- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Scribner; 2nd THUS edition (Nov 14 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-0671017064
- ASIN: 0684846004
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
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Confident in his opinions and systematic in his examination of high-profile whodunits, FBI veteran John Douglas proves his worth once again as one of the world's best psychological detectives. You may think you've read all there is about Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, and the Lindbergh kidnapping, but Douglas has a few surprise conclusions in his modern analysis of these gripping crimes. By applying criminal personality profiling techniques he developed while stalking more current killers, Douglas provides a fresh, sage outlook on some disturbing history. He also sheds new light on San Francisco's Zodiac Killer, the Black Dahlia murder, Bambi Bembenek, the Boston Strangler, and the continuing mystery of who killed 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. Douglas sometimes reveals his chief suspect; other times he simply narrows down who the killer is not. In the JonBenét mystery (in which Douglas was hired by the Ramseys to find the killer), he presents a convincing case for why he believes the girl's parents are not guilty of murder. Douglas is founder of the FBI's Serial Killer Profiling Unit. His method of solving a crime by entering the mind of the killer inspired Thomas Harris's book The Silence of the Lambs. In this dissection of our most sensational crimes, Douglas proves that reality can be more horrifying than fiction. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
From Publishers Weekly
FBI veteran Douglas is best known as the inventor of criminal profiling as an investigative tool, and in this superbly written and narratively taut new work, he teams up again with Olshaker, his coauthor on the bestselling Mindhunter, to look at eight murder cases that have transfixed the popular imagination. By systematically applying the most advanced techniques of criminology to the information available, he provides new insights and suppositions, even into cases as well trod as that of Jack the Ripper, in some cases identifying who the murderer is, in other cases only who it is not. The cases involve Lizzie Borden, the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the Zodiac killer (who went on a murder rampage throughout the San Francisco Bay area about 30 years ago), the Black Dahlia Murder, Bambi Bembenek, the Boston Strangler, and the still unresolved murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas 1996 (Douglas has served as a consultant and an expert witness for the grand jury in this case). In the Ramsey case, although he cannot identify the killer of JonBenet, Douglas is adamant that the parents, John and Patricia Ramsey, did not commit the crime. He profiles the killer as a young man or teen with a personal and specific grudge against John Ramsey. Agent, Jay Acton.
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Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
good job again.,
By kevin farrell (ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cases That Haunt Us (Paperback)
First of all i have read most of his books and enjoy them all.I am impressed with this one because it does give a modern day insight into old cases which did not have this kind of experience and knowledge back then. okay point number one. I am irish so have little knowledge of the jonbennet case. yes his arguemnt is compelling, and we all must remember that he has the experience,not us, he has been to hell and back with the greatest scum on earth. if you read his other books then you know he detests killers and nearly died trying to catch as many as he could. so do you seriously think that he would side with someone who he believed would do such a horrible thing to a sweet young girl what , over money, i dont but then again thats just my opinion. i admit that he could have written it in a more clinical way, his closeness to the parents does come across, but then again his empathy with victims and their families is clearly present in other books. so he is a man of conviction only after testing all the evidence and deciding where to go. point two the lizzie case, well someone can be innocent and be found guilty we have many examples of that in our history this side of the world, and equally someone can be guilty and be found innocent, there are many examples of that so we are buying the book to get his opinion, we must accept his opinion as his right. so enjoy the book and keep and open mind.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book from top profiler John E. DOUGLAS,
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This review is from: The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
As die-hard true crime buff I have read most of FBI top profiler John E. DOUGLAS' books, so THE CASES THAT HAUNT US was mandatory reading for me.This time, he revisits some of the most shocking and infamous crimes of the last 120 years, and takes a new approach towards them utilizing modern criminal behavioral analysis and profiling. The book offers a vast array of cases in chronological order, starting with the notorious prostitue killer Jack the Ripper in 1889 's London's Eastend, and encompassing 1892's Lizzie BORDEN case (BORDEN was tried for murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, but aquitted), the tragic case of the LINDBERG kidnapping and the horrifying deeds of the Zodiac killer, a Californian serial killer of the late 1960ies/early 1970ies, up to the murder of six-year old JonBenet RAMSEY on Christmas Eve 1996 (the only case in the book in which DOUGLAS was personally involved). It is true that several cases were never solved with no perpetrator brought to justice, and it is impossible to prove DOUGLAS's conclusions one way or another. Often decades have passed, and none of the people involved in the crime are alive. However DOUGLAS' conclusions are based on experiences and knowledge gained in a long career in law enforcement as profiler and head of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit (ISU). His observations and conclusions are absolutely convincing. Needless to say that they often contradict popular perceptions of particular cases. Take for example the Jack the Ripper case - I don't want to repeat here what the authors have to say (and hereby spoil your reading pleasure), but unsurprisingly the killer in DOUGLAS' view is NOT the type of "glamourous" murder (like Prince Eddie, the Duke of Clarence, supported by some kind of fancy conspirators) so often found in books and films about this haunting crime. DOUGLAS'in-depth analysis of the cases with meticulous attention to details makes for fascinating reading. My favorite chapters are the ones on Jack the Ripper and the horrible murder of JonBenet RAMSEY. There are some pictures in the books, but with the exception of some maps I did not find them very helpful or interesting. The book is well-written. If you are a true crime fan like me, you will dig it!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good crime book,
By Amy Lynn (Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
Interesting investigations into the most famous crimes of the past centurys up until recently. The author analyzes, investigates and tells us about the victims of the most popular and notorious murder cases. Some of the cases he investigates are the jon benet ramsey murder, the lindbergh baby kidnapping, the zodiac killer and more. Tons of interesting info and a highly enjoyable read. 4 stars/ good for anyone interested in crime/murder investigations.
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