A Plague of Murder: The Rise and Rise of Serial Killing in the Modern AgeDiversion Books, 2015. aug. 23. - 564 oldal The renowned criminologist and author of The Outsider delivers a penetrating study of serial killers as a uniquely modern phenomenon. In this fascinating study, Colin Wilson explores the roots of the serial killer mindset, and the origins of this terrifying modern personality. The term "serial killer" is still relatively new, coined by the FBI to describe those who murder repeatedly and obsessively, usually with a sexual motive. Who are these killers? What social and psychological pressures drive them to their crimes? Can we understand and learn to predict their behavior? Wilson offers revealing profiles of some of the most infamous killers in modern history: from Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, the monster of Milwaukee; Reginald Christie to Dennis Nilsen, who killed for company; the Boston Strangler to Donald Gaskins, who murdered more than 100 victims; as well as Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker and many more. |
Más kiadások - Összes megtekintése
A Plague of Murder: The Rise and Rise of Serial Killing in the Modern Age Colin Wilson,Damon Wilson Nincs elérhető előnézet - 1995 |
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
admitted Angelo Buono arrested asked attack became began Belle Gunness Beverley Allitt Bianchi blood body Brady Brudos Bundy Buono called Carl Panzram Charlene Chikatilo Christie clothes Colin Wilson committed confession Corll corpse criminal Dahmer days later Dean Corll death decided detectives door drove explained fact father finally Fred West Gallego girl Haarmann head Henley Henry Lee Lucas husband Ian Brady identified investigation Jack the Ripper jail Jeanne Weber killed knew knife Kürten lived looked Lucas male Manuel married mass murderer months Moors murders mother Myra naked named night Nilsen Panzram photographs police prison prostitute Ramirez raped returned revealed Rose West Sade sadistic seemed sentenced serial killer serial murder sex crime sexual shot soon stabbed strangled Strangler suspect Sutcliffe teenage told took tried vanished victims violent walked wanted weeks later wife woman women young