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Gripping, chilling, compulsively readable, Mindhunter is the one book about the minds of serial criminals the world has been waiting for--written by the FBI agent whose revolutionary techniques are already the stuff of legends. Douglas' case studies include John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, the Yorkshire Ripper, and David Berkowitz, "the Son of Sam." and photos.

Robert Keppel explores in unflinching detail the monstrous patterns, sadistic compulsions, and depraved motives of serial killers. From the Lonely Hearts Killer who hunted the most desperate of women in 1950s America, to such infamous symbols of evil as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and John Gacy, these are the cases--horrifying, graphic and unforgettable--that Keppel ingeniously taps to shed light on the darkest corners of the pathological mind. Foreword by Ann Rule.

The weird, nightmarish tale of Ed Gein rocked America in the 1950s. His story is one of murder, grave robbing, mutilation, necrophilia and cannibalism. Gein, a Wisconsin woodsman, turned his lonely farmhouse into a slaughterhouse for humans. Woods not only documents the life and crimes of Ed Gein but also examines the psychology that drove him to commit his atrocities. Photos

Serial killers have never enjoyed a firmer grip on the nation's imagination. A steady stream of horrific crimes have made serial murder a subject of both tabloid attention and serious study.

Drawing on the personal journals of mass murderer Dennis Nilsen, this recounting of the exploits of the mild mannered civil servant details how he strangled fifteen men over four years, kept their dead bodies as companions, and was undone by blocked plumbing. PW. Reprint

From the author of Hunting Humans and Serial Slaughter comes the only book on female multiple murderers ever assembled. Ove 180 Necrophilic Nurses, Baby Butchers, Black Widows and Angels of Death are chillingly catalogued in the grisly collection. Each blood-thirsty babe is described in detail, including childhood experiences, early crimes, how they killed and how they were caught. Based on 10 years of research.Bad Girls Do It! proves that the urge to kill is an equal opportunity affliction. 

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