Meet John Philpin

Courtesy: Valley News

John Philpin is one of the nation’s first independent criminal profilers. He is the author of seven books, and is a retired forensic psychologist with an international reputation as an expert on violent behavior. Since the 1970s, Philpin's advice has been sought by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, attorneys, polygraphers, TV producers, the news media, corrections officials, graduate-level educators in investigative psychology, and other authors.

His forensic work was featured in Philip Ginsburg's book, Shadow of Death, an account of serial murder in the Vermont-New Hampshire Twin State Valley. He has appeared on "Unsolved Mysteries," the "Geoff Metcalf Show," "Inside Edition," the "Jim Bohannon Show," "America's Most Wanted," "Chronicle," "Northwest Afternoon," "20/20 Downtown," the CBC's "As It Happens," and served as guest commentator on Court TV's "Prime Time Justice."

The Harvard-educated author’s recent work includes Dreams in the Key of Blue (Bantam), and The Murder Channel (Bantam). He is the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to homicide investigations.

johnphilpin@sheprofilers.com