“I hid my knives in the dryer in the basement”: the secrets of a former FBI agent

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“I hid my knives in the dryer in the basement”: the secrets of a former FBI agent

By Shahed Ezaydi

2 years ago

7 min read

As one of the first female profilers of the FBI Behavioural Sciences Unit, Jana Monroe consulted on more than 850 cases, crossing paths with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and hundreds of other murderers. Here’s what life as an FBI agent was really like.


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