The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us

The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us Having read a large number of true crime books and many in the area of criminal profiling this is one I would highly recommend on the subject. McCrary comes across as one of the more modest of his many colleagues. The books chapters follow a number of well known cases such as Waco, The Sam Sheppard Case, The 'Ken and Barbie' case following Paul Bernardo as the Scarborough Rapest and his later murders. The book is cleverly written as each story portrays different aspects of Criminal Investigative Analysis from personality profiling, interview techniques, hostage negotiations, crime scene analysis etc. It is a well written, easy to read book for first time crime readers through to the avid fans of the genre.I found it very hard to put down until I had gone 'cover to cover'. McCrary's narrative and obvious knowledge flows easily throughout.

Aside from the fact that this book is fascinating from the first page to the last, it is a comfort to know that men like Mr. McCrary are out there on the front lines in the fight against violent crime. I am thankful that the work done by these brave men helps to keep the rest of us safer - and helps to bring the guilty to justice. It is disturbing to see exactly what satanic depths humanity is capable of reaching, but it does not do any good to bury our heads under the covers and hope the monsters will go away. Bravo to Mr. McCrary and others like him, who give of their intelligence, their time, and their talents to make the world a safer place.

This book masterfully captures the minds of readers with untold tales of true crime that have defined our world. Gregg McCrary is the Sherlock Holmes of behavioral profiling. Smooth transitions between recounts of his most prolific assignments will keep you glued. A must read!

Two of the cases Mr. McCrary worked on were near our home. I was intrigued by how these profilers operate and can figure out what kind of person the police should be looking for, What the bad guy wears, drives, will look like ,his age , what kind of work he does. what he will do and act like when apprehended. It is very exciting stuff.We owe a lot to the men and women in law enforcement and the men and women in law enforcement owe a lot to te profilers whe make their jobs much easier.

This book talks about a formal process for detecting the criminal type and their activities. The proper designation is Criminal Investigative Analysis, but I like to consider it as an educational course in learning to be a Sherlock Holmes in real life. It is taught at the fBI Academy and is a 10 month program. Another contribution for the author was his practice of Shorinji Kempo, a marital arts discipline (this led me to an interesting inquiry into that subject). You should thoroughly enjoy every case written about in this book; your eyes will be opened in the latest information of how criminals are ascertained and caught.