Crazy, Not Insane
Murderers are made, not born.
Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.
Cast
Dorothy Lewis
Self
Laura Dern
Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
Eric Lewis
Self - Dorothy's Son
Gillian Lewis
Self - Dorothy's Daughter
Richard Burr
Self - Defense Attorney
Bill Hagmaier
Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Park Dietz
Self - Forensic Psychiatrist
Catherine Yeager
Self - Clinical Psychologist
Jonathan Pincus
Self - Neurologist
Diane Sawyer
Self (archive footage)
Bill O'Reilly
Self (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese
Self (archive footage)
Robert De Niro
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Videos
Storyline
Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.
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