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Presented by the new Hulu original series "Furious"
Jana Monroe is a retired FBI Special Agent who was one of the first women to serve in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, the organization known for pioneering criminal profiling.
During her 20-plus years in the FBI, Monroe worked on hundreds of violent crime and homicide investigations, helping law enforcement agencies analyze offender behavior and identify serial offenders.
She later held senior leadership roles within the FBI, including overseeing major field offices and contributing to cybercrime initiatives, before retiring in 2006.
She worked on several notable FBI serial killer cases such as Jeffery Dahmer and the Rogers family killer.Monroe has written about her experience in the FBI in a book titled "Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI."
This episode contains a sponsored segment from Hulu. The new Original Series, Furious, is now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. New episodes Mondays. Watch Now: hulu.com/series/5d4924b7-1cde-47c3-8852-f30bdd7fe979
For more from Jana Monroe:
barnesandnoble.com/w/hearts-of-darkness-jana-monroe/1143196454?ean=9781647009083
Read "Former FBI profiler says she knew it was time to quit after she hid every kitchen knife in her house": bit.ly/4q1irot
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Building a Profile
05:33 - The Interviews
08:39 - The Psychology
13:56 - The Motivations
16:00 - The Tampa Serial Killer
20:26 - Atlanta Child Murders
22:44 - The Training
27:04 - Hollywood
29:56 - The Roadblocks
31:50 - The Backstory
38:06 - The Origins
40:56 - The Future
43:41 - Credits
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Presented by the new Hulu original series "Furious"
Jana Monroe is a retired FBI Special Agent who was one of the first women to serve in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, the organization known for pioneering criminal profiling.
During her 20-plus years in the FBI, Monroe worked on hundreds of violent crime and homicide investigations, helping law enforcement agencies analyze offender behavior and identify serial offenders.
She later held senior leadership roles within the FBI, including overseeing major field offices and contributing to cybercrime initiatives, before retiring in 2006.
She worked on several notable FBI serial killer cases such as Jeffery Dahmer and the Rogers family killer.Monroe has written about her experience in the FBI in a book titled "Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI."
This episode contains a sponsored segment from Hulu. The new Original Series, Furious, is now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. New episodes Mondays. Watch Now: hulu.com/series/5d4924b7-1cde-47c3-8852-f30bdd7fe979
For more from Jana Monroe:
barnesandnoble.com/w/hearts-of-darkness-jana-monroe/1143196454?ean=9781647009083
Read "Former FBI profiler says she knew it was time to quit after she hid every kitchen knife in her house": bit.ly/4q1irot
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Building a Profile
05:33 - The Interviews
08:39 - The Psychology
13:56 - The Motivations
16:00 - The Tampa Serial Killer
20:26 - Atlanta Child Murders
22:44 - The Training
27:04 - Hollywood
29:56 - The Roadblocks
31:50 - The Backstory
38:06 - The Origins
40:56 - The Future
43:41 - Credits
------------------------------------------------------
#FBI #profiling #serialkillercase #howcrimeworks
WATCH MORE "HOW CRIME WORKS":
How Female Serial Killers Actually Work
youtu.be/vA7BW7Tevps
How FBI Undercover Agents Actually Work (Italian Mafia)
youtu.be/swY4pA7nuKk
How Witness Protection Actually Works
youtu.be/76JwH9VBLpg
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