The FBI formed its Behavioral Science Unit in 1974 to study serial predators. Since then, the art and craft of criminal profiling have become the subject of numerous books, TV shows and iconic films ...

We have all seen criminal profiling on hit TV shows and films like Criminal Minds, The Silence of the Lambs, Cracker, and Mindhunter, and heard the legendary tales of “profilers” catching elusive ...

As the summer of 1988 transitioned to autumn, two London physicians dedicated themselves to uncovering the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Using a combination of autopsy results ...

Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess received a phone call at her Boston College office in 1978 that would alter the course of her career and lead to a seismic shift in the practice ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains graphic descriptions of homicide and assault. Please read with care. A month after Lyle and Erik Menendez were arrested for brutally slaying their parents inside ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. As cybercrime increasingly becomes prevalent today, an educator has made it her mission to find new ways to enhance education in this ...

Criminal profiling techniques are now an integral part of police investigations, but the scientific approach was not yet that popular when Kwon Il-yong became Korea’s first criminal profiler in 2000.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NBC has found the lead actress for its drama pilot about a criminal profiler. The logline for currently untitled profiler pilot ...

Nancy vanished from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, on February 1 (Image: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images) A criminal profiler instrumental in shaping the FBI's approach to serial killers ...

Mandy Patinkin starred as FBI profiler Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds, but he only appeared in the first three seasons before ...

BALTIMORE --Rachel Morin's family is using a new tool to try to catch her killer as the one-month anniversary of her death approaches. The 37-year-old mother of five was murdered after going on a walk ...