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Whoever Fights Monsters

My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

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Whoever Fights Monsters

Written by: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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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.

Just as it happened in The Silence of the Lambs, Ressler uses the evidence at a crime scene to put together a psychological profile of the killers. From the victims they choose, to the way they kill, to the often grotesque souvenirs they take with them, Ressler unlocks the identities of these vicious killers for the police to capture.

Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for America's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget.

©1992 Robert K. Ressler and Tom Shachtman (P)2016 Tantor Crime Criminology Law Murder Social Sciences True Crime Forensics Exciting Scary Mental Health
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Couldn't stop listening to this! very detailed and disturbing and scary at the same time

mesmerizing

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this book was amazing, the depth and detail that it went into was absolutely stunning! a must read or listen to for any true crime fan. the history behind these cases and the thought processes explained are phenomenal

I was brought to this by MFM #ssdgm

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Very insightful into the mind of killers. I like how we can try to understand and help these people.

Great audio book.

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I learned so much and really enjoyed the content of this book. However, the narration was pretty dry and a bit challenging to get through. I also found that the author had a habit of discussing all the praise he’s received. It definitely seems like well deserved praise, but I don’t feel like it was necessary for the book.
Awesome content, but I’m glad to move on to my next read.

Great content, but blah reading

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truly enjoyed the inside look of the FBI and its BSU. The stories are as interesting as they are disturbing. #audible1

Fantastic look into the FBI

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This is an account of true events and one detective that decided that to prevent murders you had to first understand the mind of a murderer. What better way than to learn how to properly interview murderers so they share their way of thinking. This was early days for profiling.

Breaking a Glass Roof

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This book is a fascinating look at the minds of serial killers brought to you by the FBI agent who worked tirelessly to fight for the importance of understanding what made these men do what they did. A must-read for any True Crime aficionado.

Fascinating content. narration is brilliant.

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I was quite impressed with this audiobook. The author takes you on his own personal journey through profiling some of the most notorious serial killers to have crossed the USA from the 60s on. He also details how he founded his group within the FBI. His recounting of work with Ed Kemper and Jeffrey Dahmer is interesting as well as one of the first cases you are introduced to in the book, Richard Trenton Chase.
As a novel I found this book very interesting, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in this sort of field. As an audiobook I found the narrator engaging, what I might expect the author Ressler to sound like. The story line was very engaging and overall, the audio book well read. Worth 5 stars all round.

Excellent Overview of Profiling Serial Killers

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Great book, very informative. Some parts a little grizzly. Narrator is a little grating but tells a good account.

Great

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Pretty good, mostly rehashed of other books he and Douglas have done independently and together. But still interesting to hear his POV

Rehashed but from Ressler's POV

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