Serial Killers And Sadistic Murderers

Author : Jack Levin
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615920757
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers written by Jack Levin and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After twenty-five years of investigating, analyzing, and interviewing serial killers, their family members, neighbors, and even surviving victims, Jack Levin has become one of the world''s most respected experts on the motivations and modus operandi of dangerous criminals. In this gripping book, he taps his wealth of experience with the criminal mind to offer lessons for law enforcement and the general public about how serial killers think, as well as the conditions under which hideous murders typically occur. These lessons, he hopes, will lead to more effective ways to thwart such crimes in the future. Levin''s face-to-face meetings and correspondence with such notorious murderers as the Hillside strangler (Kenneth Bianchi) and Orville Lynn Majors (the male nurse who was convicted of killing numerous patients in his charge) reveal that these types of killers are not motivated by money, revenge, or rage. In fact, the only motivation seems to be a sadistic craving for power and a need to feel in control. Levin also, for the first time, lets down his guard and reveals what it feels like to be seated so close to such cold-blooded killers.Many killers, as Levin points out, are meticulous planners. Levin has found that even in situations that appear spontaneous, for instance a workplace shooting by a disgruntled employee, the deed is carefully thought out and prepared for in advance. Another factor that consistently emerges in conversations with killers who have committed the most heinous of acts is the total absence of remorse or any notion of moral responsibility. Murder appears to be easy for these criminals and they kill with a feeling of complete impunity. Levin also notes the skillfully deceptive facades that such murderers are able to affect. They are extremely adept liars (he admits to having been fooled!), who enjoy playing mind games, even though outwardly they seem above suspicion. This is one reason they are so dangerous and difficult for investigators to track down and prosecute. This chilling glimpse into the minds of some of the worst criminals makes a valuable contribution to criminology and is a must-read for both true-crime buffs and law enforcement professionals.

Author : Jack Levin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers written by Jack Levin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the methods and motivations of serial killers, identifies similarities in the criminal behavior of different mass murderers, and profiles such notorious criminals as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ken Bianchi, and Danny Rolling.

Author : Richard N. Kocsis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1603270493
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes written by Richard N. Kocsis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together an international collection of research literature on the topics of criminal profiling and serial violent crime by integrating the respected insights of both scholars and practitioners from around the globe. It explains etiological factors and psychological mechanisms to reveal criminal motives.

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Ulysses Press
ISBN 13 : 1569755787
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Killers and Mass Murderers written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best of the best. The most interesting serial killer cases of all time presented chapter by chapter.

Author : Christopher Berry-Dee
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459610652
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Make a Serial Killer written by Christopher Berry-Dee and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were born into this world as innocent children. They ended up as merciless killing machines. How to Make a Serial Killer leads the reader on an insightful, scary, and often disturbing investigation into what made these infamous murderers go bad. Is there really a 'demon seed'? Do genes play a role? Was it their family background? How did pe...

Author : Adrian Raine
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461513677
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Violence and Psychopathy written by Adrian Raine and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian Raine Department of Psychology. University of Southern California. USA Jose Sanmartin Queen Sojia Center for the Study of Violence. Valencia. Spain The problems that psychopathic and violent offenders create for society are not restricted to North America. Instead, these offenders create havoc throughout the world, including Europe. In recognition of this fact, Queen Sophia of Spain has promoted a Center for the Study of Violence which recognizes both biological and social contributions to the cause of violence. In November 1999, the Queen Sofia Center for the Study of Violence held its IV International Meeting on the Biology and Sociology of Violence. This fourth Meeting, which was under the Honorary Presidency of H. M. The Queen of Spain, examined the biological, psychological and social aspects of the psychopath, the violent offender, and the serial killer. This book presents some of the key contributions made at that conference and which were first published in Spanish in 2000 by Ariel Press. A key thrust of this book, and a stance shared by all of its contributors, is the notion that violence and psychopathy simply cannot be understood solely, or even fundamentally, in terms of social and environmental forces and influences. Nor do biological factors offer an exclusive explanation.

Author : Deborah Schurman-Kauflin
Publisher : Upublish.Com
ISBN 13 : 9781581124538
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vulture written by Deborah Schurman-Kauflin and published by Upublish.Com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vulture explores the minds and crimes of sadistic serial predators. After examining her own cases, studying dozens of solved cases, researching the killers' lives, and interviewing the killers, Dr. Schurman-Kauflin created new profiles of sadistic killers. Vulture provides a comprehensive, fascinating new look into the minds and crimes of sadists. The book even includes Dr. Schurman-Kauflin's analysis of the BTK serial killer, a profile which BTK renamed "Hits" and sent to police. In chilling detail, Dr. Schurman-Kauflin takes us through sadistic crimes around the world. Gruesome and horrifying cases are analyzed. The profiling process and the mindsets of these killers are presented. Finally, from the mouths of the killers come the most frightening thoughts and details.

Author : Karl Berg
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1909923621
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE SADIST written by Karl Berg and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1929, the German city of Dusseldorf was afflicted by a horrifying series of brutal, random and often fatal attacks upon women and young girls. With weapons ranging from knives and hammers to his bare strangling hands, a shadowy predator left a mounting trail of sexual assault, carnage and murder in his wake, fomenting mortal terror amongst the local populace. Police finally arrested Peter Kurten, a convicted felon, in connection with the crimes; his subsequent confessions revealed a staggering career of evil, documented in at least 69 cases of theft, arson, rape, throttling, stabbing, hammering, hacking, mutilation, blood-drinking and corpse immolation spanning some 30 years. THE SADIST, an in-depth forensic and psychiatric report on Kurten by Dr. Karl Berg, was published in 1931 in the "Deutschen Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Gerichtliche Medizin”, revealing fully for the first time the irreconcilable lusts, compulsions, obsessions, pathologies and atrocities of a remorseless and psychopathic sex-killer – the inhuman monster known as the Vampire of Dusseldorf. The report is illustrated by 8 pages of detailed and disturbing forensic photographs.

Author : Jack Rosewood
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548119645
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Serial Killers written by Jack Rosewood and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day to day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church going members of the community. This A-Z encyclopedia of 150 serial killers is the ideal reference book. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos and Martha Rendell. There are also lesser known serial killers, covering many countries around the world, so the range is broad. Each of the serial killer files includes information on when and how they killed the victims, the background of each killer, or the suspects in some cases such as the Zodiac killer, their trials and punishments. For some there are chilling quotes by the killers themselves. The Big Book of Serial Killers is an easy to follow collection of information on the world's most heinous murderers.

Author : James Alan Fox
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506349129
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extreme Killing written by James Alan Fox and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme Killing offers a comprehensive overview of multiple homicide, including both serial and mass murder. Filled with classic and contemporary case studies, this fully updated Fourth Edition reflects a growing concern for specific types of multiple homicides—indiscriminate public massacres, terrorist attacks, hate crimes, and school shootings—as well as largely debated issues such as gun control and mental illness. Renowned experts and authors in the field, James Alan Fox, Jack Levin, and Emma Fridel bring their years of research and experience to create distinctions between serial and mass murders, address characteristics of both killers and their victims, and recognize the special concerns around multiple murder victims and their survivors. Students will examine the latest theories of criminal behavior and apply them to mass and serial murderers from around the world, such as the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the Grim Sleeper in Los Angeles, the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, the shooting of nine African Americans by a white supremacist in a Charleston church, and more.