
MINDHUNTER is based on the 1996 book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit , by former special agent John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. For years, Douglas pursued some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists, developing profiling techniques to catch them. The book goes behind the scenes of some of his highest-profile cases, including the man who hunted prostitutes in Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer. To hone in his profiling methods Douglas interviewed and studied a skew of serial killers. Several book and TV characters have been based in part on him, including Jack Crawford in Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs , Will Graham on Hannibal and Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds .
Holt McCallany Bill Tench
Jonathan Groff Holden Ford
Anna Torv Dr. Wendy Carr
Stacey Roca Nancy Tench
Hannah Gross Debbie Mitford
Zachary Scott Ross Brian Tench
Joe Tuttle Gregg Smith
Cotter Smith Unit Chief Shepard
Albert Jones Agent Jim Barney
Lauren Glazier Kay Manz
Michael Cerveris Ted Gunn
June Carryl Camille Bell