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Dark Dreams : A Legendary FBI Profiler Examines  Homicide and the Criminal Mind
Dark Dreams A Legendary FBI Profiler Examines Homicide and the Criminal Mind
Author: Roy Hazelwood, Stephen G. Michaud
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780312980115
ISBN-10: 0312980116
Publication Date: 10/13/2002
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Dark Dreams : A Legendary FBI Profiler Examines Homicide and the Criminal Mind on
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I am interested in the "backdrop" behind true-crime cases. This is sometimes referred to as a "psychological autopsy," of sorts, or what happens behind a crime and what events lead to its occurrence.

This book is written by a man (Roy Hazelwood) who is considered one of the pioneers of criminal "profiling" in the FBI. His knowledge and experience is great; he explains how the FBI assembles details from crime scenes and how this information leads to a likely composite of a killer or predator. This is not some kind of "hocus-pocus:" it is a valid psychological science with identifiable and proven strategies. Hazelwood writes about many types of cases, provoking great curiosity and providing the reader with eye-opening information.

I loved this book!
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This is an excellent book and well-written. I especially liked the overview of the Brett Beyers case because I was a student at MSU when the murders took place, although I didn't know him or his victims.