By All That's Interesting | Checked By John Kuroski
Published January 12, 2022 Updated February 21, 2022
From Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy, John E. Douglas has interviewed just about every serial killer in recent history. Here's how he learned what made them tick.
John Douglas is the pioneer of criminal profiling. The former FBI agent’s autobiographical book Mindhunter — now a critically acclaimed Netflix series — explains how he assisted in murder investigations by getting inside the heads of some of the world’s worst serial killers.
During his career with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), Douglas interviewed the likes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the BTK Killer, to name a few. He’s helped track down some of America’s worst predators while at the same time trying to understand what makes them tick.
However, some people still question whether his techniques actually “work.” Namely, can you really hunt a mind — especially the mind of a serial killer?
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