Robert K. Ressler
- Acting
- February 15, 1937 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- May 5, 2013
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Born to Kill? · Actor's Assistant
- Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters · Self
- Murder: No Apparent Motive · Self
- Whoever Fights Monsters · Novel