Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
1995 book by John E. Douglas
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit is a 1995 non-fiction crime book written by retired FBI agent John E. Douglas and his co-author Mark Olshaker.
First edition cover | |
| Author | John E. Douglas Mark Olshaker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Serial killers and mass murderers |
| Published | 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| ISBN | 978-0-684-80376-0 |
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, David Carpenter, Edmund Kemper, Robert Hansen, and Larry Gene Bell, and suggests proactive steps on luring culprits to contact the police.[1][2]
Adaptation
The Netflix series Mindhunter (2017-2019) drew inspiration heavily from the book.[3]