Dark paths, cold trails: how a Mountie led the quest to link serial killers to their victims
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Law and crime, Police and military
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The ViCLAS (Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System) database was a first - an adaptation of the techniques used by FBI psychological profilers folded into a comprehensive, cross-referenced data bank to track serial predators. Within months of its introduction, ViCLAS contributed… to successful outcomes in a number of cases, including the Bernardo/Homolka murders. It was largely the initiative of one man, RCMP Sergeant Ron MacKay. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2002.