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June Carryl as Camille Bell (season 2), a grieving mother of Yusef Bell, one of the Atlanta murder victims and the organizer of the Committee to Stop Children's Murders Romero, Ariana (October 14, 2017). "Here Is The Live Recap You Need For Netflix's New Serial Killer Drama". Refinery29 . Retrieved March 22, 2021. Pamela Cederquist, Joshua Donen, Marcus Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Jung, Colin Louro, Alex Metcalf, Courtenay Miles, Dominic Orlando, Joe Penhall and Ruby Rae Spiegel The character of Holden Ford is loosely based on FBI agent John E. Douglas, on whose book, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, the show is based. [27] [28] The character of Bill Tench is based on pioneering FBI agent Robert K. Ressler. [29] Wendy Carr is a fictional character based on psychiatric forensic nurse researcher Ann Wolbert Burgess, [30] [31] a prominent Boston College nursing professor who collaborated with the FBI agents in the Behavioral Science Unit and procured grants to conduct research on serial murderers, serial rapists, and child molesters. [32] [33] Her work is based on treating survivors of sexual trauma and abuse, and studying the thought process of violent offenders. [33] The serial killer characters were modeled on the actual convicted criminals and their prison scene dialogues were taken from real interviews. [34] Although not explicitly stated, it is implied that the ADT serviceman seen in several short vignettes throughout the first season is Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. [35] [36] This is clarified in the second season. [37]Guglielmi, Jodi (August 25, 2019). "Is Mindhunter's Holden Ford Real? The True Story of FBI Agent John E. Douglas". People. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 27, 2019. Littleton, Cynthia (January 27, 2010). "HBO is a Mind Hunter". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019 . Retrieved March 24, 2019.