Dangerous Minds
by Malcolm Gladwell

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/12/071112fa_fact_gladwell?printable=true

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Brussel waited a moment, and then, in a scene that has become
legendary among criminal profilers, he made a prediction:

"One more thing." I closed my eyes because I didn't want to see their
reaction. I saw the Bomber: impeccably neat, absolutely proper. A man
who would avoid the newer styles of clothing until long custom had
made them conservative. I saw him clearly—much more clearly than the
facts really warranted. I knew I was letting my imagination get the
better of me, but I couldn't help it.
"One more thing," I said, my eyes closed tight. "When you catch
him—and I have no doubt you will—he'll be wearing a double-breasted
suit."
"Jesus!" one of the detectives whispered.
"And it will be buttoned," I said. I opened my eyes. Finney and his
men were looking at each other.
"A double-breasted suit," said the Inspector.
"Yes."
"Buttoned."
"Yes."
He nodded. Without another word, they left.

A month later, George Metesky was arrested by police in connection
with the New York City bombings. His name had been changed from
Milauskas. He lived in Waterbury, Connecticut, with his two older
sisters. He was unmarried. He was unfailingly neat. He attended Mass
regularly. He had been employed by Con Edison from 1929 to 1931, and
claimed to have been injured on the job. When he opened the door to
the police officers, he said, "I know why you fellows are here. You
think I'm the Mad Bomber." It was midnight, and he was in his pajamas.
The police asked that he get dressed. When he returned, his hair was
combed into a pompadour and his shoes were newly shined. He was also
wearing a double-breasted suit—buttoned.

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