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Journey into Darkness
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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Obsession
- The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
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John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder". But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators.
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Not obsessed with OBSESSION
- By Glen on 2020-01-09
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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The Anatomy of Motive
- The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
- Written by: John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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The Anatomy of Motive offers a dramatic, insightful look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind. The famed former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, John Douglas was the pioneer of modern behavioral profiling of serial criminals. Working again with acclaimed novelist, journalist, and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, and using cases from his own fabled career as examples, Douglas takes us further than ever before into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, serial killers, and mass murderers.
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Fairly standard stuff from Douglas
- By Raina Mermaid on 2019-09-09
Written by: John Douglas, and others
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The Killer's Shadow
- The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Holt McCallany
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Worshippers stream out of an Midwestern synagogue after sabbath services, unaware that only a hundred yards away, an expert marksman and avowed racist, antisemite and member of the Ku Klux Klan, patiently awaits, his hunting rifle at the ready. A riveting, cautionary tale rooted in history that continues to echo today, The Killer's Shadow is a terrifying and essential exploration of the criminal personality in the vile grip of extremism and what happens when rage-filled speech evolves into deadly action and hatred of the “other" is allowed full reign.
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Intriguing, informative, Well written!!
- By bill on 2020-12-19
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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Mindhunter
- Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Bonus material! Includes an excerpt from John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s Obsession! Discover the classic behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ 25-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals - the basis for the upcoming Netflix original series.
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Fantastic look into abnormal minds
- By John on 2018-09-19
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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Inside the Mind of BTK
- The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
- Written by: Johnny Dodd, John Douglas
- Narrated by: Jason Klav
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations.
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Odd narration, but good book
- By Anastasia Beaverhausen on 2020-12-03
Written by: Johnny Dodd, and others
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The Evil That Men Do
- FBI Profiler Roy Hazelwood's Journey into the Minds of Sexual Predators
- Written by: Stephen G. Michaud, Roy Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty-two years in the FBI, 16 of them as a member of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. Roy Hazelwood, like many investigators, has seen it all. But unlike most, he's gone further into the dark and twisted psyches of serial killers and sadistic sexual offenders and has emerged as one of the world's foremost experts on the sexual criminal. Acclaimed true-crime writer Stephen G. Michaud takes you into the heart of Hazelwood's work through dozens of startling cases, including those of the Lonely Heart Killer, the "Ken and Barbie" killings, and the Atlanta Child Murders.
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Graphic but a good listen
- By Raina Mermaid on 2019-12-03
Written by: Stephen G. Michaud, and others
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Obsession
- The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder". But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators.
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Not obsessed with OBSESSION
- By Glen on 2020-01-09
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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The Anatomy of Motive
- The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
- Written by: John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Anatomy of Motive offers a dramatic, insightful look at the development and evolution of the criminal mind. The famed former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit, John Douglas was the pioneer of modern behavioral profiling of serial criminals. Working again with acclaimed novelist, journalist, and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, and using cases from his own fabled career as examples, Douglas takes us further than ever before into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, serial killers, and mass murderers.
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Fairly standard stuff from Douglas
- By Raina Mermaid on 2019-09-09
Written by: John Douglas, and others
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The Killer's Shadow
- The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Holt McCallany
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Worshippers stream out of an Midwestern synagogue after sabbath services, unaware that only a hundred yards away, an expert marksman and avowed racist, antisemite and member of the Ku Klux Klan, patiently awaits, his hunting rifle at the ready. A riveting, cautionary tale rooted in history that continues to echo today, The Killer's Shadow is a terrifying and essential exploration of the criminal personality in the vile grip of extremism and what happens when rage-filled speech evolves into deadly action and hatred of the “other" is allowed full reign.
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Intriguing, informative, Well written!!
- By bill on 2020-12-19
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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Mindhunter
- Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
- Written by: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Bonus material! Includes an excerpt from John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s Obsession! Discover the classic behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ 25-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals - the basis for the upcoming Netflix original series.
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Fantastic look into abnormal minds
- By John on 2018-09-19
Written by: John E. Douglas, and others
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Inside the Mind of BTK
- The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
- Written by: Johnny Dodd, John Douglas
- Narrated by: Jason Klav
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations.
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Odd narration, but good book
- By Anastasia Beaverhausen on 2020-12-03
Written by: Johnny Dodd, and others
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The Evil That Men Do
- FBI Profiler Roy Hazelwood's Journey into the Minds of Sexual Predators
- Written by: Stephen G. Michaud, Roy Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty-two years in the FBI, 16 of them as a member of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. Roy Hazelwood, like many investigators, has seen it all. But unlike most, he's gone further into the dark and twisted psyches of serial killers and sadistic sexual offenders and has emerged as one of the world's foremost experts on the sexual criminal. Acclaimed true-crime writer Stephen G. Michaud takes you into the heart of Hazelwood's work through dozens of startling cases, including those of the Lonely Heart Killer, the "Ken and Barbie" killings, and the Atlanta Child Murders.
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Graphic but a good listen
- By Raina Mermaid on 2019-12-03
Written by: Stephen G. Michaud, and others
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The Stranger Beside Me
- The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
- Written by: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
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Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast.
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There is an Audio problem in Chapter 54
- By Bailey on 2020-01-28
Written by: Ann Rule
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The Big Book of Serial Killers
- An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers
- Written by: Jack Rosewood, Rebecca Lo
- Narrated by: Kevin Kollins
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
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There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk, and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires, and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day-to-day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church-going members of the community.
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Too much focus is on names of victims and dates if death
- By Pamela Vansil on 2019-08-01
Written by: Jack Rosewood, and others
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Dark Dreams
- A Legendary FBI Profiler Examines Homicide and the Criminal Mind
- Written by: Roy Hazelwood, Stephen G Michaud
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Profiler Roy Hazelwood is one of the world's leading experts on the strangest and most dangerous of all aberrant offenders - the sexual criminal. In Dark Dreams he reveals the twisted motive and thinking that go into the most reprehensible crimes. He also catalogs the innovative and remarkably effective techniques that allow law enforcement agents to construct psychological profiles of the offenders who commit these crimes.
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good narrator but bad audio
- By Raina Mermaid on 2019-12-13
Written by: Roy Hazelwood, and others
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Green River, Running Red
- Written by: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
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In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than 49 young women. Green River, Running Red is a harrowing account of a modern monster, a killer who walked among us undetected. It is also the story of his quarry -- of who these young women were and who they might have become.
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Meh
- By Anonymous User on 2023-03-23
Written by: Ann Rule
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A Killer by Design
- Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind
- Written by: Ann Wolbert Burgess, Steven Matthew Constantine
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Lurking beneath the progressive activism and sex positivity in the 1970 to '80s, a dark undercurrent of violence rippled across the American landscape. With reported cases of sexual assault and homicide on the rise, the FBI created a specialized team - the “Mindhunters”, better known as the Behavioral Science Unit - to track down the country's most dangerous criminals. And yet narrowing down a seemingly infinite list of potential suspects seemed daunting at best and impossible at worst - until Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess stepped on the scene.
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Very interesting
- By Lexi on 2023-10-16
Written by: Ann Wolbert Burgess, and others
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The I-5 Killer
- Written by: Ann Rule, Andy Stack
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all; he was a star athlete with good looks and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name.
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Great - Albeit Inconsistent- True Crime
- By Langer MD on 2021-07-04
Written by: Ann Rule, and others
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Beyond Cruel
- The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer
- Written by: Stephen G. Michaud
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the way he passed off fake money at local shopping centers. But when US Secret Service agents finally arrested him, they were met with more than just phony bills. They found that their counterfeiter led a shocking double life.... DeBardeleben's home was littered with drugs, bondage gear, and a collection of audio tapes in which he recorded the abuse of his countless victims.
Written by: Stephen G. Michaud
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The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer
- Written by: Brian Masters
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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When he was arrested in July 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer had a severed head in the refrigerator, two more in the freezer, two skulls and a skeleton in a filing cabinet. But if anything could be more disturbing than the brute horror of this scene, it was the evidence that Dahmer had been using these human remains not only for sexual gratification but as part of a dark ritual of his own devising - to furnish a shrine to himself.
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A great listen
- By Brenda on 2022-12-19
Written by: Brian Masters
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Whoever Fights Monsters
- My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
- Written by: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned from them how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us - and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how he has tracked down some of the nation's most brutal murderers. Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for America's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget.
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I was brought to this by MFM #ssdgm
- By Hunter Belfer on 2018-06-07
Written by: Robert K. Ressler, and others
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Unmasked
- My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
- Written by: Paul Holes, Robin Gaby Fisher
- Narrated by: Paul Holes
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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I order another bourbon, neat. This is the drink that will flip the switch. I don’t even know how I got here, to this place, to this point. Something is happening to me lately. I’m drinking too much. My sheets are soaking wet when I wake up from nightmares of decaying corpses. I order another drink and swig it, trying to forget about the latest case I can’t shake. Crime solving for me is more complex than the challenge of the hunt, or the process of piecing together a scientific puzzle. The thought of good people suffering drives me to the point of obsession.
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Incredible, as expected!
- By Chelsea Suik-Thomas on 2022-04-28
Written by: Paul Holes, and others
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On the Farm
- Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women
- Written by: Stevie Cameron
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
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Verteran investigative journalist Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. It was not until February 2002 that pig farmer Robert William Pickton would be arrested, and 2008 before he was found guilty, on six counts of second-degree murder. These counts were appealed and in 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its conclusion.
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Narration is bad. “You know, Like really bad ‘eh”
- By k on 2022-08-24
Written by: Stevie Cameron
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Angel of Darkness
- The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree of the Century
- Written by: Dennis McDougal
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Randy Kraft was highly intelligent, politically active, loyal to his friends, committed to his work - and the killer of 67 people - more than any other serial killer known. This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster.
Written by: Dennis McDougal
Publisher's Summary
In the number-one New York Times best seller Mindhunter, John Douglas, who headed the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit, told the story of his brilliant and terrifying career tracking down some of the most heinous criminals in history. Now, in Journey into Darkness, Douglas profiles vicious serial killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward, blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to glorify any of these murderers.
Some of the unique cases Douglas discusses include:
- The Clairemont killer
- The schoolgirl murders
- Richmond's first serial murderer
- The brutal and sadistic murder of Suzanne Marie Collins
- Polly Klaas' abduction and murder by Richard Allen Davis
- The tragedy that lead to the creation of Megan's Law
With Journey into Darkness, Douglas provides more than a glimpse into the minds of serial killers; he demonstrates what a powerful weapon behavioral science has become. Profiling criminals helps not only to capture them, but also helps society understand how these predators work and what can be done to prevent them from striking again. Douglas focuses especially on pedophiles and child abductors, fully explaining what drives them and how to keep children away from them. As he points out, "The best way to protect your children is to know your enemy." He includes eight rules for safety, a list of steps parents can take to prevent child abduction and exploitation, tips on how to detect sexual exploitation, basic rules of safety for children, and a chart, based on age, that details the safety skills children should have to protect themselves.
In his review for Mindhunter in The New York Times Book Review, Dean Koontz said, "Because of his insights and the power of the material, he leaves us shaken, gripped by a quiet grief for the innocent victims and anguished by the human condition." Journey into Darkness continues this perilous trip into the psyche of the serial killer, but also offers a glimmer of hope that profiling may enable law enforcement to see the indicators of a serial killer's mind and intervene before he kills or kills again.
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- Robert K Laws
- 2019-08-18
Great book hate the narrator
The book is great but who ever read this book need to do something else it drove me crazy
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- Kindle Customer
- 2023-01-24
Great book!
Great book with lots of information and a good look Into the perspective of the men who have worked and dealt with the cases. Will definitely be getting more books written by John Douglas!
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- Lauren
- 2022-12-22
Pretty Interesting, Bad Narrator
I didn’t hate the narrator, but he didn’t do the best job. It could just be the fact that I didn’t like his voice very much, which is a personal thing. But I would recommend trying a sample of the audiobook before purchasing, to make sure you’re okay with his voice
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- harjeet singh kamboj
- 2022-03-18
very good book
very good book. must have in ur library. hard to listen crimes but u will get a glimpse of criminal mind.
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- Urszula Kur
- 2021-04-28
Difficult subject, but we'll worth looking into..
Narrator was very engaging, great voice well aligned with subject matter. Crime and punishment two opposites that unfortunately too often come together and often the second does not match severity of the first. Difficult and challenging carrier that cost the author much health loss and pain, but his passion to stop the evil is well appreciated at least on my end. Great read, I would recommend it to everybody who has interests in human mind and justice.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-02-09
It's fine but pick a topic
I'm a huge fan of his books but this one missed the mark for me. It felt very disjointed and like I was reading sections of several different books. He starts with a rape/murder then diverts to child targeting offenders and child safety before jumping back to the original case in minute detail before raging about the criminal justice system then discusses the OJ Simpson trial and finishes off with his views on capital punishment and criminal justice reform. I had a hard time staying focused when it felt all over the place.
I'd recommend spending your money elsewhere, his other books are more cohesive.
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- Allie Lima
- 2020-12-28
Repetitive with Mind Hunter...
The narrator was ok. a few times I felt the need to forward as it was already published in the Mind Hunter book.
Otherwise, the book is okay.
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- Adam
- 2019-10-21
I returned this book because it disturbed me
I rarely ever return books. I think this is only the second one I've ever returned. I listened to about half this book and decided I simply couldn't finish it. The details and crimes are too disturbing and I no longer wanted to think about them. I have absolutely no problem with gory or explicit content in fiction because I know it isn't real. It never, ever bothers me to read or watch a violent book, or video game, or movie. It never gets in my head. It turns out that isn't the case for me for true crime. I find the details of violent crimes, especially violent crimes against children, too disturbing and can't deal with it. I found that listening to this book made my mood dark, depressed me, and I had trouble getting to sleep. I simply couldn't continue. Just be advised that this book contains graphic descriptions of sadistic violent crimes and not everyone can handle that. I know now that I can't.
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- leelee8888
- 2019-01-30
Your typical John E Douglas.
It really starts to get redundant when the first 1/3 of all his books is his rise to fame for birthing the criminal profiler term instead of really interesting cases and details surrounding them. I want detailed cases , ones I have not heard . Why is that so much to ask from a criminal profiler? How and why are they recycling the same cases over and over?
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- DCNow2014
- 2018-11-11
Starts strong but goes off course
I've always been fascinated by the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and the criminal profilers, including John Douglas. The book starts strong with interesting, albeit horrifying, cases. A little over half-way through the book, however, Douglas goes on and on about the legal system, victims rights, etc. I've been the victim of crime and had a family member murdered (a police officer, no less), but I'm not terribly interested in Douglas ranting about how the legal system favors the accused/convicted over victims.
Beyond the story, I was quite disappointed with the narrator. A bit too folksy for my tastes.
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- Moranda Haines
- 2018-11-13
4th best JD/MO book but worth the credit.
love John Douglas and his Co authored books by mark olshaker.
these 3 are slightly better:
Mindhunter
BTK
Obsession
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- Unapologetic
- 2021-01-24
Excellent narration and informative analysis
Ever wonder or had an unsettling feeling about a stranger on a playground, or children’s play area in a mall?
Perhaps a delivery person gave you a “creepy” feeling.
Our mind has an innate built in threat detector. This book is provides methods and analysis to help us normal folks decipher the “why”. Why we get that feeling. Book is based on some real evil that was researched by Special Agent Douglas and his peers. As disturbing it was to go through the boom, I felt resilient and educated not only about the evil in the book but more importantly the victims. I feel and see the victims and their families in a very different light. The suffering and pain as immense as it can be, because of people like John Douglas there is hope. LEO like John are out there hunting the predators and learning to better their skills.
Thank you for service Special Agent Douglas. God Bless you and others who fight daily to keep us safe and hunt down the evil to deliver justice.
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- Jennifer B
- 2020-03-22
Captivating
If you enjoy Mindhunter or any other of John Douglas’s books, you will enjoy this one. Interesting and at times disturbing.
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- IndyMcDuff
- 2020-12-02
Truth is ugly
We would all like to think that things have happy endings. But they do not. The stories, or rather retelling of the facts
contained within this book or not pleasant they are not something you would wanna listen to with your youngest children. But still you should listen because from every story there are massive lessons to be learned. Whether we are white black green orange redOr sky blue pink . We are all in this together we have to look out for each other we have to protect each other we have to keep an eye out in our neighborhoods and beyond. The narrator was wonderful the stories at times heartbreaking, but still something that needs to be heard I would suggest you have your older children listen to this (what I said was yourOlder children) but I am paralyzed and have to rely on speech to text. This book is well worth the price listen to it and learn, especially if you are a police officer or a first responder.
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- Steph
- 2020-01-30
what a mess
just a hodge podge of several subjects. one is the story of a guy who brutally raped a woman. then we move on to profiling. This is the good stuff. then he goes into child safety. then there was more about the woman who was murdered in the first story. then a never ending chronicling of a rapist murderer. then the oj simpson case then his views on capital punishment. what a mess.
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- Jacqui
- 2019-01-26
Not What I Expected
I have mixed feelings about this book. I loved Mindhunter and was hoping for more of the same, and parts of Journey Into Darkness were interesting, but mostly I found it to be rambling and without much focus on profiling or what makes either the profiler or the criminal tick. I could have done with far less biography of Suzanne Collins and also her parents’ fight for reform of the process dealing with the delays involved with death sentences, for example.
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- Kevinlewis
- 2022-12-08
Amazing insights into the criminal mind
As a student of human behavior for threat recognition in Executive Protection I have gained insight into the motivations of the dark side of the human mind.
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- Friot Clara
- 2023-02-18
A must read
A must read, no matter how uncomfortable it makes you. For parents and future parents especially.
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