The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers: A Study of the Chilling Criminal Phenomenon from the Angels of Death to the Zodiac Killer (Facts on File Crime Library)

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Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The entries include Ted Bundy, the Candyman Dean Corll, Angel of Death killer Donald Harvey, the ABC Killer, and the Bodies in the Barrels Murders.

Serial killers at large are so frightening that they end up touching all of our lives--most especially in the United States, where 84% of all known serial killers have committed their crimes since 1980. from Groupies (even the most sadistic killer can claim devoted fans) to Marriage (the perfect domestic disguise for demented killers) . Claro, é dito no título que é uma enciclopédia e não um estudo de PHD, mas mesmo assim, não se pode contar uma história como a de Ted Bundy ou Charles Manson sem se aprofundar na infância ou no contexto histórico-social da época, tanto que eu me recusei a ler os resumos sensacionalistas presentes aqui sobre casos como o Anjo da Morte, que marca um período tão sombrio e atos tão horrendos que não podem ser descritos em 2 parágrafos. They deserved a spot in the book, and to tell people about what they did to kids, and how one is still subsequently missing. This three-in-one volume features Edgar Award-winning author Burl Barer's works: MAN OVERBOARD, BETRAYAL IN BLUE, and A TASTE FOR MURDER.The author manages to cover a brief history of each killer, and the reader begins to notice patterns in some of the cases - such as a traumatic or abusive childhood.

New and updated entries include: Axe Man of New Orleans ; BTK Killer; Jack the Ripper; Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the Sniper Killers; Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer; Harold Frederick Shipman; ViCLAS; Coral Watts; Aileen Wuornos; Robert Lee Yates Jr.Only about 300 pages are dedicated to the main content, the rest are lengthy index, appendices, etc. This guide examines the realities of serial murder versus popular myths depicted in film and television. JAMES ELLROY, author of The Black Dahlia BECOMING CLARK ROCKEFELLER: Murder, Love, Deception, and the Con Man Behind It All delves into the life of a young … [More. It's missing a number of serial killers (especially from other countries but that's to be expected) but overall I'm extremely pleased with this book.

The entries include the Machete Murderer Juan Vallejo Corona, Maranhão Boy Mutilator Francisco das Chagas, Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, Rostov Ripper Andrei Romanovych Chikatilo, and Genesee River Killer Arthur John Shawcross. Murderers or monsters, normal people turned bad or people born with the desire to kill; it doesn’t matter where they come from, serial killers strike dread into our hearts with a single mention of their names. Something like 12% of all serial killers are female, and Hungarian women seem especially prone to this behavior, starting with Countess Erzsebet Bthory in the sixteenth century whose final body count was somewhere between 300 and 650 victims. Hunting in broad daylight or stalking from the shadows, we are their prey and their hunt is never done until they are caught or killed. His book Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida won the Florida Historical Society's 2002 Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History.

The only reason I'm giving it more than one star is because it has a lot of excellent photographs, many of which I've never seen before. The audio version was let down by the over-dubbing with either correction or additional info on various sections of the book. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Michael Newton's The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers might not have come into being this way, but then again, it might have. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. JOHN LUTZ, New York Times bestselling author From the desk of one of the most acclaimed and prolific true crime authors comes a mystery thriller certain to captivate his fans. From Art (both by and about serial killers) to Zeitgeist (how killers past and present embody their times).

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is the most comprehensive set of its kind in the history of true crime publishing.