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who frequently collaborates with

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agent

John E. Douglas John Edward Douglas (born June 18, 1945): "...my parents almost chose that as my middle name instead of the more prosaic Edward." is an American retired special agent and unit chief in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He ...

in writing books about criminal and investigative psychology. In 1995, they formed Mindhunters, Inc. and later released '' Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit'', which was made into a

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series '' Mindhunter'' in 2017. Olshaker worked with public health scientist,

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, detailing the medical system's lack of preparation for another pandemic in their book '' Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs''. In his ''

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'' article ''"We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic"'', Olshaker criticized the lack of funding the government invested in developing a flu vaccine, citing the

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only received $32 million and Biomedical Advanced Research received $43 million for such research in 2017. Olshaker is a supporter of victims' rights.

Publications

* Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit.'' New York: Scribner. 1995. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''Journey into Darkness.'' New York: Scribner. 1997. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back.'' New York: Scribner. 1998. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals.'' New York: Scribner. 1999. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''

The Cases That Haunt Us ''The Cases That Haunt Us'' is a 2000 non-fiction book written by John E. Douglas, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler and investigative chief, and Mark Olshaker. Profiling is described by Rodger Lyle Brown, author of the book rev ...

.'' New York: Scribner. 2000. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''Law & Disorder.'' New York: Kensington 2013. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter.'' New York: HarperCollins. 2020. * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer''. Dey Street Books. 2020 * Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town''. Dey Street Books. 2022

Fiction

* Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. ''Broken Wings (Mindhunters).'' Atria. 1999.

References

External links

Mindhunters website
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