Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
by Peter Vronsky
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In this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in ancient Rome, through fifteenth-century France, up to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy, and the emergence of what he classifies as "the serial rampage killer" such as Andrew Cunanan. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring show more up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River Killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky's one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true-crime phenomenon. show lessTags
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Repetitive, unfocused at times and reads like a term paper.
Interesting book, if this is an area of interest for you it is an interesting book.
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Peter Vronsky is an investigative journalist and a producer of documentary films for television. His work has appeared on PBS, Discovery Channel, MTV, CNN, and various international channels
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Edward Kemper; Jack the Ripper; Ted Bundy
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 364.152 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide
- LCC
- HV6515 .V76 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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- 6
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