Manhunters: Criminal Profilers and Their Search for the World’s Most Wanted Serial Killers - Colin Wilson

Written by Colin Wilson
Read by Brandon Massey
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Originally published as Hunting Serial Killers: Criminal Profilers and Their Search for the World’s Most Wanted Manhunters

In this fascinating, in-depth account of the hunt for serial killers, Colin Wilson examines the ways they can be tracked down and caught, from the tried-and-true methods of the early 20th century to the high-tech processes in use today. Wilson examines such areas as psychological profiling, genetic fingerprinting, and the launch of the Behavioral Science Unit. He delves into the importance of fantasy to serial killers, the urge to keep on killing, the desire to become notorious, and murder as an addictive drug. He includes his own correspondence with serial killers and follows the career of FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler, the man who coined the term “serial killer” in 1977.

Including the worst murderers in Britain and America, such as Peter Sutcliffe, Fred and Rosemary West, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Paul Bernardo, this book is essential for true-crime enthusiasts. This book will appeal to anyone morbidly fascinated by these gruesome murders but especially by the techniques used to bring those responsible to justice.

July 1 2014
14 hrs and 20 mins

(Note: yes, this is the same Colin Wilson who wrote sci-fi, philosophy, and books about occult mysticism.)