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Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character created by American novelist Thomas Harris. Lecter is a brilliant cannibalistic serial killer and former forensic psychiatrist; after his incarceration, he is consulted by FBI agents Will Graham and Clarice Starling to help them find other serial killers. Lecter first appeared in a small role as a villain in ...
- Relationships
- Physical Appearance and Attributes
- Personality
- Modus Operandi
Will Graham
The relatively short relationship between Graham and Lecter was marked by mutual hatred. By the end of Red Dragon, Lecter is directly responsible for ruining Graham's life twice - nearly causing the deaths of Graham's wife and stepson as well. Prior to Red Dragon, Graham had only met Lecter twice, both times very briefly, for Graham to ask Lecter routine questions; however, during their second meeting, Graham realized that Lecter was the killer he'd been seeking. When Graham left to call in r...
Clarice Starling
Starling and Lecter's relationship began with Starling's assignment from Jack Crawford to interview Lecter. On their first meeting, Lecter was courteous and pleasant towards Starling until she handed him the VICAP questionnaire. After mocking this attempt and giving her an unflattering cold reading, Starling leaves shaken. After Miggs, a highly disturbed inmate, flings semen at her, Lecter is more willing to help Starling, giving her clues to help apprehend Buffalo Bill. Their next few meetin...
Jack Crawford
It is unknown if Jack Crawford ever met Lecter. However, the two men despised one another. Crawford resented Lecter for ruining Will Graham’s life. Like many others, he thought of him as a monster. Crawford warned Clarice Starling to not indulge in any personal information with Lecter. Crawford was disdainful of Lecter’s ego and need to look more intelligent than everyone. When Lecter escaped custody, Crawford was desperate to recapture him. He was pleased of the thought that should Dr Lecter...
Lecter was a small and sleek man. His left hand displayed an extremely rare condition called mid-ray duplication polydactyly, i.e. a duplicated middle finger. After his escape, he later performed plastic surgery on his face on several occasions and removed his extra digit.Lecter's eyes were a shade of maroon and reflected the light in "pinpoints of...
Lecter was unique for a serial killer, as he did not fit any known psychological profile, though Frederick Chilton classified him as a "pure sociopath." However, unlike subjects with sociopathy, Lecter did not exhibit pleasure from killing, which would have resulted in an accelerated heart rate. This was shown when Lecter viciously attacked a nurse...
Unlike many cannibalistic serial killers, Lecter did not kill for sexual or sadistic pleasure, his mentioned victims did not suffer extensive pain. This was likely because torture produces certain hormones that would affect the quality of his victim's flesh. However, Will Graham believed that Lecter did enjoy the hideous things he did to his victim...
May 12, 2020 · Thomas Harris introduced audiences to Hannibal Lecter in his 1981 novel Red Dragon, in which the imprisoned psychiatrist/serial killer makes brief appearances to help FBI agent Will Graham find ...
- Sezin Koehler
May 14, 2024 · In a 1999 article in Tulsa World, a group of homicide detectives acquainted with Harris suggested that Lecter was a composite of highly intelligent serial killers Ted Bundy and Edmund Kemper, with ...
- St. Martin's Press
Jan 10, 2024 · The character of Hannibal Lecter was inspired by Dr. Alfredo Ballí Treviño, a Mexican doctor who murdered his colleague and buried the dismembered body in his aunt's backyard. While Thomas Harris potentially drew inspiration from various real-life serial killers, such as Ted Bundy and Ed Kemper, the character of Hannibal Lecter is a ...
- Greg Macarthur
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is an accomplished psychiatrist, who is secretly a psychopath and cannibalistic serial killer. He is assigned to be Will Graham’s psychiatrist by the FBI, while gaining access to the FBI. Hannibal was a trauma surgeon. Hannibal had a paper called "Evolutionary Origin of Social Exclusion". His analysis shows an interest in evolutionary psychology. Hannibal acted as Alana ...
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Aug 30, 2013 · Hannibal Lecter, M.D., is arguably the most famous cannibal serial killer in fiction. He has enjoyed monstrous success ever since author Thomas Harris first breathed life into him. He is the ...
