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Dubbed “The Cannibal Cop,” former NYPD officer Gilberto Valle was convicted of conspiring to kidnap and eat women in March 2013. Valle had argued it was all a fantasy, but the prosecution’s narrative convinced jurors otherwise. His story made headlines not only for its chilling details, but also because of its landmark decision regarding a man many consider “patient zero” in a growing thought-police trend across the nation. Featuring unprecedented, intimate interviews with Valle and his family, as well as insights from lawyers, journalists, psychological professionals and criminal experts, THOUGHT CRIMES: THE CASE OF THE CANNIBAL COP explores this complicated case, asking if someone can be found guilty for his or her most dangerous thoughts.

A probing look into the potential future of "thought policing" through the headline-making case of the NYPD "Cannibal Cop".

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Violet Blue, Alan M. Dershowitz, David Greenfield

Released: May 11, 2015

Runtime: 81.0

Popularity Rating: 0.516

HBO Documentary Films

United States of America

Herself Violet Blue
Himself Alan M. Dershowitz
Himself David Greenfield
Himself Robert Kolker
Herself Laurie Penny
Himself Michael Welner

Camera — Director of Photography: Bryan Sarkinen
Directing — Director: Erin Lee Carr
Editing — Editor: Andrew Coffman
Production — Associate Producer: Alison Byrne
Production — Co-Producer: Andrew Coffman
Production — Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins
Production — Producer: Andrew Rossi
Production — Producer: Erin Lee Carr
Production — Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein
Sound — Original Music Composer: Ian Hultquist