History Main / ConsultingAConvictedKiller

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', after someone frames ComicBook/LexLuthor for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Clark visits Lex's father in prison, wondering if he somehow managed to orchestrate this from behind bars. Lionel Luthor denies involvement, but he does help Clark figure out the killer's identity, [[spoiler: another one of Lex's exes]].

* ''Series/Titans2018''. Turns out the Gotham City Police Department has been using Scarecrow for criminal profiling since he was incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. Worse, it was Batman's idea. He gets paid in minor treats like a baggie of quality marijuania.

* As a new threat arises, Film/JamesBond visits an imprisoned Blofeld in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

* ''Film/TheBatman2022'' has a deleted scene (one that has been explicitly confirmed as canon) where Batman goes to The Joker in Arkham to consult him on the Riddler's serial killings. As the film is very heavily influenced by ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', this is very much an homage to Batman meeting with the Calendar Man. In the span of five minutes, The Joker is able to effortlessly give what turns out to be a completely accurate profile of The Riddler and his motives.

* In ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'', Gesicht is tracking a serial killer who might be a robot, and consults Brau 1589, previously believed to be the ''only'' robot who ever killed a human.

* In ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', Mikoto visits her old enemy Therestina Lifeline in her cell for clues on the organization STUDY and for how to save Febri from her life-threatening position. Therestina ''really'' didn't want to help, but her advice proved very useful.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''

** The [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 "Day of the Dollmaker"]] storyline had ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and Catherine Grant visit Toyman in his cell to ask him who might be sending Cat dolls looking like missing children.

-->-- '''Homer''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "The Great Louse Detective"

* Huntress confronts Clayface with these intentions in ''Series/BirdsOfPrey''.

* The first part of ''Series/BirdsOfPrey''[='=]s finale sees ComicBook/{{Huntress}} consult Clayface when the latter's son is causing problems and plans to outdo his dad. However, in exchange for his help, Clayface asks Huntress to recall the night her mother, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, died. [[spoiler: As with the ''SPD'' example, Clayface is the one who killed Catwoman.]]

* In ''Series/{{Castle}}'', Rick Castle consults with a retired jewel thief named Powell to find a crew of murderous thieves.

Compare: RecruitingTheCriminal, in which such a person is elected to carry out specific tasks at hand for which their devious skills are useful.

The TropeMaker is Franchise/HannibalLecter and the role the character filled in the novels ''Literature/RedDragon'' and ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', written by Thomas Harris. Trope occurrences frequently pay direct {{homage}}s to Creator/AnthonyHopkins's portrayal of the character in the [[FilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of ''[[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Lambs]]''. However, where much of Lecter's insight provided to the FBI in catching serial killers derived from his skill as a brilliant yet twisted psychiatrist, most other characters in this role will generally give insight based on the ''modus operandi'' of their own crimes in helping to catch a similar perpetrator, if not a flat out [[JackTheRipoff copycat killer]].

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* In ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', Batman visits Calendar Man in his cell at Arkham Asylum to ask him where he might find the killer known as "Holiday". Calendar Man suggests that, the day Batman is paying this visit being a holiday, Holiday is likely looking to commit a murder--specifically, to kill [[spoiler: Salvatore Maroni]].
* At least once, Commissioner Gordon asked ComicBook/PoisonIvy to identify the source of plants and flowers. Specifically, in a case where the killer left a lily on the body, she was able to identify that some of the flowers were imported and others were greenhouse-grown, showing they were bought from different flower shops.
* The "Return of King Tut" story arc had Batman reluctantly go to ComicBook/TheRiddler for assistance when the titular villain began telling ancient Egyptian riddles while committing his crimes.

* A three part story in the ComicBook/{{New 52}} ''Franchise/DCUniverse Presents'' had ComicBook/VandalSavage being consulted about a copycat killer. Complicating things was that the consulting FBI agent was his daughter.
* ''Comicbook/{{X 23}}'': While Laura was never a ''convicted'' killer, the trope is nonetheless in play in issue 7 of her 2018 series. The [=NYPD=] brings her on as a consultant in a serial murder case because of her expertise. She quickly puts her skills into play to identify the next victim, and put herself and Gabby in a position to catch the killer.

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* As a new threat arises, Creator/JamesBond visits an imprisoned Blofeld in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Hello, Clarice."]]

The TropeMaker is Franchise/HannibalLecter and the role the character filled in the novels ''Literature/RedDragon'' and ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', written by Thomas Harris. Trope occurrences frequently pay direct {{homage}}s to Creator/AnthonyHopkins's portrayal of the character in the[[FilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of ''[[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Lambs]]''. However, where much of Lecter's insight provided to the FBI in catching serial killers derived from his skill as a brilliant yet twisted psychiatrist, most other characters in this role will generally give insight based on the ''modus operandi'' of their own crimes in helping to catch a similar perpetrator, if not a flat out [[JackTheRipoff copycat killer]].

The TropeMaker is Franchise/HannibalLecter and the role the character filled in the novels ''Literature/RedDragon'' and ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', written by Thomas Harris. Trope occurrences frequently pay direct {{homage}}s to Creator/AnthonyHopkins's portrayal of the character in the [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs film]] [[FilmOfTheBook adaptation]] of ''Lambs''. However, where much of Lecter's insight provided to the FBI in catching serial killers derived from his skill as a brilliant yet twisted psychiatrist, most other characters in this role will generally give insight based on the ''modus operandi'' of their own crimes in helping to catch a similar perpetrator, if not a flat out [[JackTheRipoff copycat killer]].

The TropeMaker is Franchise/HannibalLecter and the role the character filled in the novels ''Literature/RedDragon'' and ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', written by Thomas Harris. Trope occurrences frequently pay direct {{Homage}} to Creator/AnthonyHopkins's portrayal of the character in the [[FilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of ''Lambs''. However, where much of Lecter's insight provided to the FBI in catching serial killers derived from his skill as a brilliant yet twisted psychiatrist, most other characters in this role will generally give insight based on the ''modus operandi'' of their own crimes in helping to catch a similar perpetrator, if not a flat out [[JackTheRipoff copycat killer]].

** And beyond those specific instances, the team conducts several interviews with various arrested criminals as a means of improving their knowledge of the criminal psyche and therefore their profiling abilities. It happens onscreen (sort of) in "Derailed" [[note]]Elle is on her way to conduct an interview when she gets taken hostage[[/note]] and "Damaged," [[note]]Hotch and Reid plan to interview a criminal who plans to murder them to postpone his execution[[/note]], and they pepper in references in other episodes. Then there's Dr. Tara Lewis, who does this as her primary job. The reason she joined the BAU is because she wants to apply what she's learned via interviews and make a difference.

* In ''Series/LawAndOrder'' the detectives consult a mob leader who is in prison about a murder of a man. He points them in the right direction by noting the murder scene was just a drop place for the body and identifies a probable kill spot. All the criminal ask for was for the detectives to ask the feds to back off the man's grandson who only shared his name but had nothing to do with criminal activity.

* The most infamous serial killer in (former) USSR was probably [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Chikatilo Andrei Chikatilo]] (popularized in the West by the film ''Film/CitizenX''). Being completely unsuccessful in the attempts to catch him, the chief investigator in the case, Issa Kostoev, turned to one of the very few serial killers captured in USSR by that time - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Slivko Anatoly Slivko.]] Despite Slivko sincerely wishing to help, his guesses turned out to be almost all wrong. What makes it all more terrifying: Slivko was on the death row at the moment. Kostoev spoke to Slivko mere hours before his execution. Kostoev knew it. Slivko didn't.