Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit is 1995 non-fiction book written by Mark Olshaker and retired FBI agent John E. Douglas. 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 2017, Netflix series Mindhunter was heavily based on the book.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Patrick Harbron (2017-10-19). "Real 'Mindhunter' speaks: Why Netflix's serial-killer drama is different". Philly. Retrieved 2018-02-02.