In October 2017, Netflix released a series titled "Mindhunters". It tells the story of two FBI agents who slowly develop the field of criminal psychology. Although it is a fictionalized version of the events, much of the series is based on the lives of real life FBI agents John Douglas and Robert Ressler. On this episode, We look back at the lives of these two men, following the path they took to become the fathers of criminal profiling.
Research Links:
NPR Article on Robert Ressler
Mindhunters Inc. Website
Refinery29 Article on Series
 
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