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The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Author: Brian Lane, Wilfred Gregg
ISBN-13: 9781557739742
ISBN-10: 1557739749
Publication Date: 1/1994
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Publisher: Diamond/Charter
Book Type: Paperback
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A readable yet responsible guide to the subject....." Dahmer, Edgein, Manson, Fish, Jack the Ripper, Son of Sam Berkowitz, Bundy, Sutcliffe, Gacy, Chikatilo and more killers; with a section of black and white photos.

Here are the revealing portraits of the most famous killers of all time: Jeffrey Dahmer, "Psycho" killer Ed Gein, Charles Manson, "Cannibal Killer" Albert Fish, Jack the Ripper, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Peter Sutcliffe, "The Yorkshire Ripper", John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo.

...and the killers we don't know by name but by deed: Zodiac, The Boston Strangler, Want-Ad-Killer, Axeman of New Orleans, Doorbell Killer, Hillside Strangler, Night Stalker, Freeway Killer, Sunday Morning Slasher, Acid-Bath Murderer, Sunset Strip Killers, Lust Killer...and many, many more.

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers includes two indexes for identifying hundreds of killers throughout history, making this a complete and timely reference.
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Interesting read... informational
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comprehensive A-Z guide to the world's most horrifying criminal personalities. Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, son of sam, Ted Bundy etc...
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Here are the revealing portraits of the most famous killers of all time: Jeffrey Dahmer, "Psycho" killer Ed Gein, Charles Manson, "Cannibal Killer" Albert Fish, Jack the Ripper, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Peter Sutcliffe, "The Yorkshire Ripper", John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo.

...and the killers we don't know by name but by deed: Zodiac, The Boston Strangler, Want-Ad-Killer, Axeman of New Orleans, Doorbell Killer, Hillside Strangler, Night Stalker, Freeway Killer, Sunday Morning Slasher, Acid-Bath Murderer, Sunset Strip Killers, Lust Killer...and many, many more.

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers includes two indexes for identifying hundreds of killers throughout history, making this a complete and timely reference.


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