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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.
Criminal profiler John E. Douglas said that, while he believes that Williams committed many of the murders, he does not think that he committed them all. Douglas added that he believes that law enforcement authorities have some idea of who the other killers are, cryptically adding, "It isn't a single offender, and the truth isn't pleasant." [19]
[12] [13] Tucci said that he had researched his role by watching documentaries and reading books by criminal profiler John E. Douglas about catching serial killers. [14] His wife Kate had urged him against taking the role. After having read the novel, she felt that the subject matter was "too harrowing." [12]
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 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.
His character is loosely based on the real-life John E. Douglas, one of the first criminal profilers in FBI history. [77] Groff and co-stars Holt McCallany and Anna Torv also starred in the second season of the series, which premiered on August 16, 2019. [78] The series and Groff's performance were critically acclaimed.
Michael Douglas, 79, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 54, first crossed paths in France during the '90s, a memorable encounter the actor recently reflected on in a heartfelt birthday tribute to his wife ...
Michelle Duda and Leilani Barrett took over as hosts in February 2004, and remained through the end of the first run. Regular lottery drawing hosts Karen Harris and Bob Becker (deceased) substituted on various occasions. John E. Douglas (Cleveland) has the longest run as the "off stage announcer" from 1989 until 2006; Douglas died in July 2016.