Ann Burgess
Acting
Biography
Ann C. Wolbert Burgess (born October 2, 1936) is an American researcher and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist whose work has focused on victims of trauma and abuse, and is author of A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind (2021) and Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance (2025). She is a professor at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and Professor Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She received her Master's degree from the University of Maryland and her Doctorate from Boston University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ann Burgess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
A new perspective on the woman whose crime-hunting innovations changed history; to stop serial killers, Dr. Ann Burgess must first learn to think like one; Burgess investigates and studies the damaged psyches of victims and their attackers.
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
Serving life in prison for murdering their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez speak out in this documentary explaining the shocking crime and ensuing trials.
The Menendez Brothers
Follow the harrowing journey for justice driven by the only survivor whose case could be tried in a court of law, Andrea Constand. Based on her memoir, 'The Moment: Standing Up to Cosby, Speaking Up for Women', The Case Against Cosby reveals the stories of the many who have finally been able to raise their claims publicly against the serial sexual predator and television icon, Bill Cosby.