Sociology.
True Crime.
Nonfiction.
HTML: A comprehensive examination into the frightening true crime history of serial homicide�including information on America�s most prolific serial killers such as: Ted Bundy � �Co-ed Killer� Ed Kemper � The BTK Killer � �Highway Stalker� Henry Lee Lucas � Monte Ralph Rissell � �Shoe Fetish Slayer� Jerry Brudos � �Night Stalker� Richard Ramirez � �Unabomber� Ted Kaczynski � Ed Gein �The Butcher of Plainfield� � �Killer Clown� John Wayne Gacy � Andrew Cunanan � And more... 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 on to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, the BTK killer, Henry Lee Lucas, Monte Ralph Rissell, Jerry Brudos, Richard Ramirez, �Unabomber� Ted Kaczynski, Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and the emergence of what he classifies as the �serial rampage killer� such as Andrew Cunanan, who murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace. Vronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer but also makes concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one�from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring 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. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS.… (more) |