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John E. Douglas

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Officials

American FBI Special Agent and pioneering criminal profiler who helped found the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit, and who personally assessed Wayne Williams's likely culpability during the Atlanta child murders investigation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1945 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States 1
Nationality
American 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Helped found the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and pioneered criminal offender profiling as an investigative technique. 3
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (1995) 1
Connections

Associated With

Atlanta Murders of 1979 to 1981, Landmark Cases

FBI profiler John Douglas personally assessed Wayne Williams's likely culpability during the investigation.

Source Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
FBI Behavioral Science Unit, Criminal Justice Institutions

Developed criminal profiling methodology as a Supervisory Special Agent in the unit from the mid-1970s.

Source Wikipedia: Behavioral Science Unit

Disciplines Pioneered

Criminal Profiling, Foundational Concepts
Source Offender Profiling (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: John E. Douglas
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth date
    born June 18, 1945
  • Early life and education section
    Douglas was born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • Lead section, bestselling author
    bestselling author of Mindhunter
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2. Wikidata: John E. Douglas
Wikidata Q724506, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
  • Investigation section
    FBI Agent John E. Douglas stated that, if it was Williams, then he was looking pretty good for a good percentage of the killings.
  • Associated With: Atlanta Murders of 1979 to 1981, Investigation section, Douglas assessment
    FBI Agent John E. Douglas stated that, if it was Williams, then he was looking pretty good for a good percentage of the killings.
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Wikipedia: Behavioral Science Unit
Associated With: FBI Behavioral Science Unit, History - 1976 section, database compilation
Quote, Associated With: FBI Behavioral Science Unit, History - 1976 section, database compilation
FBI Supervisory Special Agents John E. Douglas, Robert Ressler and Dr. Ann Burgess members of the Behavioral Science Unit, begin work on compiling a centralized database on serial offenders
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Offender Profiling (Wikipedia)
Disciplines Pioneered: Criminal ProfilingView the Source
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