Carr's relationship with Kay heats up. Ford and Tench consult Kemper briefly to get some of his insight into the BTK case before interviewing Charles Manson. Manson denies any responsibility for the murders. Tench becomes upset during the interview and ends it early. Ford goes alone to interview Tex Watson, one of Manson's followers, while Tench flies home on a red eye flight. Watson details how Manson influenced his behavior. He then details his role in the Tate murders. Carr, Ford, and Tench attend a dinner party at Gunn's house. Tench reveals to Carr what is going on at home. Another body is found in Atlanta.

Pamela Cederquist, Joshua Donen, Marcus Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Jung, Colin Louro, Alex Metcalf, Courtenay Miles, Dominic Orlando, Joe Penhall and Ruby Rae Spiegel a b Bryant, Olan (February 21, 2023). "David Fincher Explains (Again) Why There Is No 'Mindhunter' Season 3". Collider . Retrieved February 21, 2023. Best of 2017 – TV Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018 . Retrieved January 3, 2018. Kilday, Gregg (January 11, 2018). " Call Me by Your Name Leads Dorian Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018 . Retrieved February 2, 2018.While in Atlanta with Jim Barney to interview two killers ( William "Junior" Pierce and William Henry Hance), Ford is approached by three mothers who ask him to investigate the seemingly related murders of their children. A young child is revealed to be the body that was found murdered in Nancy's realty house, and the body was tied to a cross. Tench offers his assistance to the detective, as the nature of the crime scares the locals. As the situation in Atlanta gets worse, the FBI is officially sent to investigate and catch the murderer. As Ford and Tench need to be in Atlanta, Carr and Gregg go to New York to interview Paul Bateson in prison. The Tenches are concerned that their son Brian is continuing to regress in response to his role in the murder of the toddler.

Pearson, Ben (November 20, 2019). " Mindhunter Season 3 is on Hold Until David Fincher Finishes His Next Movie". /Film. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved November 21, 2019. a b c d Friedlander, Whitney (December 22, 2015). "David Fincher, Charlize Theron's Mind Hunter Series Set at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017 . Retrieved March 24, 2019. Even in the wake of all the true crime enthusiasm, there’s something about David Fincher’s adaptation of the book Mindhunter by John Douglasthat’s especially haunting. To me, it’s one thing to hear about serial killings—they are absolutely offending, horrendous, unthinkable acts—but it’s a different beast to think about the people who solve those crimes. It’s an even different animal to consider the people who study the criminals once they’re caught. a b Harris, Mark (October 23, 2020). "David Fincher Confirms the 'Very Expensive' Mindhunter Is Done for Now". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved October 23, 2020. Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018 . Retrieved July 12, 2018.June Carryl as Camille Bell (season 2), a grieving mother of Yusef Bell, one of the Atlanta murder victims and the organizer of the Committee to Stop Children's Murders

Sierra McClain as Tanya Clifton (season 2), a hotel worker who brings Holden's attention to the Atlanta child murders Tallerico, Brian (October 19, 2017). "The Real FBI Agents and Serial Killers Who Inspired Netflix's Mindhunter". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017 . Retrieved October 23, 2017. Lang, Brent (November 18, 2020). "David Fincher on Mindhunter: 'I Don't Know if It Makes Sense to Continue' ". Variety . Retrieved November 19, 2020. Robinson, Abby (August 20, 2019). "Mindhunter's BTK killer: His disturbing story and THAT final scene, explained". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019 . Retrieved August 31, 2019.Chitwood, Adam (March 10, 2016). "David Fincher Sets Anna Torv, Holt McCallany to Lead Netflix Series Mindhunter". Collider. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017 . Retrieved April 14, 2016. In Altoona, Pennsylvania, the investigation into the murder of Beverly Jean continues. Ford, Tench, and Ocasek interview her "fiance", Benjamin "Benji" Barnwright. Benji begins profusely crying, sending red flags to Ford, who believes men crying to strangers could be an act. The police speak with Benji's mother. Benji's mother mentions Frank Janderman, Benji's brother-in-law. Ford begins to question Debbie's sexual past. Tench and Ford discover Frank's violent past. Frank, however, does not have a pathology of a serial killer. After interviewing Frank, the police discover that Benji's relationship with Beverly Jean was not as serious as Benji claimed. With renewed interest, Tench and Ford interrogate Benji. The trio then interrogates Rose, Benji's sister, at her house. She is seen with bruises. Ocasek warns Rose that if the FBI finds out any involvement between her and the murder, she will lose her child. Later, Rose comes to the police station and admits Frank was not home during the night of Beverly Jean's disappearance. The truth unravels as Rose claims that Frank called her to Benji's house the night of the murder and she found Beverly Jean dead. She admitted that she cleaned up the house while Benji and Frank disposed of the body. Cotter Smith as Robert Shepard (season 1; guest season 2), the assistant director at the FBI Academy overseeing the BSU

Mindhunter: Season 2". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019 . Retrieved August 19, 2019. Additionally, the show name-drops infamous New York assassin David Berkowitz (or Son of Sam), hippie-cult leader Charles Manson, paranoid schizophrenic “earthquake” slayer Herbert Mullin, and sexually sadistic murderer Gerard Schafer, among others. As an added creepy bonus, most of the episodes include scenes of the “warming up” period of an ADT Serviceman (played by Sonny Valicenti) who bears a striking similarity to Dennis Rader. Although stylized for the show, the well-documented Rader, or BTK (for bind-torture-kill), purportedly went through similar rituals, before murdering several women and an entire family, right under the nose of his wife, kids, and community. Rader was finally captured in 2005, perhaps suggesting the timespan Mindhunter hopes to cover. Mindhunter: Season 1". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved March 16, 2018. Billy Jensen is an investigative crime writer who focuses specifically cold cases. He says in this book that he hunts killers because he “hates the guy got away with it,” but after the death of his close friend and writing partner, Michelle McNamara, he hates that so many people devote so much of their lives to finding killers. He got so discouraged at reporting questions with no answers that he tried his hand at solving murders themselves. This book talks about the cases that he helped solve and his journey to solving them. (He also stepped in after the late Michelle MacNamara’s death to help finish her book about the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.He and Paul Holes also host a podcast about cold cases to incite interest in fellow amateur sleuths who can help bring criminals to justice.) Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer by Paul Holes & Jim Clemente Warner, Sam (July 12, 2019). "Mindhunter season 2 release date on Netflix is revealed by David Fincher". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019 . Retrieved July 13, 2019.a b Holter, Lauren (October 15, 2017). "Mindhunter Modeled This Character on a Female Psychologist & Living Legend". Refinery29. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017 . Retrieved October 22, 2017.