Search - Mindhunter : Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

This was a very good book! It takes you behind the scenes of some of the worst, most gruesome and frankly fascinating cases pursued by John Douglas, Special Agent with the FBI, and one of the leading pioneers in profiling.

On the back cover it says: As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interwiewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examined each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.
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A very intriguing look inside the world of those who hunt serial killers. Many of the stories were familiar to me from the news, but this is the inside view of the story - the search for the "why" in these terrible acts. Very good book!

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Mindhunter enters the minds of some of the country's most notorious serial killers to tell the real-life story of the Investigative Support Unit (ISU) -- the FBI's special force that has assisted state and local police in cracking some of the country's most celebrated serial murder and rape cases. The unit specializes in understanding the chemistry and mechanical workings of the brain's of these serial criminals, and did its homework by interviewing such murderers as Charles Manson and David Berkowitz (the Son of Sam). John Douglas, who worked for the FBI for 25 years, is an authority on the unit, and his book combines the best of nonfiction with that of a murder mystery.

I loved this book. It is a subject that I am very interested in and it is well written and easy to follow.

Absolutely fascinating book. This man deals with the darkest side of human nature and tells his stories respectfully, with great care taken to preserve the memories of the victims he assists.

Enter the minds of some of the most notorious serial killers through the eyes of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit. Very good

This is probably one of the first non-fiction books I have ever read. I couldn't put it down. John Douglas gave some chilling and interesting insight to the mind of the serial killer. 5 stars!!

Great non-fiction novel about profiling and how the Behavioral Science Unit began within the FBI.

Very interesting stuff, and very readable. Fascinating for the CSI/Law & Order fan.

A chronicle of the remarkable and chilling career of a Special Agent who was a legend in his time. He was the model for Jack Crawford in the movie Silence of the Lambs. In real life he confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein.

Well written and totally interesting!

Absolutely fascinating look at a criminal profiler and of course, the criminals he profiles... excellent read.