Mark Olshaker Explained

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Mark Olshaker
Birth Date:	28 February 1951
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C. U.S.
Alma Mater:	George Washington University
Occupation:	Author

Mark Olshaker (born February 28, 1951) is an American author from Washington, D.C. who frequently collaborates with FBI agent John E. Douglas in writing books about criminal and investigative psychology. In 1995, they formed Mindhunters, Inc. and later released , which was made into a Netflix series Mindhunter in 2017.^{[1] [2]}

Olshaker worked with public health scientist, Michael Osterholm, detailing the medical system's lack of preparation for another pandemic in their book .^[3] In his New York Times article "We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic", Olshaker criticized the lack of funding the government invested in developing a flu vaccine, citing the National Institutes of Health only received $32 million and Biomedical Advanced Research received $43 million for such research in 2017.^{[4] [5]}

Olshaker is a supporter of victims' rights.^[6]

Publications

• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. New York: Scribner. 1995.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Journey into Darkness. New York: Scribner. 1997.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back. New York: Scribner. 1998.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals. New York: Scribner. 1999.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Cases That Haunt Us. New York: Scribner. 2000.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Law & Disorder. New York: Kensington 2013.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter. New York: HarperCollins. 2020.
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer. Dey Street Books. 2020^[7]
• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town. Dey Street Books. 2022^[8]

Fiction

• Douglas, John E., Mark Olshaker. Broken Wings (Mindhunters). Atria. 1999.

See also

• Crime Classification Manual
• FBI Method of Profiling
• Forensic psychology
• Investigative psychology
• Offender profiling
• John E. Douglas

External links

• Mindhunters website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Real 'Mindhunter' speaks: Why Netflix's serial-killer drama is different. Patrick Harbron. Philly. 2017-10-19. 2018-02-02.
2. Web site: The Real-Life People and Stories That Inspired Mindhunter's 3 Core Characters. Keaney . Quinn. POPSUGAR Entertainment. 2017-10-18. 2018-02-02.
3. Web site: 1918 Brought an Armistice, but Also a World of Death. Astor . Maggie. The New York Times. 30 January 2018. 2018-02-02.
4. Web site: Stop lollygagging and step up the search for a 'universal' flu vaccine. Miller . Henry I.. chicagotribune.com. 22 January 2018. 2018-02-02.
5. Web site: Why we're still unprepared for flu and other crises. Flam. Faye. The Frederick News-Post. 2 February 2018. 2018-02-02.
6. Web site: The Readers' Writers: Bestselling authors John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. D. A.. Kentner. The Repository. Dec 17, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020-12-02 . A White Supremacist Serial Killer and His First Victims . 2022-09-16 . CrimeReads . en-US.
8. Web site: Noble . Barnes & . When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small TownPaperback . 2022-09-16 . Barnes & Noble . en.