Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
First edition cover
Author John E. Douglas
Mark Olshaker
Country United States
Language English
Subject Serial killer
Published 1995
Media type Print, e-book, audiobook
ISBN 978-0-684-80376-0

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit is 1995 non-fiction crime book written by retired FBI agent John E. Douglas and his coauthor Mark Olshaker.

Description

The book details Douglas's "criminal-personality profiling" on serial killers and mass murderers, which he developed over decades of interviews with known killers. The book includes profiles of the Atlanta child killer, Wayne Williams, and suggests proactive steps on luring culprits to contact the police.[1][2]

In other media

Television

In 2017, Netflix series Mindhunter was heavily based on the book.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas, Author, Mark Olshaker, With Scribner $24 (384p) ISBN 978-0-684-80376-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  2. ↑ Power, Ed (13 October 2017). "The real Mindhunter: inside the head of FBI 'serial killer whisperer' John E Douglas". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ↑ Patrick Harbron (2017-10-19). "Real 'Mindhunter' speaks: Why Netflix's serial-killer drama is different". Philly. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
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