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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Trabalhando da mesma forma que uma página da Wikipedia, a escrita rasa e aparentemente sem propósito, além de apenas mostrar as atrocidades sangrentas que foram feitas por assassinos em série como numa atração de parque de diversão, é um insulto à todos os psicanalistas e psiquiatras que estudam esses casos. Something like 12% of all serial killers are female, and Hungarian women seem especially prone to this behavior, starting with Countess Erzsebet Bthory in the sixteenth century whose final body count was somewhere between 300 and 650 victims. Addeddate 2019-10-05 13:44:43 Identifier theencyclopediaofserialkillersastudyofthechillingcriminalphenomenonfromtheangels Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1nh2kz9t Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11. Unfortunately rather than being hardcover as described at time of sale, it was a paperback but it is in good condition .

Written in a non-sensational manner, this comprehensive encyclopedia debunks many of the myths surrounding this most notorious of criminal. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate, unglamorized information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. 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.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. However it was a used book and the description for condition was "very good" this was incorrect as there were ink stains on the book description should have been "good" I loved the book. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce.

Defined by the FBI as a person who murders three or more people over a period of time with a hiatus of weeks or months between murders, serial killers have walked among us from the dawn of time as these books will demonstrate. The only reason I'm giving it more than one star is because it has a lot of excellent photographs, many of which I've never seen before. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.Men kill for more diverse reasons, but seems like sexuality and childhood trauma (again, sex wise trauma too) plays a big role.

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. Newton's "Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology" won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006.The Encyclopaedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. When this jumps out in the cases I know, it makes me doubt what I am reading about killers I am not as familiar with.