John E. Douglas

Non-Fiction Author

Birthday June 18, 1945

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Long Island, NY

Age 78 years old

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About

One of the first criminal profilers who worked as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and wrote several criminal psychology texts.

Before Fame

He earned a PhD from Nova Southeastern University that specialized in educating police officers to classify homicides.

Trivia

He has interviewed several infamous criminals such as Ted Bundy, Gacy, and Charles Manson.

Family Life

He was born in Brooklyn and studied his undergrad at Eastern New Mexico University.

Associated With

Thomas Harris, author of the Hannibal series, used him as a model for his major character Jack Crawford in a couple of his books.