Acting
Robert K. Ressler
1937-2013
Known for Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters, Murder: No Apparent Motive.
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Born02/15/1937
Died05/05/2013
AgeDied at 76
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asRobert Ressler, Bob Ressler
Biography
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.
