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When a Killer Calls - A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Paperback)
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When a Killer Calls - A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Paperback)
Series: Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, 2
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From John Douglas-the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York
Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show
Mindhunter-comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of
Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas
confronted, and the desperate effort to identify and catch him. On
May 31, 1985, two days before her high school graduation, Shari
Smith was abducted from the driveway of her family home in South
Carolina. Based on the crime scene and the abductor's repeated and
taunting calls to the family, law enforcement quickly realized they
were dealing with a sophisticated and highly dangerous criminal. A
letter arrived the next day entitled "Last Will & Testament,"
in which Shari, knowing she was to be murdered, wrote bravely and
achingly of her love for her parents, siblings, and boyfriend,
saying that while they would miss her, she knew they would
persevere through their faith. The abduction rocked her quiet town,
triggering a massive manhunt and bringing in the FBI, which
enlisted profiler John Douglas. A few days later, a phone call told
the family where they could find Shari's body. Then nine-year-old
Debra May Helmick was kidnapped from her yard, confirming the harsh
realization that Smith's murder was no random act. A serial killer
was evolving, and the only way to stop him would be to use the
study of criminal behavior to anticipate his next move before he
could kill again. Douglas devised a risky and emotionally fraught
strategy to use Shari's lookalike older sister Dawn as bait to draw
out the unknown subject. Dawn and her parents courageously agreed.
One of the most haunting investigations of Douglas's storied
career, this case details how the eerily accurate profile he
created-alongside his carefully crafted and stage-managed
manipulation of the killer's psychology-combined with dedicated
police work and cutting-edge forensic science to end a reign of
criminal terror. As Shari's family took incredible personal risks
to lure her killer from the shadows, Douglas and the FBI pushed
criminal profiling to its limits, culminating in one of his most
dramatic and effective confrontations with a sadistic and
remorseless killer.
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