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Un libro increíble, con muchísima información interesante sobretodo si este tipo de temas te llaman la atención como a mi. Kessler entrevistó directamente a los asesinos en serie más infames del siglo XX en Estados Unidos (Ed Kemper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, etc.) Por si eso aún no les convence, la serie Mindhunter está basada en su vida y la de sus colaboradores del FBI.
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2.5. This was a very interesting book and helped me piece together a lot of scattered knowledge I had about the topic. The book was decently organized, especially considering how much material it covered. It is quite dated though and I started wondering how much of the information and theory was still valid 20+ years later. The worst part of the book was the author’s insistence on telling the reader how brilliant, special, and, celebrated he is. His accomplishments were impressive, but they stood out just fine on their own and there was no need for him to continuously point out how great he thinks he is.
Didn't realize how old this book was -- a lot of info is very outdated. Also, Ressler spelled the name of almost every victim wrong.
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I didn't love it. I have read or heard about most of his cases, but in much more interesting formats from other sources. The writing is dry and he comes off as kind of a know-it-all. His half textbook, half self-congratulatory tone gets on my nerves. I know it was written in 1993, so perhaps I shouldn't let it bother me, but his promoting the racist conclusions of the Kitty Genovese case sent me over the edge. This is not the kind of true crime I enjoy. Way too much toxic masculinity and I am all set with the white male savior theme.
This book was suggested to me by a friend because I really enjoyed the book [b:Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit|126584|Mindhunter Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit|John Edward Douglas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1308169929s/126584.jpg|3979692] and my friend did not disappoint! This was a fantastic read and it only took me 1 day to read it all :)
"Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned form then how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us--and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how is able to track down some of today's most brutal murderers.
Just as it happened in The Silence of the Lambs, Ressler used the evidence at a crime scene to put together a psychological profile of the killers. From the victims they choose, to the way they kill, to the often grotesque souvenirs they take with them--Ressler unlocks the identities of these vicious killers of the police to capture.
And with his discovery that serial killers share certain violent behaviors, Ressler's gone behind prison walls to hear the bizarre first-hand stories countless convicted murderers. Getting inside the mind of a killer to understand how and why he kills, is one of the FBI's most effective ways of helping police bring in killers who are still at large.
Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for toady's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget."
"Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned form then how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us--and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how is able to track down some of today's most brutal murderers.
Just as it happened in The Silence of the Lambs, Ressler used the evidence at a crime scene to put together a psychological profile of the killers. From the victims they choose, to the way they kill, to the often grotesque souvenirs they take with them--Ressler unlocks the identities of these vicious killers of the police to capture.
And with his discovery that serial killers share certain violent behaviors, Ressler's gone behind prison walls to hear the bizarre first-hand stories countless convicted murderers. Getting inside the mind of a killer to understand how and why he kills, is one of the FBI's most effective ways of helping police bring in killers who are still at large.
Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for toady's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget."
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