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INTO THE MINDS OF MADMEN: HOW THE FBI'S
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE UNIT REVOLUTIONIZED CRIME INVESTIGATION
Don DeNevi and John H. Campbell
The story of the 30+ member elite team's work to
capture countless elusive criminals. The 1st time the story has
been told. Foreword by John E. Otto, FBI Deputy Director (Ret.).
Illus; 438 pgs.
When law enforcement struggles to solve a serial murder, arson,
rape, or child abduction, and is making little headway, it turns
to the FBI’s legendary Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) at the FBI
Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Over the past three decades, more
than thirty members of this elite team have worked to capture
countless elusive criminals. Rarely have they been appreciated.
Never has their story been told.
Now, at the suggestion of Stephen Band, the current Chief of the
BSU, the inside story has been written by John Campbell, former
BSU Chief (1989-1992) and Don DeNevi, author of many highly
acclaimed true-crime books. In a fascinating account, full of
quiet heroics and grisly criminal details, the authors describe
the difficult work of the tireless professionals who have
devoted their careers to investigating and analyzing the deeds
and personalities of the macabre psychopaths who haunt our
streets.
In contrast to well-known fictional depictions, like The
Silence of the Lambs and The X-Files, DeNevi and Campbell’s
real-life perspective shows that the true story is more
engrossing, indeed astonishing, than any movie or novel. The
authors reveal how this crack unit developed a new technique,
from a combination of psychological profiling and old-fashioned
detective work, which succeeded in cracking a host of difficult
cases, including serial murders, hostage taking, and terrorism.
Readers experience what it is like to crawl into the twisted
minds of notorious criminals, as psychological profilers must do
to learn their motivations, patterns, and probable next move.
This unique oral history will provide fascinating reading for
fans of C.S.I., Profiler, and other similar dramas, and is also
a long overdue and fitting tribute to the heroic men and women
of the Behavioral Science Unit, who fight everyday to keep
Americans safe.
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