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Robert K. Ressler
Date of birth
15 Feb 1937
90 years ago at Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Robert Ressler
  • Bob Ressler

Robert K. Ressler

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.

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