Robert K. Ressler
February 15, 1937 (87 years old) in 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.
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- 2021 · John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise as Self - Ret. FBI Profiler (archive footage)
- 2001 · Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters as Self
- 1984 · Murder: No Apparent Motive as Self