Covering the unbearable | Forensic Files

first of all let me start by saying that there is a 4-Hour police interview with
the suspect in this week's case it is a shocking rare and revealing look into the mind of a serial rapist this guy
redefines methodical predatory behavior he spent weeks stalking his victims watching their every move breaking into
their homes all before actually even striking now I frequently work from my home so I happen to bring the D DDS with
the interview back to my house and after watching it several times and taking my
notes what he had to say was so vile so disgusting so disturbing I hit the eject
button took the DVD out walked outside my house and dropped it in the garbage because I didn't want it anywhere inside
of my house now there are plenty of other copies around 48 hours I just didn't want that inside my house power
and control are a means to an end and even though what he had to say was fascinating and informational to FBI
agents and also law enforcement that's not even the point of why I wanted to be a part of covering this case to me the
driving force was to analyze the way that we treat victims how do police treat a victim how does society treat a
victim how do we as individuals treat victims and the way in which a victim is treated how that correlates directly to
whether or not the crime gets solved do we treat a victim as if they have lost something regardless of how you measure
that loss or do we sometimes treat victims as a suspect questioning their story questioning whether or not it's
the entire truth if somehow they did something to provoke the victimization by the person who attacked them that's a
question that all of us should be asking ourselves it's a question that FBI special agent Johnny grusing asked
himself while covering this case while trying to solve it so you may recognize grusing he's been in a couple of our
other shows we've worked on a few different murder cases with him but he said this was the first time he was
asked to head up a task force where the victims were still alive and the Clock Was ticking trying to catch this guy
before there were any more victims I can tell you personally it is one thing to read the horrible details in a crime
sheet of what happened to somebody but to have a victim sit in front of you and relive every one of those disgusting
horri horrible details that happened to them during the course of rape which encapsulates an awful lot of terrible
things that's something entirely different because you have to sit there as they're going through it you are
reliving it with them you're listening to it you're hearing about it and you can't even possibly IM imagine how bad
it was for them and yet it's just unbearable to have them have to go through the entire process all over
again so we want you to watch this week's case I I have to say when I sat down to write WR this reporter's
notebook I thought where where do I even begin this case was fascinating horrible
disgusting disturbing and yet it was also absolutely harrowing so watch the show but don't just watch it listen to
it listen to the way people talk about the victims and the way the victims talk about themselves it might change your
mind as always join us on Facebook and Twitter live during the broadcast I'm usually on Twitter sometimes I'll switch
over to Facebook let us know what you think and thanks again for watching 48 hours

In this week's "48 Hours," correspondent Maureen Maher discusses what it was like to cover the crimes of a violent serial rapist, and the responsibility of interviewing his victims. Watch her investigation, "Hunted," Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

A police interview reveals the mind of a serial rapist and discusses victim treatment in law enforcement.

Key points

The Mind of a Serial Rapist. A chilling insight into the psyche of a predator, revealing disturbing behaviors.
The Victim's Perspective. Exploring how victims are treated and the impact on crime resolution.
A Unique Task Force. FBI agent Johnny Grusing leads a task force with living victims, racing against time.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It's a question that all of us should be asking ourselves.

Reflecting on how society treats victims.

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