âWe would have lists of questions, so they would have to ask these questions. It was like a script: you had to ask the same questions in the same order. It became a process.â
Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer delves into Burgessâs personal life, showing her juggling a demanding career with raising three children. She reflects on the challenges of being a working mother in a male-dominated field.
âIt was hard,â she says in the film. âIt was hard enough to have a career and then to have children. It was hard to find someone to take care of the kids and then to get home at night and have to cook. I had a husband who was very supportive but he was a career man himself.
âI had to get up real early in the morning because I had to get the kids fed and dressed before I went to work. I had to come home and make sure they had dinner before I went to work in the evening. I had to hire someone to come in the evenings to stay with them. It was not easy.â
Despite these challenges, Burgess made significant contributions to the field of criminal profiling and victimology, paving the way for future generations of FBI agents and law enforcement officials. Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer pays tribute to her groundbreaking work and the impact she has had on the world of criminal investigation.
As the film comes to a close, Burgess reflects on her legacy and the enduring importance of her work. âI hope that my work has made a difference,â she says. âI hope that it has helped to bring justice to victims and closure to their families. I hope that it has helped to prevent future crimes and protect future victims. That is my legacy, and I am proud of it.â
It is important to note that the text does not specify the gender, race, age, or personal relationships of the serial killers discussed. The focus is on the work of Dr. Ann Burgess in criminal profiling and understanding the minds of serial killers. “Pronto llegaría a un punto en el que ya no les proporcionaba suficiente placer lo que obtenían al matar, y entonces pasarían a otro nivel.”
Ella también viene con una advertencia: “Nuestra sociedad ha avanzado al punto en el que las redes sociales están tomando el control y pueden reunirse con otros, y es muy serio. Tratar de hacer que se detengan va a ser muy difícil. Han pasado de simplemente tener un tipo de persona a la que quieren matar, a lo que llamamos el objetivo, a querer eliminar a mucha gente. Así que estamos hablando de tiroteos masivos.”