Author: Jane Monckton Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526613220
Category : Family violence
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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Author: James B. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462802508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351

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Author: Katherine Ramsland, PhD
Publisher: University Press of New England
ISBN: 1611689732
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Since adolescence, he had read about serial killers and imagined becoming one. Soon after killing the family, he murdered a young woman and then another, until he had ten victims. He named himself "B.T.K." (bind, torture, kill) and wrote notes that terrorized the city. He remained on the loose for thirty years. No one who knew him guessed his dark secret. He nearly got away with his crimes, but in 2004, he began to play risky games with the police. He made a mistake. When he was arrested, Rader's family, friends, and coworkers were shocked to discover that B.T.K. had been among them, going to work, raising his children, and acting normal. This case stands out both for the brutal treatment of victims and for the ordinary public face that Rader, a church council president, had shown to the outside world. Through jailhouse visits, telephone calls, and written correspondence, Katherine Ramsland worked with Rader himself to analyze the layers of his psyche. Using his drawings, letters, interviews, and Rader's unique codes, she presents in meticulous detail the childhood roots and development of one man's motivation to stalk, torture, and kill. She reveals aspects of the dark motivations of this most famous of living serial killers that have never before been revealed. In this book Katherine Ramsland presents an intelligent, original, and rare glimpse into the making of a serial killer and the potential darkness that lives next door.

Author: Ann Wolbert Burgess
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1802790330
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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'I think you have something here' I said, 'This could lead to a whole new way of understanding criminal behaviour. As far as I know no one's ever tried to figure out why serial killers kill. The implications are profound.' Haunting, heartfelt, and deeply human, Dr Ann Burgess's remarkable memoir combines a riveting personal narrative of fearless feminism and ambition, bone-chilling encounters with real-life monsters, and a revealing portrait of the ever-evolving US criminal justice system. A Killer By Design will inspire, terrify, and enlighten you in equal measure. It forces us to confront the age-old question 'What drives someone to kill, and how can we stop them?' 'Of all the colleagues I've worked with, Ann is one of the sharpest – and one of the toughest ... She taught us how to harness the chaos of serial killers' minds and helped us decipher the undecipherable. I'd recommend that everyone read A Killer By Design; not only is it a great page-turner, but it's about time Ann's story was heard' - JOHN E. DOUGLAS, former FBI criminal profiler and bestselling author of Mindhunter.

Author: Dan Wells
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765362360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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John Wayne Cheever keeps his obsession with serial killers in check by a set of rigid rules that he lives by, hoping to the prevent himself from committing murder, but when a body turns up at a laundromat, must confront a danger outside himself.

Author: David McGowan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780595326402
Category : Serial murder investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The specter of the marauding serial killer has become a relatively common feature on the American landscape. Reactions to these modern-day monsters range from revulsion to morbid fascination--fascination that is either fed by, or a product of, the saturation coverage provided by print and broadcast media, along with a dizzying array of books, documentary films, websites, and "Movies of the Week". The prevalence in Western culture of images of serial killers (and mass murderers) has created in the public mind a consensus view of what a serial killer is. Most people are aware, to some degree, of the classic serial killer 'profile.' But what if there is a much different 'profile'--one that has not received much media attention? In Programmed to Kill, acclaimed and always controversial author David McGowan takes a fresh look at the lives of many of America's most notorious accused murderers, focusing on the largely hidden patterns that suggest that there may be more to the average serial killer story than meets the eye. Think you know everything there is to know about serial killers? Or is it possible that sometimes what everyone 'knows' to be true isn't really true at all?

Author: Adrian Raine
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307378845
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 501

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Provocative and timely: a pioneering neurocriminologist introduces the latest biological research into the causes of--and potential cures for--criminal behavior. With an 8-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Author: Brent W. A. Henderson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483601153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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What if the metro Atlanta area is suddenly dealing with the probability that another serial murderer is killing children; this time preadolescent females at Stone Mountain Park, a large natural state park in the middle of the metro area? What if a Chief of Detectives and his forensic psychiatrist friend are charged with finding this fiend? What if the killer is a priest who has a sexual preference to young girls? This 81,100 word story follows exactly how law enforcement works to solve just such a case. The story begins with the discovery of a young female found in Stone Mountain Lake. Soon after, two early adolescent friends disappear, during a laser show while visiting the park. Then another young female is found on the golf course at the park. Chief of Detectives Theo Reed and his forensic psychiatrist work to find the killer. Detective Reed runs a task force and Aiden O'Brian, M.D. develops the profile which will direct the task force. While investigating both men have their own inner conflicts with which they must deal. The killer, an Episcopal priest is a youth minister and conducts the funeral for two of the victims. He is a tortured soul with enough anger and baggage to fill an entire mail train. To interrupt the investigation a copycat killer shows up and must be dealt with. Knowing the investigators are getting close the killer leaves, but sets up his departure to throw off the police by going to the Atlanta airport. He doubles back and takes AMTRAC instead. O'Brian realizes this and convinces Reed to change his plans for an airport arrest. The two men take a helicopter to board the train in another town, getting on the train unseen. What follows is an exciting chase involving hostages and a big chance the killer will escape. If he gets off the train they will be searching scrub pines and palmetto plants making it impossible to locate the killer Does he get away? You need to read the ending.

Author: Lewis Perdue
Publisher: Lewis Perdue
ISBN: 9780765340672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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A new thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Legacy No fear. No conscience. No mistakes. For over seventy years, Project Enduring Valor has sought the Holy Grail of combat medicine: a drug that would turn ordinary soldiers into ruthlessly efficient killers. Now, after decades of secret trial and error, Enduring Valor is ready to be implemented on a massive scale--despite devastating side-effects. Neurosurgeon Bradford Stone is being hunted by the Project's director, a retired war hero turned presidential candidate. To get back his life and expose the truth, Stone must penetrate the very heart of the conspiracy before a sociopathic "killing machine" permanently damaged by the drug becomes President of the United States. Perfect Killer is an engrossing and original thriller that probes the very nature of the human mind.

Author: Robert D. Keppel
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124042600
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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