Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. ‘John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling, and one of the most exciting figures in law enforcement I've had the privilege of knowing’ Patricia Cornwell‘John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world’ Jonathan Demme, Director of The Silence of the LambsThe legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of his most challenging cases.The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America’s most notorious killers – including Charles Manson, ‘Son of Sam Killer’ David Berkowitz and ‘BTK Strangler’ Dennis Rader. If you notice a violation in the comments, please report it so we can investigate.The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI’s Original Mindhunter Mods reserve the right to interpret rules at their discretion and ‘rules lawyers’ will be ignored and/or muted. If you are unsure if something is appropriate to submit, please send us a modmail. Rule breaking may result in a permanent ban without prior warning. Rule breaking posts or comments may be removed without notice. View All Hide Popular View Bundy Hide Bundy View Dahmer Hide Dahmer View Questions Hide Questions View News Hide News Recommended Reading

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