Serial Killers and Psychopaths: True Life Cases that Shocked the World

by Charlotte Greig, John Marlowe

Overview

Jeffrey Dahmer committing his first murder with a fear of being left alone, then went on luring young boys and keeping souvenirs of their skulls.

Ted Bundy who appeared to be a generous and charming young man with a brilliant future started with a petty crime and worked his way up to the murder of young women.

John Wayne Gacy was a pillar of the community, organizing themed block parties and entertaining as Pogo the Clown, but his early transgressions began to take on more and more sinister forms.

Serial Killers and Psychopaths provides a concise yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous individuals who have ever lived. Authors Charlotte Greig and John Marlowe present a carefully chosen cross-section of history's most infamous criminals, whose fascinating life stories are viewed with an unflinching gaze, making for a chilling but engrossing read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788286572
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing
Publication date:	09/21/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	287,741
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Charlotte Greig graduated with an MA in Intellectual History and started freelancing as a writer and editor for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including NME and the Guardian.

John Marlowe is the author of The World's Most Evil Psychopaths and Evil Wives. He is currently working on an annotated edition of the 1950 pulp exposé Montreal Confidential.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: A Bloody History
Chapter 2: Victorian Nightmares
Chapter 3: A New Century of Violence
Chapter 4: The Rise of the Serial Killer
Chapter 5: The Lust Killers
Chapter 6: Maniacal Murderers
Chapter 7: Rape Slayers
Chapter 8: Ruthless Rippers
Chapter 9: Spree Killers and Mass Murderers
Index