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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s initial punishment to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Rice for admittedly beating his finance unconscious: two-game suspension. [...]
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On the morning of June 28, 2007, we awoke to learn that a man had died in Tennessee overnight. And, [...]
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Jeni Schmidt Cosgrove is a dear friend whom we met under some of the most tragic circumstances possible. In our [...]
Conversation With a Serial Killer
Exclusive: Legendary FBI Profiler John Douglas Talks to BTK, the Most Disturbing Serial Killer Ever
What happens if you find yourself looking into the eyes of […]
Profiling Britain's Deadliest Serial Killer
Doctors are supposed to save lives, or at least make them better. But Dr. Harold Shipman wanted more. Rather than the satisfaction he could have […]
Violent Predators Hide Behind Insanity Defense
But They Know the Difference Between Right and Wrong
Angel Maturino Resendiz, the so-called Railway Killer, has admitted killing nine people in two years. His victims […]
Organized vs. Disorganized Slayings
How to Describe a Crime Scene
People ask me why I use the terms "Organized," "Disorganized" and "Mixed" for describing criminals. The practice dates to when […]
Why Killers Take Trophies
Reliving the Crime Extends the Fantasy
Killers like to take trophies and souvenirs from their victims. Keeping some memento -- a lock of hair, jewelry, newspaper […]
Serial Killers Need to Be in Control
Humiliation, Rejection, Inadequacy
Ask a woman what her greatest fear is, and she'll tell you it's finding herself in a situation where she's alone and under […]
Even Killers Improve With Age
Experience Brings Sophistication to Their Methods
How does a profiler determine a killer's age? Among the characteristics we profile, it is always one of the hardest […]
Interviewing Murderers and Suspects
Learning About the Crime and the Killer
In order to understand the artist, you have to look at the artwork. It's the same thing with killers […]
Looking Into the Face of Evil
What Profilers Learn by Talking With Killers
After my collapse in December 1983, I was in a coma for a week, suffering from viral encephalitis brought […]
Is Violence a Gender Trait?
Remember the movie Monster, for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos? It's one of those movies that you know […]
In the Spotlight
Victims, the Media, and Public Opinion […]
Zeroing in on a Suspect's Weakness
When investigators interrogate a suspect in a crime, they have to pay careful attention to the process. Months or years of work on a case […]
Who is the Unknown Subject
Finding Patterns in the Aftermath of Crimes
Without question, the most well known aspect of what profilers do in an investigation is put together a composite […]
Becoming a Profiler
As the Bureau will tell you, there is no job specifically referred to as a “profiler.” It’s a term that everyone uses, but it’s not […]
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