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Pat Brown (criminal profiler)

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Pat Brown
Born1955 (age 68–69)
New Jersey, USA
OccupationCriminal profiler, author, commentator
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of the State of New York (BA)
Boston University (MA)
Periodc. 2000–present
SubjectCrime, chiefly serial killing
Notable worksThe Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths
Website
patbrownprofiling.blogspot.com

Pat Brown (born 1955) is an American writer, criminal profiler and commentator.

Early life and education

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Brown was born in New Jersey and moved with her family to Virginia at age nine. She has lived in Maryland since 1982.[1]

In 1981, she graduated with a liberal arts degree from the University of the State of New York.[citation needed] She holds a MA in Criminal Justice from Boston University.[citation needed]

Career

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Brown wrote about her criminological approach in 2010 in The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths with co-author Bob Andelman.[2] In 2008 she wrote about the psychology of predators in Killing for Sport: Inside the Minds of Serial Killers. She is a co-founder of and a regular contributor to Women in Crime Ink,[3] described by The Wall Street Journal as "a blog worth reading."[4]

Brown has provided crime commentary, profiling, and forensic analysis on national and international TV and radio.[5] She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC,[6][7] FOX, NBC and CBS and has been a guest on "Today", "The Early Show", Nancy Grace, Jane Velez-Mitchell, HLN "Prime News",[8] "America's Most Wanted", and "Coast to Coast AM".[9] In October 2006, she appeared on The Montel Williams Show to discuss women who unknowingly date wanted criminals.[10]

In three episodes, she profiled crimes on the weekly Court TV crime show I, Detective.[11] She was the host of Discovery Channel's 2004 documentary The Mysterious Death of Cleopatra.[12] She consulted and appeared as a profiler on Jack the Ripper (2010) for The Mystery Files.[13]

Brown was a writer for The Crime Library,[14] and a content contributor for the 2005 home DVD edition of Profiler: Season Two and the 2006 DVD release of Quentin Tarantino's crime classic Reservoir Dogs.[15]

In May 2010, Ann Curry with NBC's Today Show interviewed Brown about her book, The Profiler.[16]

Brown has been outspoken in her opinions about the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who was holidaying in Portugal with her parents. In a 2017 interview, Brown rejected the popular notion that McCann was abducted from the family's rented accommodation, arguing that she instead died within the apartment and the truth was "covered up". Brown said, "The evidence supports the theory of an accident occurring through neglect and possible medication. It's my belief the body was moved to a desolate location and will never be found... There are other children missing in the UK who aren't getting this attention that the [£11.1 million] should have been spent on."[17]

Books

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  • Killing for Sport: Inside the Minds of Serial Killers (Beverly Hills, CA, New Millennium Press, 2003); (updated, Phoenix Books, 2008), ISBN 978-1597775755
  • The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths, Brown with Bob Andelman (Hyperion Books, 2010), ISBN 978-1401341268
  • How to Save Your Daughter's Life: Straight Talk for Parents from America's Top Criminal Profiler (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc [HCI], 2012), ISBN 978-0757316692[18]
  • The Murder of Cleopatra: History's Greatest Cold Case (Prometheus Books, 2013), ISBN 978-1616146504
Translations
  • The Profiler has been translated and released in Korea[19] as well as in Germany.

References

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  1. ^ Kandaswamy, Deepa (April 18, 2004). "To Catch a Killer". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Etier, Miss Bob (April 26, 2011). "Book Review: The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths by Pat Brown with Bob Andelman". SeattlePI. Hearst Seattle Media. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Leggett, Vanessa (March 10, 2008). "Welcome to Women in Crime Ink". Women in Crime Ink. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Bright, Beckley (June 2, 2009). "Blog Watch". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  5. ^ C.J. (December 22, 2009). "Pat Brown analyzes Tiger". Star Tribune. Star Tribune Media Company. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rita Cosy Live, "The Murder of Pamela Vitale"". NBC News. October 18, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Scarborough Country, "The Runaway Bride"". NBC News. May 5, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "LexisNexis News listing". .lexisnexis.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "C2C Guest Pat Brown". Coast to Coast AM. iHeartMedia. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Prince Charming or Dangerous Criminal". The Montel Williams Show. Season 16. Episode 637. September 29, 2006. CBS. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "I, Detective (TV Series 2001–2006)". IMDb.
  12. ^ Ashton, Sally-Ann (March 25, 2009). Cleopatra and Egypt. John Wiley & Sons. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4443-0151-9.
  13. ^ "Jack the Ripper". Mystery Files. Season 1. Episode 2. February 1, 2010. National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012.
  14. ^ Brown, Pat (May 15, 2011). "Always a Dangerous Mother". Crime Library. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013.
  15. ^ "TV Guide credits listing". TV Guide. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  16. ^ Celizic, Mike (May 18, 2010). "Meet the ex-housewife who stalks psycho killers". Today. NBC News Digital. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  17. ^ Palin, Megan (March 16, 2017). "The only Madeleine McCann theory that stacks up". News.com.au. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  18. ^ McKinnell, Julia (October 10, 2012). "'How To Save Your Daughter's Life': lock her up". Maclean's. Rogers Digital Media. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Korean edition of The Profiler". Bookgom.co.kr. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
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