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Mindhunter is an American psychological crime thriller television series created by Joe Penhall, based on the 1995 true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. [2] The series debuted in 2017 and ran for two seasons.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986) [3] [4] popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber" or "Christmas Bomber", [5] is a Nigerian terrorist who, at the age of 23, attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight ...
The book details Douglas's "criminal-personality profiling" on serial killers and mass murderers, which he developed over decades of interviews with known killers.The book includes profiles of the Atlanta child killer, David Carpenter, Edmund Kemper, Robert Hansen, and Larry Gene Bell, and suggests proactive steps on luring culprits to contact the police.
Mindhunter may refer to: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit , non-fiction crime book written by retired FBI agent John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker (1995) Mindhunter (TV series) , American crime drama streaming television series created by Joe Penhall, based on the eponymous book (2017–19)
Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor.He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw.
Cameron Britton (born 1986 or 1987) [1] is an American actor known for his role as Ed Kemper in the Netflix crime drama television series Mindhunter, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series [2] and Hazel in the Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy.
John Edward Douglas (born June 18, 1945) [1] [2] [3] is an American retired special agent and unit chief in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).. He was one of the first criminal profilers and has written and co-written books on criminal psychology, true crime novels, and his biography.
The second season of Mindhunter (released in August 2019) covers the murders. The series, which is focused on the history of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) builds that dramatic arc of the series over the FBI's two BSU agents who join the Atlanta investigation.