Five Clues • One Show • Daily

Puzzle #29

July 4, 2026

Mindhunter
120
Plays
2.3
Avg Score
51
Perfect
61
Failed

The Clues

The Setup (Clue 5)
FBI agents pioneer a new field of criminal investigation by interviewing serial killers
The Character (Clue 4)
The early 1970s bureau is skeptical of their psychological approach
The Conflict (Clue 3)
Their research defines the vocabulary law enforcement still uses today
The Twist (Clue 2)
Ed Kemper becomes the most cooperative — and most unsettling — subject
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Holden Ford and Bill Tench coin the term "serial killer" at the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit