How The FBI s Behavioral Science Unit Ties Into The Silence Of The Lambs And Clarice
Real agents of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, like John Douglas and Patricia Kirby, inspired some of the fictional characters in Clarice and The Silence of the Lambs, including Jack Crawford and Clarice Starling. Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling and John Douglas. Photo: Brooke Palmer/CBS; Getty Images
Peering into the mind of killers is the major theme in the universe of Clarice Starling, the fictional FBI agent in “The Silence of the Lambs.” While the characters in those books, films, and TV series are fictional, the depicted federal police arm doing the research is certainly very real.