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The killer across the table, unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

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The killer across the table, unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

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eng

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contains biographical information

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non fiction

Main title

The killer across the table

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1091179145

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John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

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unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter

Summary

"The FBI's legendary pioneer of criminal profiling and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show Mindhunter, John Douglas has spent decades working with law enforcement to understand the criminal mind and hunt violent predators. Now Douglas, along with his long-time collaborator Mark Olshaker, turns his keen eye to four of the most disturbing killers he has confronted. Offering never-before-revealed details about his interview techniques and profiling process, Douglass goes step by step through his encounters with these murderers, connecting each sadistic predator's crimes to his conversation with them. In doing so, he shows his unprecedented ability to get into the heads of both predator and prey as he talks to the country's most dangerous men, and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their true evil." -- Back cover

Table Of Contents

In a small room in the big house -- Introduction: Learning from the experts -- I. The blood of the lamb: Little girl lost ; "I slept well" ; Mind of the killer ; Human fallout ; What the psych people said ; Red rage and white rage ; The bottom line ; "Substantial likelihood" ; Joan's legacy --II. "Killing for me was just like second nature": All in the family ; The abandoned Volkswagen ; Inside the walls ; "The convenience of the situation" ; "There were victims in between" ; Power, control, excitement -- III. Angel of death: Playing God ; Working nights ; The making of a killer ; "I haven't changed a bit" ; Fallen angel -- IV. "No one made me do anything": The superbike murders ; What happened to Kala and Charlie? ; What made Todd tick? ; "Good or bad, I still want to know" ; Organized versus disorganized ; Nature and nurture -- Epilogue: A killer's choice

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Unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original mindhunter

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