Journey Into Darkness

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<b>There is only one John Douglas.</b> We first met John Douglas in <i>Mindhunter</i>, telling the story of his brilliant and terrifying career with the FBI, until his retirement in 1995. And now, working again with coauthor Mark Olshaker, acclaimed filmmaker, novelist, and journalist, John takes us even further. We accompany him on the <i>Journey into Darkness</i>, for every instance that helps police identify the unknown subject of a violent series of rapes, bombings, arsons, or murders is another trip to the dark side. And here we travel with some of the brilliant and sensitive agent trained, and who have carried on the work: men like Jud Ray, who by phone gave Alaska the police the exact personality of the killer of a mother and her two young daughters; Gregg McCrary, who confronted an unknown killer of teenagr girls on national television and assured him he would be caught; and Steve Marfigian, who formulated a complex strategy for solving a years-old string of burglaries, rapes, and murders, and in the process helped free the wrong convicted man. Here also we get a startling fresh look at the murders if Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, as if John had been called in by the LAPD to profile the killer. And finally we hear how his experiences have shaped his views on justice and punishment. The <i>Journey into Darkness</i> is a perilous one, but ultimately hopeful as well. Not only do we see through the men and women who track the most sadistic of criminals what a powerful weapon behavioral science has become, but we also get advice on how we might better keep our children, our families, and ourselves safe from harm. By making the <i>Journey into Darkness</i> with John Douglas and his colleagues, we come away with an insight into the human condition that no one else can offer.