The Killer's Shadow

Legendary FBI profiler John Douglas (*Mindhunter*) and Mark Olshaker explore the chilling case of Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer Douglas pursued and eventually confronted in prison. Franklin's Nazi-inspired beliefs fueled a three-year reign of terror targeting African Americans, Jews, and interracial couples, including the shootings of Larry Flynt and Vernon Jordan. Douglas details how this spree, funded by bank robberies and raising FBI fears of a presidential assassination, became a crucial test for the nascent behavioral science unit, revealing a new type of mission-driven, hate-motivated killer. *The Killer's Shadow* offers a terrifying and essential exploration of extremist ideology, illustrating how rage evolves into deadly action. Includes an 8-page color photo insert.

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