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# Robert Ressler

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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 19

##  Quotes by Robert Ressler

> [Every ounce of information we can extract from a killer about his mind and methods gives us more ammunition to track the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ressler/every-ounce-of-information-we-can-extract-from-a-killer-about-his/)

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> [Murderers very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ressler/murderers-very-often-start-out-by-killing-and-torturing-animals-as/)

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