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They are probably the most notorious and infamous of all multiple murders, yet these are the very same criminals that continue to fascinate us more than any other. Sometimes it is the sheer callous deliberation that seems to capture the public's attention; other times, the macabre double-life led by many such slaughterers. Although the phenomenon has probably existed throughout human history, it is only the advancement of modern police detection methods and psychological profiling, as explained throughout this book, that have identified the deadly category now known as serial killers. From Jack the Ripper, Erszabet Batory, the countess vampire, and Big and Little Harpe to Ted Bundy, the Son of Sam and Jeffrey Dahmer, the whole era of the serial killer is unveiled here. These killers transfix us with an image of an apparently civilized society within which extremely intelligent and rational individuals can commit seemingly random, utterly savage acts of cruelty and depravity. It may well be the darkest side of human activity, but there can be little doubt that the killers listed and described in these pages remain horribly fascinating - sometimes enigmatic and inexplicable - but always terrifyingly gripping.Product Identifiers
PublisherQuercus Publishing
ISBN-139781905204977
eBay Product ID (ePID)88448982
Product Key Features
Book TitleSerial Killers
AuthorBrian Innes
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTrue Crime
Publication Year2006
Dimensions
Item Height265mm
Item Width185mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorBrian Innes
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom