An authorized tie-in for the 15 million people who watch Criminal Minds each week. Most episodes of Criminal Minds feature a briefing where the show's team of FBI profilers defines the type of criminal they're looking for and provides some real-life examples. This book tells the story of those examples. * Published to coincide with the release of season five of Criminal Minds on DVD * Organized by type of criminal, including solo serial killers, sexual predators, and killers with famous victims; and tells the stories of many famous murderers, including David Berkowitz, Jeffrey Dahmer, Mark David Chapman, and the Zodiac killer * Features photographs from the show Criminal Minds is a fascinating, terrifying book about the criminal minds who live amongst us.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Chapter 1: First Glance. Chapter 2: Sexual Predators: Female Victims. Chapter 3: Sexual Predators: Male Victims. Chapter 4: Killers on the Road. Chapter 5: Team Killers. Chapter 6: Killing Couples. Chapter 7: The Family That Preys Together. Chapter 8: The Fairer Sex. Chapter 9: The Helpless Ones. Chapter 10: The Angels. Chapter 11: Killers with a Cause. Chapter 12: Group Dynamics. Chapter 13: Safe at Home. Chapter 14: Celebrity Stalkers. Chapter 15: Blood Suckers and Flesh Eaters. Chapter 16: On Other Shores. Chapter 17: Strangest of the Strange. Chapter 18: The Real Profilers. Bibliography. Index.