Robert K. Ressler

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 4
Gender: Male
Born: February 15, 1937
Died: May 5, 2013
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as: Robert ResslerBob Ressler

Biography

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 1930 by Berlin investigator Ernst Gennat. After retiring from the FBI, he authored a number of books on serial murders, and often gave lectures on criminology.