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When Crime Drama Training Turns Real

You know how sometimes a fictional world hits so close to real life that you can’t shake the chill? That’s exactly what happened to actress A.J. Cook, famed for her long-running role as SSA Jennifer “JJ” Jareau on Criminal Minds and its revival.


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Outside the studio lights, she says her on-the-job training paid off — in a way even she couldn’t have expected.

From Script to Street: A.J.’s Unnerving Encounter

Cook, 45, shared that after watching countless episodes of profiling, interrogation, and criminal behavior onscreen, she began to notice disturbing real-life red flags.

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