- Coined the term "serial killer".
- One of the world's foremost experts on violent criminals, particularly those guilty of serial and sexual homicides.
- Established the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, and Forensic Behavioral Services International.
- Seeking insights into criminal psychology, he has interviewed John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Speck, David Berkowitz, and Ed Kemper.
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