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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The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers brings home one frightening truth: Anything you've seen on television or at the movies -- from serial TV to Natural Born Killers -- is only a pale reflection of real life. Beirando a total irresponsabilidade, Michael Newton traz uma obra superficial com tanta informação, que confunde e sufoca o leitor com essa desorganização e com a carência por informações verdadeiramente relevantes. Only about 300 pages are dedicated to the main content, the rest are lengthy index, appendices, etc. Ranging from ancient Rome to the present, he discusses the realities versus popular film and television myths, key figures on both sides of the law, pivotal cases and events, and criminal activities that have shaped law enforcement responses. DiBacco is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption in the gritty underworld of the 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut.

Albert Fish American appalling arrested atrocities began Berkowitz bizarre blood Bluebeard body British butchered cannibal Carl Panzram Charles Manson Chikatilo committed confessed corpses crimes criminal Cunanan dead death depraved DeSalvo dismembered dozen Earle Leonard Ed Gein fantasies favorite female film finally flesh Gein Gein's girl Glatman grisly Gunness H. While the entries to these volumes will continue to grow—the FBI estimates that there are at least fifty serial killers operating in the United States at any given time— The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is as complete as possible through the end of 2017. Hundreds of members of the Irish Republican Army determined to drive the hated British out of the province-killing soldiers and police, detonating … [Read More. Created and compiled by Susan Hall, the four-volume set has more than 1,600 entries of male and female serial killers from around the world.The entries include El Loco Luis Alfredo Garavito, Happy Face Killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, Interstate Killer Larry Eyler, Godfather of Matamoros Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo, Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo, and approximately 350 others. from Groupies (even the most sadistic killer can claim devoted fans) to Marriage (the perfect domestic disguise for demented killers). Auch wenn ich das Buch sehr interessant finde, war es stellenweise doch auch langweilig, weil mir einfach vieles schon bekannt war.

A perpetuação da ideia de serial killers serem seres que beiram a incarnação de demônios da terra, anula totalmente a complexidade de suas mentes e assim, anula a abertura de um debate mais profundo focado em como um serial killer é criado, e mais importante, como sua criação pode ser evitada. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos, and Martha Rendell. More than 240 entries and 70 photographs detail individual cases of serial murder from ancient Rome to the present day, law enforcement agents and their techniques, the factors that contribute to the development of a serial killer, and how society chooses to deal with and punish these vicious criminals. The information is presented in such a way that it isn't too boring to read through, but still gives thorough information. Some of the entries were a little lacking (to the point where I wondered why those killers were even included), but the majority of entries provided enough information to give a good picture of the killer, their crimes, and the aftermath.In RUBICON, the electrifying sequel to Tom Julian's acclaimed spy-fi series, TIMBERWOLF, our relentless hero once again finds himself in the eye of an interstellar storm. With over 6 million of the world’s best eBooks to choose from, Kobo offers you a whole world of reading.

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It includes new major serial killers who have come to light since the first edition was published, as well as many older cases that have been solved, such as the Green River Killer, or further investigated like Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer.