Psychological Portrait of a Killer. Secret FBI Techniques

John Douglas – a legend of American criminal psychology and psychiatry. His image served as the basis for the creation of the famous Jack Crawford from «The Silence of the Lambs», and the series «Mindhunter» was based on the works of John Douglas. This man created and developed the methodology for creating psychological profiles of criminals, which significantly increased the clearance rates for serial murders.
Douglas has over a thousand investigated cases related to the commission of serious crimes, including brutal serial murders, murders related to abductions, and the sexual exploitation of children in the USA. In this book, John Douglas shares stories about the work of his department and the most interesting cases from his practice.