John E. Douglas
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John E. Douglas (born June 18, 1945) is a former FBI agent and one of the first profilers. Douglas was instrumental in the capture of numerous serial killers, and for years he attempted to find out the identity of the Green River Killer, an endeavor that nearly cost him his life when his stress-wracked body was unable to fight off viral encephalitis.[1] Following his retirement from the FBI in 1995, Douglas has gained international fame as the author of a series of books detailing his life tracking serial killers. They are considered to be some of the most insightful works written on the minds, motives, and operation of serial killers, and the methods and lives of those who track them. He also works as a consultant, most notably in the JonBenet Ramsey murder.[2]
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he holds several degrees: B.S., M.S., Ed.S and a doctorate in Adult Education. The Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs was directly based on Douglas, and he is thought to be the inspiration for several other fictional characters in television as well, including Virgil "Web" Webster in The Inside, Frank Black in Millennium, and (to a degree) Jason Gideon in Criminal Minds and Benton Wesley in the Kay Scarpetta novels by Patricia Cornwell.
[edit] References
- ^ John Douglas & Mark Olshaker, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's elite serial crime unit, 1995, by Midhunters, Inc.
- ^ John Douglas & Mark Olshaker, The Cases That Haunt Us
[edit] See also
Douglas' colleague was Robert Ressler, a former FBI agent with the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Douglas himself was later a mentor to Dayle Hinman.
[edit] External links
- John Douglas Mind Hunter website
- John Douglas bio
- John Douglas Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)
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