A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind

A vivid behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit and the evolution of criminal profiling, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI …

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