The capacity of the human mind for evil is as unbounded as its appetite for good. The dark etchings of the criminal mind continue to horrify and titillate people. Jack the Ripper, who murdered prostitutes in London as far back as November 1888, is still remembered by people across the world. Jack the Ripper was never caught. The franchise on the ‘Hannibal Lecter’ was a smash hit. Actor Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of Lecter in The Silence Of The Lamb won him an Oscar for best actor. The killing of actress Sharon Tate, director Roman Polanski’s wife, by a cult leader in 1969 is also well known.