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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ILlOXzVTg
In this Youtube video, retired FBI agent Peter Smerick talks about what it's like to be a criminal profiler. He discusses how important criminal profiling can be in apprehending a criminal. Criminal profiling was very prominent in the apprehension of the notorious James Mitchell DeBardelben. He was known as "The Mall Passer." He was wanted by the secret service because he was counterfeiting twenty dollar bills. What he would do was go from mall to mall and buy cheap items that only costed him around 2-3 dollars. He would pay with the fake twenties and receive real money in return. He was eventually apprehended, but was also charged with multiple other offenses like rape, kidnapping, and bank robbing. He was active over an 18-year span. Towards the end of the video is when we learn about why DeBardelben did what he did. Smerick talks about how some of the women that he raped and murdered resembled his mother. Smerick then makes the connection that DeBardelben must have had hated feelings towards his mother.
When I was watching this video and they mentioned James Mitchell DeBardelben as "The Mall Passer" I immediately recognized the name from my non-fiction book. In my book, they only talked about him counterfeiting the money, not the fact that he also raped women. I guess it just goes to show you that people can change who they are, and what they are into. Peter Smerick mentioned in the video that many killers will change what they do because they aren't getting the same release or feeling out of it. Which I think applies to everyone. If you aren't that into playing basketball, then you aren't going to want to play it anymore, and so maybe you try playing a different sport. We all go through phases, and some people just take them to the extreme.
Inside the Mind of a Sadistic Serial Rapist and Criminal. Prod. Youtube. Perf. Peter Smerick. YouTube. YouTube, 14 July 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2013.
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