Thursday, January 26, 2006

Reception for The Innocents, Sarratt Gallery, 5 p.m. Information on The Innocents
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Photograph by Larry W. Stone

John Douglas, Founder of the F.B.I.'s Investigative Support Unit & legendary profiler

Lecture - The Mindhunter

Introduction by, FBI Special Agent In Charge, Memphis Division, My Harrison

New Student Life Center Ballroom, 7p.m.

 This event is free and open to the public

Note: This Lecture is for Mature Audiences Only

He hunted some of the most notorious and sadistic criminals of our time: the Trailside Killer in San Francisco, the Atlanta child murderer, the Tylenol poisoner, the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly ended his own life.

He developed the first psychological profile of the Unabomber, but found the F.B.I. wary of his pioneering techniques. His aggressive plan of action was ignored.

He confronted, interviewed, and studied dozens of serial killers and assassins - including Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, Richard Speck, John Wayne Gacy, David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) and James Earl Ray - for a landmark study, to understand their motives and motivations, to get inside their minds.

He is able to become both predator and prey. He examines crime scenes and creates profiles of the perpetrators, describing their habits and predicting their next moves. Ultimately, when his work has helped snare the criminals, he can help build strategy for interrogating and prosecuting them.

He is former Special Agent John Douglas, a legendary figure in law enforcement and the model for the Scott Glenn character in The Silence of the Lambs . (He was also the original choice to play the role.) As founder and chief of the F.B.I.'s Investigative Support Unit - the team that tackles the most baffling and senseless of unsolved violent crimes - Douglas is the man who ushered in a new age in behavioral science and criminal profiling. Now, after 25 years of service, he has retired and can finally tell his unique and compelling story.

Expanding on his national bestsellers, Obsession , Mind Hunter and Unabomber: On the Trail of America?s Most Wanted Serial Killer (all co-authored with Mark Olshaker), Douglas's lecture program delivers a fascinating inside look at some of the most intriguing criminal cases of our time. Also the author of The Anatomy of Motive and The Cases that Haunt Us , Douglas?s most recent work is Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet (co-authored with Stephen Singular). The book explores the chilling personality behind the Internet's first serial killer. A cautionary look at the dark new world of cybercrime, The Washington Post called Anyone You Want Me to Be "riveting."

Drawing from his long and extraordinary career, Douglas takes us inside the cat-and-mouse struggle between his elite squad of investigators and a chilling rogues gallery of perpetrators, a sort of surreal chess game with life-and-death consequences. Along the way, he also shows us how understanding the minds and motives of your opponents can influence success in any arena.

Over his 25-year career with the F.B.I., Douglas aided police departments and prosecutors from around the world. With several television series based on his exploits, he is one of the most dynamic personalities to emerge in modern law enforcement. In addition to providing pro bono assistance to police and victims of violent crimes, Douglas hosts a crime analysis radio show called "The Mindhunter" each week on the #1-rated talk radio station in the country, KFI-640 AM.

As a high-profile expert, Douglas provided consultation in the O.J. Simpson civil case and the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation. He is the author of numerous articles and has done countless presentations on criminology. He also authored the landmark books Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives and Motives and Crime Classification Manual . A veteran of the Air Force, Douglas holds a Doctor of Education degree. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

In his Project Dialogue presentation, Dr. Douglas will address an especially cruel murder case that happened in Tennessee.  The convicted killer has been on death row longer than the victim's lifespan.

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