American FBI Special Agent and pioneering criminal profiler who helped found the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit, and who personally assessed Wayne Williams's likely culpability during the Atlanta child murders investigation.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountBrooklyn, New York City, New York, United States 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountHelped found the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and pioneered criminal offender profiling as an investigative technique. 2 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountMindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (1995) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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FBI profiler John Douglas personally assessed Wayne Williams's likely culpability during the investigation.
Developed criminal profiling methodology as a Supervisory Special Agent in the unit from the mid-1970s.
Disciplines Pioneered
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1. Wikipedia: John E. Douglas
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born June 18, 1945
1. Wikipedia: John E. Douglas
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Douglas was born in Brooklyn, New York City
1. Wikipedia: John E. Douglas
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bestselling author of Mindhunter
2. Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
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FBI Agent John E. Douglas stated that, if it was Williams, then he was looking pretty good for a good percentage of the killings.
2. Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
Associated With: Atlanta Murders of 1979 to 1981, Investigation section, Douglas assessmentQuote, Associated With: Atlanta Murders of 1979 to 1981, Investigation section, Douglas assessment
FBI Agent John E. Douglas stated that, if it was Williams, then he was looking pretty good for a good percentage of the killings.
Wikipedia: Behavioral Science Unit
Associated With: FBI Behavioral Science Unit, History - 1976 section, database compilationQuote, Associated With: FBI Behavioral Science Unit, History - 1976 section, database compilation
FBI Supervisory Special Agents John E. Douglas, Robert Ressler and Dr. Ann Burgess members of the Behavioral Science Unit, begin work on compiling a centralized database on serial offenders
Wikipedia: Offender Profiling
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