Mindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit (Now A Netflix Series)

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Mindhunter (TV series), American crime drama streaming television series created by Joe Penhall, based on the eponymous book (2017–19) Perez, Rodrigo (April 19, 2018). "Andrew Dominik & The Directors Of David Fincher's Mindhunter Season 2 Revealed". The Playlist. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019 . Retrieved February 25, 2019. a b Harris, Mark (October 23, 2020). "David Fincher Confirms the 'Very Expensive' Mindhunter Is Done for Now". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved October 23, 2020. Mindhunter: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019 . Retrieved July 27, 2020. a b c d Fear, David (October 13, 2017). " Mindhunter: Inside David Fincher's Creepy, Groundbreaking Serial-Killer TV Procedural". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019 . Retrieved March 24, 2019.

Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". emmys.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019 . Retrieved July 28, 2020. Damon Herriman as Charles Manson (season 2); Herriman previously portrayed the character in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Chitwood, Adam (June 13, 2017). " Mindhunter Release Date Reveals Exactly When You Can Watch David Fincher's New Netflix Series". Collider. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017 . Retrieved June 14, 2017. a b Renfro, Kim (September 25, 2020). "All the real serial killers and convicted murderers featured on Netflix's Mindhunter". Insider . Retrieved March 23, 2021. Guglielmi, Jodi (August 25, 2019). "Is Mindhunter's Holden Ford Real? The True Story of FBI Agent John E. Douglas". People. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 27, 2019.The character of Holden Ford is loosely based on FBI agent John E. Douglas, on whose book, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, the show is based. [27] [28] The character of Bill Tench is based on pioneering FBI agent Robert K. Ressler. [29] Wendy Carr is a fictional character based on psychiatric forensic nurse researcher Ann Wolbert Burgess, [30] [31] a prominent Boston College nursing professor who collaborated with the FBI agents in the Behavioral Science Unit and procured grants to conduct research on serial murderers, serial rapists, and child molesters. [32] [33] Her work is based on treating survivors of sexual trauma and abuse, and studying the thought process of violent offenders. [33] The serial killer characters were modeled on the actual convicted criminals and their prison scene dialogues were taken from real interviews. [34] Although not explicitly stated, it is implied that the ADT serviceman seen in several short vignettes throughout the first season is Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. [35] [36] This is clarified in the second season. [37] Owen, Rob (February 3, 2016). "With film tax credits restored, city lands new drama from Netflix". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017 . Retrieved October 22, 2017. Tallerico, Brian (October 19, 2017). "The Real FBI Agents and Serial Killers Who Inspired Netflix's Mindhunter". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017 . Retrieved October 23, 2017. In February 2016, Netflix announced that the production of Mindhunter would be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [21] Filming began in May 2016, [22] and open casting calls were held on April 16 and June 25, 2016. [23] [24] Episode 9 of season 1 was filmed in Moundsville, West Virginia at the West Virginia State Penitentiary. [25] The series was renewed for a second season before its premiere on Netflix. [26]

a b c Chitwood, Adam (October 16, 2017). "Just How Involved Was David Fincher in Netflix's Mindhunter?". Collider. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019 . Retrieved March 24, 2019. Mindhunter revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along with psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who operate the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Together, they launch a research project to interview imprisoned serial killers to understand their psychology with the hope of applying this knowledge to solve ongoing cases. [10] Peterson, Karen M. (December 3, 2019). "24th Satellite Awards Announce Nominations, Ford v Ferrari Leads the Way". Awards Circuit. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019 . Retrieved December 6, 2019. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. December 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2017 . Retrieved October 26, 2017. Lee, Dami (July 12, 2019). "Netflix's Mindhunter will return for a second season in August". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019 . Retrieved July 12, 2019.Billy Jensen is an investigative crime writer who focuses specifically cold cases. He says in this book that he hunts killers because he “hates the guy got away with it,” but after the death of his close friend and writing partner, Michelle McNamara, he hates that so many people devote so much of their lives to finding killers. He got so discouraged at reporting questions with no answers that he tried his hand at solving murders themselves. This book talks about the cases that he helped solve and his journey to solving them. (He also stepped in after the late Michelle MacNamara’s death to help finish her book about the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.He and Paul Holes also host a podcast about cold cases to incite interest in fellow amateur sleuths who can help bring criminals to justice.) Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer by Paul Holes & Jim Clemente Fortune, Drew (August 15, 2019). "How Jonathan Groff Keeps Mindhunter from Getting to His Head". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 27, 2019. Tapley, Kristopher (January 16, 2018). " Wonder Woman, Lost City of Z, Big Little Lies Among USC Scripter Finalists". Variety. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018 . Retrieved January 16, 2018. Lena Olin as Annaliese Stilman (season 1), Carr's former lover and head of the psychology department at Boston University Though this one goes kind of without saying, this book is the result of one woman’s obsession with finding the Golden State Killer. She’s credited with rebranding him from the EAR/ONS acronym into something memorable and catchy, as well as reentering the case into the public eye. As you’ll read in Billy Jensen’s book Chase Darkness with Me,above, citizen participation in crime solving is often instrumental in success. He also says that it’s not even necessarily the book does the work, but rather it’s her obsession with it that piqued the interest of others; it’s also her death, and how she died not knowing that he’d been caught. The Stranger Beside Meby Ann Rule

Detective Paul Holes and Jim Clemente and their team of professionals are the people who caught the Golden State Killer after so many years of searching. This work is available only in audiobook because the FBI agents narrate it themselves, which in itself is amazing. Though they focus mostly on the crimes and answering the questions posed in I’ll Be Gone in the Darkby Michelle McNamara, Evil Has a Nameis an absolute must-listen. The parts about their personal lives, and how they were affected, are the most compelling to me personally, because special people like these are the only way that us normal folks can access stories like this. Details like which Chinese restaurant you were at when you got the news really stand out to me. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The second season was originally reported to consist of eight episodes; [39] however, the season ultimately contained nine episodes. Shooting took place between April and December 2018. [40] Directors for the second season were Fincher, Andrew Dominik, and Carl Franklin. [41] Lang, Brent (November 18, 2020). "David Fincher on Mindhunter: 'I Don't Know if It Makes Sense to Continue' ". Variety . Retrieved November 19, 2020. In Altoona, Pennsylvania, the investigation into the murder of Beverly Jean continues. Ford, Tench, and Ocasek interview her "fiance", Benjamin "Benji" Barnwright. Benji begins profusely crying, sending red flags to Ford, who believes men crying to strangers could be an act. The police speak with Benji's mother. Benji's mother mentions Frank Janderman, Benji's brother-in-law. Ford begins to question Debbie's sexual past. Tench and Ford discover Frank's violent past. Frank, however, does not have a pathology of a serial killer. After interviewing Frank, the police discover that Benji's relationship with Beverly Jean was not as serious as Benji claimed. With renewed interest, Tench and Ford interrogate Benji. The trio then interrogates Rose, Benji's sister, at her house. She is seen with bruises. Ocasek warns Rose that if the FBI finds out any involvement between her and the murder, she will lose her child. Later, Rose comes to the police station and admits Frank was not home during the night of Beverly Jean's disappearance. The truth unravels as Rose claims that Frank called her to Benji's house the night of the murder and she found Beverly Jean dead. She admitted that she cleaned up the house while Benji and Frank disposed of the body. Extras sought for Mindhunter series filming in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017 . Retrieved October 23, 2017.Flint, Hanna (October 23, 2017). "David Fincher is Hoping Mindhunter Gets 5 Seasons". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019 . Retrieved August 18, 2019.