Bundy’s...
In addition to Ted Bundy, Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with the HiFi Killers, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Manny Cortez are included in the nine-episode season premiering on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 7pm Et/Pt.
Oxygen True Crime released this synopsis of the new docuseries:
“The premiere will feature two back-to-back episodes focused on Dr. Carlisle’s conversations with Ted Bundy after he was arrested and charged for aggravated kidnapping in Utah in 1975. Dr. Carlisle met Bundy before he would become known as one of the world’s most notorious serial killers. Bundy’s...
- 3/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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