Ilana Casoy

Ilana Casoy (born February 16, 1960) is a Brazilian writer.

Ilana Casoy
Born (1960-01-16) January 16, 1960
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationAuthor
Years active2008–present

She graduated from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and has dedicated herself to the study of criminal psychology,[1] especially related to serial killers. Ilana Casoy[2] has published several books, some of which are based on famous criminal cases in Brazil, such as “A Prova é a Testemunha” about Isabella Nardoni’s case. She also wrote “O Quinto Mandamento – Caso de Polícia”, a book related to the 2002 murder of the Richthofen couple. From 2012 to 2013, she collaborated with the Discovery Channel.

Casoy has also written works of fiction. She was invited by the channel Fox Brasil to create a psychological profile of Dexter Morgan, the anti-hero and protagonist of Dexter, a popular American TV show. Casoy also collaborated on Dupla Identidade, a series written by Gloria Perez and directed by Mauro Mendonça Filho. In this series, Bruno Gagliasso plays a serial killer inspired by Ted Bundy, subject of the book Serial Killers: Crazy or Cruel? The series also features Luana Piovani as a forensic psychologist police officer specialized in hunting serial killers.[3]

Bibliography
Title Year Type Notes
Serial Killer, Louco ou Cruel 2008 Novel
O Quinto Mandamento 2009 Novel
Serial Killer Made in Brazil 2010 Novel
A prova é a testemunha 2010 Novel
Arquivos Serial Killers – Louco ou cruel? e Made in Brazil 2014 Novel
Casos de Família – Arquivos Richthofen e Arquivos Nardoni 2016 Novel
Bom Dia, Verônica ( Andrea Killmore) 2016 Novel

References
  1. "Ilana Casoy explica semelhanças entre investigações criminais da ficção e da realidade". Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. "Fiquei cara a cara com dois serial killers". Retrieved April 25, 2004.
  3. "Ilana Casoy: o nome da literatura de criminologia no Brasil". Retrieved August 12, 2020.


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