FBI's legendary mindhunter sheds light on mysteries that won't go away, from Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey
America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime often contradicting conventional wisdom and legal decisions.
Was Jack the Ripper actually the Duke of Clarence, eldest grandson of Queen Victoria, or perhaps a practicing medical doctor? And did highly placed individuals within Scotland yard have a good idea of the Ripper's identity which they never revealed? Douglas and Olshaker create a detailed profile of the killer and reveal their chief suspect.
Was Lizzie Borden truly innocent of the murder of her father and stepmother as the Falls River jury decided, or was she the one who took the axe and delivered those infamous "whacks"? Through a minute by minute behavioural analysis of the crime, the authors come to a convincing conclusion.
Taking a fresh and penetrating look, the authors reexamine and reinterpret accepted facts and victimology using modern profiling and techniques of criminal analysis developed by Douglas within the FBI. This book deconstructs the evidence and widely held beliefs surrounding each case and rebuilds them - with fascinating and haunting results.
