Summary of John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker's When a Killer Calls

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I received a call from Ron Walker, a member of my team, who told me that we had been assigned a kidnapping case from Columbia, South Carolina. The police had no leads or evidence, and they wanted our help.
#2 The family was eventually contacted by a phone caller who demanded a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. There was only one call over the weekend demanding a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax.
#3 The FBI had never lost a ransom package. The outcome is usually much darker when dealing with a sexually motivated kidnapping. In those cases, the offender's sadistic drive for power and complete control over his victim is the reason for the crime.
#4 I had been the Bureau’s first full-time profiler, and for several years I was the only one. The workload became overwhelming, and I pleaded with the assistant FBI director in charge of the Academy to provide me with more full-time help.

Sujets

• Sexualité
• sexualité
• Sexualité
• Murder
• Serial Killers

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 07 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669381303
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker's When a Killer Calls
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I received a call from Ron Walker, a member of my team, who told me that we had been assigned a kidnapping case from Columbia, South Carolina. The police had no leads or evidence, and they wanted our help.

#2

The family was eventually contacted by a phone caller who demanded a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. There was only one call over the weekend demanding a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax.

#3

The FBI had never lost a ransom package. The outcome is usually much darker when dealing with a sexually motivated kidnapping. In those cases, the offender's sadistic drive for power and complete control over his victim is the reason for the crime.

#4

I had been the Bureau’s first full-time profiler, and for several years I was the only one. The workload became overwhelming, and I pleaded with the assistant FBI director in charge of the Academy to provide me with more full-time help.

#5

The FBI had a very small team that worked on the kidnapping case, and it was a challenge to keep up with the hundreds of cases presented to them at any given time. Some could be handled with a simple phone call, while others required extensive on-scene assessment and analysis.

#6

The FBI has a reputation for wanting to be involved in every crime that comes its way. However, in order for the FBI’s methods to be effective, the crime must be common and ordinary.

#7

The police always look for the motive behind a crime, and it is usually not very helpful in solving it. The more information they have, the better they can profile the offender and anticipate his next move.

#8

The FBI received a call about a troubling case in December 1979. The body of a 12-year-old girl named Mary Frances Stoner had been found in a wooded area about 10 miles away from her house. She had been raped and murdered by a mid-to-late twenties white male with an average to above-average IQ.

#9

The case of Mary Frances Sandusky ended tragically for the victim, but I was able to use my skills to try and prevent more victims. I was sure that the UNSUB was from the area, and that the police had already interviewed him as a potential witness.

#10

In 1985, when Lewis McCarty called us about the Smith case, we met on Thursday to discuss it. The case materials and photocopied newspaper articles were spread out across the conference table.

#11

I was overwhelmed by the workload and had trouble sleeping. I took out life insurance and income protection insurance, in case I became disabled. I was despondent and questioned everything about my life and commitment to this kind of work.

#12

After reviewing the timeline, Ron and I concluded that the UNSUB had probably noticed Shari downtown, and perhaps was jealous of her obvious affection for her boyfriend, whom she was with at the shopping center both before and after the pool party.

#13

When Bob went to the mailbox to get the mail, he didn’t find Shari, and he called the sheriff’s office. They began searching the area for her, and when they couldn’t find her, they believed she had been kidnapped.

#14

The family was told that Shari was missing, and they began to pray together. They were told that Shari was missing, and they began to pray together. Within hours, Dawn’s college roommate Cindy had come to the house.

#15

The Smith family received a call demanding a ransom for Shari, but it was a hoax. The sheriff’s department arrested Edward Robertson, who had made the call, and charged him with extortion, obstruction of justice, and making obscene telephone calls.

#16

The community was traumatized by the disappearance of Shari Smith, a sweet, innocent girl. If a sweet, innocent girl like Shari could just disappear, no one in the community felt safe.

#17

The Smiths were sleeping in their parents’ room, when the telephone rang at 2:20 A. M. on Monday. It was traced to a pay phone outside C. D. Taylor’s Grocery store on Highway 378, about five miles outside of Lexington.

#18

The letter was two blue-lined sheets from a yellow legal pad, in Shari’s handwriting. Below that was a heart with ShaRichard written above it.

#19

I strive to be empathetic, but I try to maintain my objectivity and a reasonable detachment.