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Acting

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5

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-02-15

Day of Death

2013-05-05 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Robert Ressler

Bob Ressler

Robert K. 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.

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