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- A Fascinating Look into the Psychology of Serial Killers and the Men Who Hunt Them Down Colin Wilson opens this illuminating psychological discussion with the development of the 1977 Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI, which was set up in order to answer the many questions surrounding serial killers: - How does someone become a serial killer?
- About the Author: Colin Wilson has written more than one hundred books as well as hundreds of articles around the topics of philosophy, crime, and the occult.
- 384 Pages
- True Crime, Murder
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Book Synopsis
A Fascinating Look into the Psychology of Serial Killers and the Men Who Hunt Them Down Colin Wilson opens this illuminating psychological discussion with the development of the 1977 Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI, which was set up in order to answer the many questions surrounding serial killers: - How does someone become a serial killer?- How do they choose their victims?
- Why do they not feel remorse?
- How are they caught? Wilson interviews FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler, coiner of the term "serial killer" and one of the pioneers of criminal profiling, as well as Ted Bundy and Charles Manson in order to figure out the motives behind their grisly actions. In Hunting Serial Killers, by tracking the BSU's development of psychological profiling and genetic fingerprinting, Wilson reveals the forensic investigations that caused the seizure and arrest of some of the most vile and villainous people in the world, including Jeffrey Dahmer, William Heirens, Peter Sutcliffe, John Duffy, Jerry Brudos, Wayne Williams, and many more. As he divulges the details of each case, the murderers' fantasy worlds, sadistic motives, and monstrous psychological tendencies emerge. For anyone who wants to understand the motives, investigations, and eventual arrests behind fifty serial-killing sprees, Hunting Serial Killers will not disappoint.
About the Author
Colin Wilson has written more than one hundred books as well as hundreds of articles around the topics of philosophy, crime, and the occult. The Outsider is one of his most well-known titles, and he is also the author of A Criminal History of Mankind, Encyclopedia of Murder, The Mammoth Book of True Crime, A Plague of Murder, and The Serial Killers.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: True Crime
Sub-Genre: Murder
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Theme: Serial Killers
Format: Paperback
Author: Colin Wilson
Language: English
Street Date: February 21, 2023
TCIN: 87463083
UPC: 9781510772397
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-3811
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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