The founder of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit revisits some famous and not-so-famous cases, providing psychological profiles of stalkers, murderers, and rapists.
A look into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, serial killers and mass murderers. This book analyzes such diverse characters as Lee Harvey Oswald and Timothy McVeigh, helping the reader learn to anticipate potential violent behaviour before it's too late.
The former head of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit delves into the circumstances surrounding several of the most riveting criminal investigations in recent history.
Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. The authors take a look at eight such cases, including Jack the Ripper, The Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey. The book takes a fresh look at the facts and dismantles the conventional wisdom of the cases to rebuild them with different results.
Working again with his collaborator on his previous bestsellers, the author of "Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness" and "Obsession" takes readers into the dark corners of the minds of some of the world's most dangerous criminals. of photos.
John Douglas, a famous FBI profiler, teams up with true-crime writer Mark Olshaker to cast fresh light on some of the most famous murder cases of all time. They're all here--Lizzie Borden, the Black Dahlia, JonBenet--and while Douglas and Olshaker don't purport to know the absolute truth about any of these cases, they do offer their own, singular ...
Updated for its Second Edition, this text provides the information emergency departments need about the medicolegal aspects of treating victims of violence, motor vehicle accidents, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and intimate partner abuse. It offers detailed guidelines on interviewing and examining the victim and collecting, preserving ...
At first it looks like a straightforward suicide, a successful man lying in his blood-soaked bed with a gunshot wound to his mouth. But this is the Honourable Thomas Jefferson Boyd, director of the FBI.
Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. Despite the passage of time they continue to hold the public imagination, either because of the personalities involved, the depravity of the crime, doubts over the outcome, or the fact that no one was ever caught. This work addresses eight great mysteries in the history of crime, including Jack the ...
The former head of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit delves into the circumstances surrounding several of the most riveting criminal investigations in recent history.
At first it looks like a straightforward suicide: a successful man found dead with a gun in his mouth. But this is no ordinary corpse, for the man was the director of the FBI. When FBI agent John Chase is summoned to investigate, he discovers a web of lies and deceit.
John Douglas heads the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit and is widely experienced in the field of serial killers. Drawing on a study he conducted of more than 150 imprisoned killers, this work explores psychology and motives in this chilling area of true crime.
C.J. Peters has been on the front lines of the biological war against "hot" viruses for three decades in South America, the United States, and Africa. This chronicle recounts his lifelong battle against these deadly agents--both in the field and in the lab--presenting an astonishing array of stories about and insights into the inevitable clash ...
By the author of Unnatural Causes and Einstein's Brain, this is a first-rate thriller from a master of medical suspense. A dramatic love story set against the dangerous backdrop of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Profiling pioneer John Douglas has a theory that once the motivating force of a criminal is revealed, there is a good chance of solving the case. He uses cases from his own career to illustrate this argument, analysing the killer's mind in order to learn to anticipate violent behaviour.
Written by the foremost experts in forensic clinical medicine, this volume is the first book in this new subspecialty. The text provides the information emergency physicians and residents need about the medicolegal aspects of treating victims of sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence. It offers detailed guidelines on ...
A brutal killer is stalking Washington, D. C., leaving a trail of butchered bodies. Detective Sandy Mansfield is willing to break every rule of professional conduct to catch the killer, even if it means getting personally involved with the prime suspect, neurosurgeon and charmer Nicholas Ramsey.
The founder of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit revisits some famous and not-so-famous cases, providing psychological profiles of stalkers, murderers, and rapists.
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