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{{Short description|American criminal profiler, fake new distributor, forensic linguist, and author}} |
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| serviceyears = 1976–2007<ref>{{cite web|last=Carlin|first=Shannon|date=1 August 2017|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/where-is-james-fitzgerald-now-the-fbi-profiler-is-still-busy-working-on-cases-73862|title='Manhunt: Unabomber' Puts James Fitzgerald's Impressive FBI Career In The Spotlight|website=Bustle|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> |
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== Law enforcement career == |
== Law enforcement career == |
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Fitzgerald's career in [[law enforcement]] began in 1976 as a [[police officer]] in [[Bensalem Township, |
Fitzgerald's career in [[law enforcement]] began in 1976 as a [[police officer]] in [[Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania]]. In 1987, after eleven years of local police work culminating in his promotion to the rank of sergeant, he was recruited by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. Upon graduation from the [[FBI Academy]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]], Fitzgerald was assigned to the New York Field Division's Joint Bank Robbery Task Force. In 1995, Fitzgerald was promoted to [[Criminal profiler|Criminal Profiler]] at the [[National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime]], which would later become the FBI's [[Behavioral Analysis Unit]], or BAU. Through myriad investigations of [[homicide]], [[serial rape]], [[extortion]], [[kidnapping]], and [[workplace violence]], Fitzgerald refined his skills in [[forensic linguistics]] and [[threat assessment]], specialties that were used in the [[UNABOM]] investigation. In an interview with [[NPR]], Fitzgerald said the Unabomber's writings were a "pivotal factor" in cracking the Unabomber's case. He further claimed that he and his colleagues used the writing in the [[Unabomber Manifesto|Unabomber manifesto]] to help pinpoint the age and geographic origin of their suspect.<ref>{{Cite news |title=FBI Profiler Says Linguistic Work Was Pivotal In Capture Of Unabomber |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/22/545122205/fbi-profiler-says-linguistic-work-was-pivotal-in-capture-of-unabomber |access-date=2022-05-17}}</ref> |
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Fitzgerald was also responsible for developing training programs and tools to improve the threat assessment capabilities of the FBI. Among these is the Communicated Threat Assessment Database (CTAD),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|date=2007|title=The FBI's Communicated Threat Assessment Database|journal=FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin|volume=76|pages=6–9}}</ref> an exhaustively indexed repository of data consisting of every communicated threat encountered in the course of FBI investigations. |
Fitzgerald was also responsible for developing training programs and tools to improve the threat assessment capabilities of the FBI. Among these is the Communicated Threat Assessment Database (CTAD),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|date=2007|title=The FBI's Communicated Threat Assessment Database|journal=FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin|volume=76|pages=6–9}}</ref> an exhaustively indexed repository of data consisting of every communicated threat encountered in the course of FBI investigations. |
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==Later career== |
==Later career== |
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Fitzgerald has remained active in the fields of criminal profiling and forensic linguistics since retiring from the FBI in 2007, holding positions as adjunct faculty at both [[Hofstra University]] in [[Hempstead, New York]], [[Stockton University]] in [[Pomona, New Jersey]], and [[California University of Pennsylvania]] in [[California, Pennsylvania]]. He continues to work as a private consultant and technical advisor to media productions, such as ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' and ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]''. Fitzgerald served as a consulting producer in the [[Discovery Channel]]'s 2017 miniseries ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Park|first=A.D.|date=21 July 2017|title='Manhunt: Unabomber' Star Sam Worthington Tells Us About Playing the FBI Agent Who Took Down The Ultimate Serial Killer|language=en-us|work=Maxim|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/sam-worthington-manhunt-unabomber-2017-7 |
Fitzgerald has remained active in the fields of criminal profiling and forensic linguistics since retiring from the FBI in 2007, holding positions as adjunct faculty at both [[Hofstra University]] in [[Hempstead, New York]], [[Stockton University]] in [[Pomona, New Jersey]], and [[California University of Pennsylvania]] in [[California, Pennsylvania]]. He continues to work as a private consultant and technical advisor to free media productions, such as ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' and ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]''. Fitzgerald served as a consulting producer in the [[Discovery Channel]]'s 2017 miniseries ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Park|first=A.D.|date=21 July 2017|title='Manhunt: Unabomber' Star Sam Worthington Tells Us About Playing the FBI Agent Who Took Down The Ultimate Serial Killer|language=en-us|work=Maxim|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/sam-worthington-manhunt-unabomber-2017-7|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> which features actor [[Sam Worthington]] as James "Fitz" Fitzgerald, described by Fitzgerald as "a composite character" of many investigators in [[Ted Kaczynski|the Unabomber case]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Urquhart-White|first=Alaina|date=9 August 2017|title=How Accurate Is Fitz In 'Manhunt: Unabomber'? Here's What The Real James Fitzgerald Thinks Of His Fictionalized Self|language=en|work=Bustle|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-accurate-is-fitz-in-manhunt-unabomber-heres-what-the-real-james-fitzgerald-thinks-of-his-fictionalized-self-75215|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> |
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== Television == |
== Television == |
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* [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s ''Killer Profile |
* [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s ''Killer Profile'' – Executive Producer and Co-Host<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silberman|first=Dan|date=24 September 2013|title=LMN Premieres First Original Series 'Killer Profile'|url=http://www.aenetworks.com/article/lmn-premieres-first-original-series-killer-profile|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 July 2017|website=A&E Networks}}</ref> |
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* [[CBS]] TV’s ''The Case |
* [[CBS]] TV’s ''The Case of: [[Jon Benet Ramsey]]'' – on-air expert<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|date=19 September 2016|title=''The Case 0f: JonBenét Ramsey'' Investigators Believe They Solve the Murder, But No One Will Be Arrested: Here's Why|language=en-US|work=E! Online|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/795944/the-case-of-jonbenet-ramsey-will-solve-the-murder-but-no-one-will-be-arrested-here-s-why|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> |
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* CBS TV's ''[[Criminal Minds]] |
* CBS TV's ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' – Technical Advisor<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Nevitt|first=Cindy|date=25 December 2015|title=Stockton professors minds behind 'Criminal Minds'|language=en|work=Press of Atlantic City|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/stockton-professors-minds-behind-criminal-minds/article_c072cc6e-a9bf-11e5-ae13-d3f627b927e2.html|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref> |
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* [[Discovery Channel]]’s ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]] |
* [[Discovery Channel]]’s ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]'' – Consulting Producer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/programs/manhunt-unabomber/|title=Manhunt: UNABOMBER|work=Discovery Press Web|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
== Publications == |
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*2003: "Workplace violence: from threat to intervention", in ''Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine'' |
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*2004: "Using A Forensic Linguistic Approach to Track the Unabomber", in ''Profilers'', Campbell, John H., and DeNevi, Don, Prometheus Books |
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*2006: ''Forensic Linguistic Services at the Behavioral Analysis Unit-1'', an FBI handbook detailing services offered at the BAU-1 |
*2006: ''Forensic Linguistic Services at the Behavioral Analysis Unit-1'', an FBI handbook detailing services offered at the BAU-1 |
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*2007: "The FBI's Communicated Threat Assessment Database; History, Design, and Implementation", in ''FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin'' |
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*2014: ''[[A Journey to the Center of the Mind (book series)|A Journey to the Center of the Mind]], Book I |
*2014: ''[[A Journey to the Center of the Mind (book series)|A Journey to the Center of the Mind]], Book I'', ''The Coming-of-Age Years,'' Infinity Publishing |
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*2017: ''A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book II'', ''The Police Officer Years,'' Infinity Publishing |
*2017: ''A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book II'', ''The Police Officer Years,'' Infinity Publishing |
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*2017: ''A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book III'', ''The (First Ten) FBI Years,'' Infinity Publishing |
*2017: ''A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book III'', ''The (First Ten) FBI Years,'' Infinity Publishing |
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 31 December 2023
James R. Fitzgerald | |
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| Born | June 24, 1953 |
| Police career | |
| Department | Bensalem Township Police Department Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Service years | 1976–2007[1] |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank | Supervisory Special Agent |
| Other work | Consultant |
| Website | jamesrfitzgerald |
James R. Fitzgerald (born June 24, 1953) is an American criminal profiler, forensic linguist, and author. He is a retired FBI agent and best known for his role in the UNABOM investigation, which resulted in the arrest and conviction of Ted Kaczynski.[2][3]
Law enforcement career
[edit]Fitzgerald's career in law enforcement began in 1976 as a police officer in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. In 1987, after eleven years of local police work culminating in his promotion to the rank of sergeant, he was recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon graduation from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Fitzgerald was assigned to the New York Field Division's Joint Bank Robbery Task Force. In 1995, Fitzgerald was promoted to Criminal Profiler at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, which would later become the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, or BAU. Through myriad investigations of homicide, serial rape, extortion, kidnapping, and workplace violence, Fitzgerald refined his skills in forensic linguistics and threat assessment, specialties that were used in the UNABOM investigation. In an interview with NPR, Fitzgerald said the Unabomber's writings were a "pivotal factor" in cracking the Unabomber's case. He further claimed that he and his colleagues used the writing in the Unabomber manifesto to help pinpoint the age and geographic origin of their suspect.[4]
Fitzgerald was also responsible for developing training programs and tools to improve the threat assessment capabilities of the FBI. Among these is the Communicated Threat Assessment Database (CTAD),[5] an exhaustively indexed repository of data consisting of every communicated threat encountered in the course of FBI investigations.
Later career
[edit]Fitzgerald has remained active in the fields of criminal profiling and forensic linguistics since retiring from the FBI in 2007, holding positions as adjunct faculty at both Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Stockton University in Pomona, New Jersey, and California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania. He continues to work as a private consultant and technical advisor to free media productions, such as Criminal Minds and Sleepy Hollow. Fitzgerald served as a consulting producer in the Discovery Channel's 2017 miniseries Manhunt: Unabomber,[6] which features actor Sam Worthington as James "Fitz" Fitzgerald, described by Fitzgerald as "a composite character" of many investigators in the Unabomber case.[7]
Television
[edit]- A&E's Killer Profile – Executive Producer and Co-Host[8]
- CBS TV’s The Case of: Jon Benet Ramsey – on-air expert[9]
- CBS TV's Criminal Minds – Technical Advisor[3]
- Discovery Channel’s Manhunt: Unabomber – Consulting Producer[10]
Publications
[edit]- 2003: "Workplace violence: from threat to intervention", in Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- 2004: "Using A Forensic Linguistic Approach to Track the Unabomber", in Profilers, Campbell, John H., and DeNevi, Don, Prometheus Books
- 2006: Forensic Linguistic Services at the Behavioral Analysis Unit-1, an FBI handbook detailing services offered at the BAU-1
- 2007: "The FBI's Communicated Threat Assessment Database; History, Design, and Implementation", in FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- 2014: A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book I, The Coming-of-Age Years, Infinity Publishing
- 2017: A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book II, The Police Officer Years, Infinity Publishing
- 2017: A Journey to the Center of the Mind, Book III, The (First Ten) FBI Years, Infinity Publishing
References
[edit]- ^ Carlin, Shannon (1 August 2017). "'Manhunt: Unabomber' Puts James Fitzgerald's Impressive FBI Career In The Spotlight". Bustle. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Davis, Pat. "The Historian's Spotlight - James Fitzgerald". FBI National Academy Associates. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b Nevitt, Cindy (25 December 2015). "Stockton professors minds behind 'Criminal Minds'". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "FBI Profiler Says Linguistic Work Was Pivotal In Capture Of Unabomber". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ Fitzgerald, James (2007). "The FBI's Communicated Threat Assessment Database". FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. 76: 6–9.
- ^ Park, A.D. (21 July 2017). "'Manhunt: Unabomber' Star Sam Worthington Tells Us About Playing the FBI Agent Who Took Down The Ultimate Serial Killer". Maxim. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Urquhart-White, Alaina (9 August 2017). "How Accurate Is Fitz In 'Manhunt: Unabomber'? Here's What The Real James Fitzgerald Thinks Of His Fictionalized Self". Bustle. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ Silberman, Dan (24 September 2013). "LMN Premieres First Original Series 'Killer Profile'". A&E Networks. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Bricker, Tierney (19 September 2016). "The Case 0f: JonBenét Ramsey Investigators Believe They Solve the Murder, But No One Will Be Arrested: Here's Why". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "Manhunt: UNABOMBER". Discovery Press Web. Retrieved 2018-01-02.