My Strange Criminal Addiction
TV Show · Crime · Reality

"My Strange Criminal Addiction" tells of compulsions that may be harmless but evolve into behavior more sinister and disturbing. From those of a lewd subway commuter to a diapered man, or a urine drinker to a toe sucker, firsthand accounts of people plunge viewers into scenes where disturbing actions take criminal turns. The real perpetrators -- some appear in disguise to conceal their identity, some speak from prison cells -- tell their stories. Dr. Mike Dow, a behavior specialist, explains how habits can turn uncontrollable and helps viewers understand the triggers.

2014 · 43m
Starring Mike Dow

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Taste of the Bizarre
    Billy and Phil Roberts are in and out of jail for grinding against women in NYC subways. Debra Farinella is obsessed with angels and steals them from a local cemetery. Robert Wells is afraid of aging, but believes drinking urine is his fountain of youth.
    43m
  • EPISODE 2
    Peeping Mom
    Stay at home mom Laura Laibe makes videos for fetish porn sites but finally goes too far. Then "shoe man" Robert White has women in stores try on shoes then licks their thighs. And Alex Davis gets aroused by dirty diapers that he steals from garbage cans.
    43m
  • EPISODE 3
    Below the Belt
    When Kimberly Jernigan meets the man of her dreams in Second Life, she loses a grip on reality. Jimmy Gascon gets a rush out of flashing women on the streets. And Rick Sciara runs into trouble after performing castrations on men in his S&M sex dungeon.
    43m
  • EPISODE 4
    Eye of the Beholder
    Katherine Drouin is an anorexic-bulimic, who has been arrested more than 50 times for shoplifting groceries. Joey Leaphart's foot fetish makes him suck women's toes in public. And Richard Walker's compulsion to masturbate in public sends him to prison.
    43m

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  • Mike Dow
    Self
  • D‌F
    David Frank
    Producer
  • T‌C
    Thomas Cutler
    Producer

About

My Strange Criminal Addiction

Crime

"My Strange Criminal Addiction" tells of compulsions that may be harmless but evolve into behavior more sinister and disturbing. From those of a lewd subway commuter to a diapered man, or a urine drinker to a toe sucker, firsthand accounts of people plunge viewers into scenes where disturbing actions take criminal turns. The real perpetrators -- some appear in disguise to conceal their identity, some speak from prison cells -- tell their stories. Dr. Mike Dow, a behavior specialist, explains how habits can turn uncontrollable and helps viewers understand the triggers.

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Investigation Discovery
Released
2014
Rated
TV-14
© 2014 Discovery Communications Inc.

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