Summary of John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker's When a Killer Calls

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#1 I received a call from Ron Walker, a member of my team, who told me that we had been assigned a kidnapping case from Columbia, South Carolina. The police had no leads or evidence, and they wanted our help.

#2 The family was eventually contacted by a phone caller who demanded a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. There was only one call over the weekend demanding a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax.

#3 The FBI had never lost a ransom package. The outcome is usually much darker when dealing with a sexually motivated kidnapping. In those cases, the offender's sadistic drive for power and complete control over his victim is the reason for the crime.

#4 I had been the Bureau’s first full-time profiler, and for several years I was the only one. The workload became overwhelming, and I pleaded with the assistant FBI director in charge of the Academy to provide me with more full-time help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669381303

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I received a call from Ron Walker, a member of my team, who told me that we had been assigned a kidnapping case from Columbia, South Carolina. The police had no leads or evidence, and they wanted our help.

#2

The family was eventually contacted by a phone caller who demanded a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. There was only one call over the weekend demanding a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax.

#3

The FBI had never lost a ransom package. The outcome is usually much darker when dealing with a sexually motivated kidnapping. In those cases, the offender's sadistic drive for power and complete control over his victim is the reason for the crime.

#4

I had been the Bureau’s first full-time profiler, and for several years I was the only one. The workload became overwhelming, and I pleaded with the assistant FBI director in charge of the Academy to provide me with more full-time help.

#5

The FBI had a very small team that worked on the kidnapping case, and it was a challenge to keep up with the hundreds of cases presented to them at any given time. Some could be handled with a simple phone call, while others required extensive on-scene assessment and analysis.

#6

The FBI has a reputation for wanting to be involved in every crime that comes its way. However, in order for the FBI’s methods to be effective, the crime must be common and ordinary.

#7

The police always look for the motive behind a crime, and it is usually not very helpful in solving it. The more information they have, the better they can profile the offender and anticipate his