In the Footsteps of Evil. Reports from a profiler

The most famous German profiler, years later, interviewed the murderers he caught to better understand the nature of evil. These are real stories that chill the blood and ignite the imagination. A cold-blooded serial killer; a mutilated woman's body in a plastic bag; the death of intimate partners… In this book, Petersmann describes his most challenging investigations. Step by step, he reveals the methods used by profilers and explains what the traces at the crime scene say about the criminal's psyche. - What do the wounds of the victims indicate? - How do fantasies become deadly? - How to distinguish murder from suicide? - How to catch a killer many years after the crime? - When do painful relationships end in death? Chief Inspector Axel Petersmann served for 40 years in the criminal police and investigated over 1,000 cases related to death or injuries. He studied advanced methods used by the FBI and successfully implemented profiling in Germany. - The book does not let go until the last page. — Financial Times Although some stories are monstrous, the narrator's tone remains calm and empathetic. — Tea Dorn, author of detective novels and television presenter