Person

Robert K. Ressler

Acting · 1937–2013 · 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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  Born to Kill?

  Actor's Assistant

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  Murder: No Apparent Motive

  Self

• Whoever Fights Monsters

  Book

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  Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

  Self

• 2005Born to Kill?Actor's Assistant
• 2001Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal LectersSelf
• 1984Murder: No Apparent MotiveSelf
• —Whoever Fights MonstersBook