Profiles don't catch killers, cops on the beat do, often through dogged persistence and with the help of ordinary citizens, and certainly with a little bit of luck.
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[on having television characters based on him:] What you don't see in the media is the lengthy examination of the crime scene, photographs and videotapes, careful examinations of the autopsy and the photos. Oftentimes this takes a considerable amount of time, and there's coordination with the investigating officers to reach a logical conclusion to come up with a profile. The movie portrayal usually shortcuts the lengthy process by mindflashes of the profiler at the scene of the crime which would indicate that some sort of psychic experience is going on. And of course this is nonsense. [July 20, 1997]
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Fact
1
Seeking insights into criminal psychology, he has interviewed John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Speck, David Berkowitz, and Edmund Kemper.
2
Established the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, and Forensic Behavioral Services International.
3
One of the world's foremost experts on violent criminals, particularly those guilty of serial and sexual homicides.
4
Coined the term "serial killer".
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Twisted
2011
TV Series documentary with thanks to - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Twisted
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself - Former FBI Profiler
Born to Kill?
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Villisca: Living with a Mystery
2004
Documentary
Himself - Founder of F.B.I. Behavioural Sciences Unit
To Kill and Kill Again
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters
2001
Video documentary
Himself - Founder of F.B.I. Behavioural Sciences Unit
American Justice
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself - as Robert Ressler
Murder: No Apparent Motive
1984
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (2001) as Himself - Founder of F.B.I. Behavioural Sciences Unit
Murder: No Apparent Motive (1984) as Himself
Villisca: Living with a Mystery (2004) as Himself - Founder of F.B.I. Behavioural Sciences Unit
$8 Million
