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A killer by design : murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind

Murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind (portion title)

Burgess, Ann Wolbert (author.). Constantine, Steven Matthew (author.).

Summary: "A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and development of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780306924866
ISBN: 0306924862
Physical Description: ix, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 295) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: It starts with a test -- When the FBI calls -- Bomb shelter -- Profiling the profilers -- Reading the crime scene -- A female killer -- My best friend Missy -- Victimology 101 -- Beneath the mask -- "There's no cookbook" -- A deeper look -- Fantasy or reality, you can't have both -- Patterns of dismemberment -- Reading between the lines -- Bind them, torture them, kill them -- Ego will be your downfall -- Gazing into the abyss -- Monster within.