Dr. Anne Burgess was a prominent researcher and consultant in the field of crime and psychology, especially in the areas of trauma-informed rape victim interviews, serial predation, forensic psych nursing, homicide investigation, and psychological profiling. She suggested a standard set of questions for interviewers to ask serial killers to build up a database of information.
This episode explores the correlation between highways and serial killers, focusing on the high number of murders and body disposals that occur along Interstate 10 in the southern United States.
Dr. Anne Burgess is a well-respected researcher, professor, and consultant in areas such as trauma-informed rape victim interviews, serial predation, forensic psych nursing, homicide investigation, and psychological profiling. Her work on sexual crimes is portrayed in Mindhunter, and she started looking at the subject back in the 1970s.
The speaker discusses her research on the impact of rape on victims and best practices for interviewing and treating rape in a clinical setting, including building a database of information through standard questions for known serial killers.