In the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Mindhunter," John Douglas,
who headed the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit, told the
story of his brilliant and terrifying career tracking down some of
the most heinous criminals in history. Using behavioral profiling
and criminal investigative analysis to get into the head and psyche
of both the criminal and victim -- to feel what they felt at the
critical moment -- Douglas helped crack many high profile cases,
including the Trailside Killer, the Atlanta child murders, and the
Tylenol murders. Now, working again with his co-author Mark
Olshaker, Douglas delves further into the criminal mind with a
series of chilling new cases in "Journey into Darkness" Follow the
FBI's premier investigative profiler as he penetrates the minds and
motives of the most terrifying serial killers.
In "Journey into Darkness," Douglas profiles vicious serial
killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward,
blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to
glorify any of these murderers. Some of the unique cases Douglas
discusses include:
The Clairemont killer -- Six women
were found stabbed to death in San Diego, three in the same
apartment complex. In each case, the killer entered through an
unlocked door or window in the late morning to early afternoon. A
suspect was in custody, tied to one of the murders through a DNA
match. Douglas was called upon to use his profiling techniques to
link the other five murders to the suspect. Douglas looked at the
"signature" of the killer, and found that all the murders were
committed by the same man. The prosecution used the profile to
force the jury to find the defendant guilty of all six murders, if
they felt he was guilty of the one murder. Celophus Prince was
found guilty on all counts.
The schoolgirl murders -- What became Canada's "trial of the
century." Several schoolgirls disappeared in 1992; their bodies
were dumped several weeks later, beaten and sexually attacked.
Canadian police agencies contacted the FBI for help on the case and
to get a profile on the killer and, according to witnesses, his
accomplice. Following the advice of the Investigative Support Unit
in Quantico, Canada aired a television special entitled "The
Abduction of Kristin French," allowing agent Gregg McCrary to
describe the killer's profile on air. Knowing that the murderer and
his accomplice would be watching, he planned to confront the
unknown killer, assuring him he would be caught. Paul Bernardo was
arrested on February 17, 1993, turned in by his wife and partner in
crime, Karla Leanne Homolka.. The profile was dead on the
money.
Richmond's First Serial Murderer -- In 1987, Richmodd, Virginia,
was struck by a serial rapist/murderer. The Richmond police called
upon the Investigative Support Unit in Quantico to make up a
profile of the perpetrator. The crimes and profile beared a
remarkable resemblance to a string of burglaries, rapes and murders
in Alexandria, Virginia, several years before. Agent Steve
Mardigian then formulated a complex strategy that caught the killer
who fit the profile to a tee. In the process he helped free a
wrongly convicted man, who due to his low intelligence level, had
become confused and confessed to the crime.
The brutal and sadistic murder of Suzanne Marie Collins, a
beautiful young Marine on the verge of a brilliant career. The
culprit was caught and confessed to her killing, but his story was
very different than what really happened. By delving into Sedley
Alley's mind, Douglas helped bring the murderer to justice,
recreating the evening from the perspective of a sadistic and angry
man. Suzanne Collins' horrifying end haunts Douglas to this
day.
Douglas delves into other cases, including Polly Klaas' abduction
and murder by Richard Allen Davis, the tragedy that lead to the
creation of Megan's Law; the abduction and murder of six-year-old
Cassandra Lynn Hansen, who was snatched from an evening church
service; and the vicious murder and sexual assault of Nancy Newman
and her two daughters, eight-year-old Melissa and three-year-old
Angie in Anchorage, Alaska. He also explores the murders of Nicole
Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, focusing on the double homicide
purely from a behavioral perspective. Douglas examines what the
facts at and surrounding the crime scene told about the killer from
a behavioral point of view. From Douglas's profile, the only viable
suspect to date is O.J. Simpson.
With "Journey into Darkness, " Douglas provides more than a
glimpse into the minds of serial killers; he demonstrates what a
powerful weapon behavioral science has become. Profiling criminals
helps not only to capture them, but also helps society understand
how these predators work and what can be done to prevent them from
striking again. Douglas focuses especially on pedophiles and child
abductors, fully explaining what drives them, and how to keep
children away from them. As he points out, "The best way to protect
your children is to know your enemy." He includes eight rules for
safety, a list of steps parents can take to prevent child abduction
and exploitation, tips on how to detect sexual exploitation, basic
rules of safety for children, and a chart, based on age, which
details the safety skills children should have to protect
themselves.
In his review for "Mindhunter" in "The New York Times Book
Review, " Dean Koontz said, "Because of his insights and the power
of the material, he leaves us shaken, gripped by a quiet grief for
the innocent victims and anguished by the human condition." Journey
into Darkness continues this perilous trip into the psyche of the
serial killer, but also offers a glimmer of hope that profiling may
enable law enforcement to see the indicators of a serial killer's
mind and intervene before he kills, or kills again.
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