Mark Olshaker

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Mark Olshaker
Born (1951-02-28) February 28, 1951 (age 67)
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 books regarding criminal and investigative psychology. In 1995 they formed Mindhunters, Inc and later released Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit , which was made into a Netflix series Mindhunter in 2017. [1] [2]

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John Edward Douglas is a retired special agent and unit chief in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was one of the first criminal profilers and has written books on criminal psychology.

<i>Mindhunter: Inside the FBIs Elite Serial Crime Unit</i> book by John E. Douglas

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit is a 1995 non-fiction crime book written by retired FBI agent John E. Douglas and his coauthor Mark Olshaker.

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Olshaker worked with public health scientist, Michael Osterholm, detailing the medical system's lack of preparation for another pandemic in their book Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs. [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]

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

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<i>The Cases That Haunt Us</i>

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Mindhunter is an American crime drama web television series created by Joe Penhall, based on the true crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. The series is executive produced by Penhall, David Fincher, and Charlize Theron among others, and debuted worldwide on Netflix on October 13, 2017. In November 2017, Mindhunter was renewed for a second season.

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References

  1. ↑ Patrick Harbron (2017-10-19). "Real 'Mindhunter' speaks: Why Netflix's serial-killer drama is different". Philly. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  2. ↑ Keaney, Quinn (2017-10-18). "The Real-Life People and Stories That Inspired Mindhunter's 3 Core Characters". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ↑ Astor, Maggie (30 January 2018). "1918 Brought an Armistice, but Also a World of Death". The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ↑ Miller, Henry I. (22 January 2018). "Stop lollygagging and step up the search for a 'universal' flu vaccine". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. ↑ Flam, Faye (2 February 2018). "Why we're still unprepared for flu and other crises". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ↑ http://www.cantonrep.com/x766875996/The-Readers-Writers-Bestselling-authors-John-Douglas-and-Mark-Olshaker

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