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Robert K. Ressler

Born

in Chicago, IL, The United States

February 21, 1937

Died

May 05, 2013

Genre

Nonfiction, Psychology, Crime

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Robert Kenneth Ressler was an 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." ...more

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	Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Charles Spicer (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 12,769 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have Lived in the Monster: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers 3.87 avg rating — 1,268 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives by John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Robert K. Ressler 4.17 avg rating — 1,037 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Justice Is Served by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman 4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FBI心理分析官凶悪犯罪捜査マニュアル 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	FBI心理分析官異常殺人者ファイル〈上〉 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Whoever Fights Monsters: Brilliant FBI Detective's Career-long War Against Serial Killers by Robert K. Ressler (1992-08-01) by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have Lived In The Monster: A Report From The Abyss by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is no such thing as the person who at age thirty-five suddenly changes from being perfectly normal and erupts into totally evil, disruptive, murderous behavior. The behaviors that are precursors to murder have been present and developing in that person's life for a long, long time- since childhood.”
― Robert K. Ressler, Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

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“Manson is a great talker and his favorite subject is himself.”
― Robert K. Ressler, Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.”
― Robert K. Ressler, Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI

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