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In True Crime We Trust: The Artifactuality of John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s Mindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit (2017) and Netflix’s Mindhunter (2017) Cover

In True Crime We Trust: The Artifactuality of John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s Mindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit (2017) and Netflix’s Mindhunter (2017)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjeas/2025/31/2/9 | Journal eISSN: 2732-0421 | Journal ISSN: 1218-7364
Language: English
Page range: 408 - 431
Published on: Dec 6, 2025
Published by: University of Debrecen
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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