Netflix--Mindhunter
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It's an interesting series. It is the somewhat accurate account of the beginnings of the FBI's program to profile killers. I was thinking season two ought to show up sometime this year.
I liked it. I was looking forward to Season 2 as well. My wife read the book and as expected said it was better. I like watching my books in HD.
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well, i read the book, Mindhunter, 20 years ago.
its profiling technique has been dismissed much like
the abysmal research used in the book: "Sybil" was.
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This failing became apparent when an unknown serial killer was terrorizing the Washington, D.C., area, picking off innocent victims with a sniper rifle. Criminal profilers were full of ideas about what kind of person police should look for. They announced that the murderer was probably an employed but disgruntled white man in his 20s or 30s, likely in a white van. But when police finally arrested the two so-called Beltway Snipers in October 2002, they found that the murderers were unemployed black men, ages 17 and 40, in a blue sedan. Police had previously noticed the car near several shooting locations, but hadn’t closed the loop. They had even pulled the car over two hours before one of the deadly attacks, but never questioned the two men — because they didn’t fit the profile.
its profiling technique has been dismissed much like
the abysmal research used in the book: "Sybil" was.
quote:
This failing became apparent when an unknown serial killer was terrorizing the Washington, D.C., area, picking off innocent victims with a sniper rifle. Criminal profilers were full of ideas about what kind of person police should look for. They announced that the murderer was probably an employed but disgruntled white man in his 20s or 30s, likely in a white van. But when police finally arrested the two so-called Beltway Snipers in October 2002, they found that the murderers were unemployed black men, ages 17 and 40, in a blue sedan. Police had previously noticed the car near several shooting locations, but hadn’t closed the loop. They had even pulled the car over two hours before one of the deadly attacks, but never questioned the two men — because they didn’t fit the profile.
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Chuckman
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I just started it. Last Friday I went to a lecture given by Ann Burgess, a nurse on whom Mindhunter is based. A character on the show is based on her; she helped the FBI start their criminal profiling unit and sexual assault forensics unit.
