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Robert K. Ressler

Robert K. Ressler

Actor · born 15 February 1937 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Kenneth Ressler was an American FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s and is often credited with coining the term "serial killer", though the term is a direct translation of the German term Serienmörder coined in 1930 by Berlin investigator Ernst Gennat. After retiring from the FBI, he authored a number of books on serial murders, and often gave lectures on criminology.

Where to start: Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (2001).

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