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Pain, torment, and torture. Cruelty, brutality, and violence. The twisted psyches, murder. and yes, even the ability to charm people. Take a deep dive into the terrifyingly real serial murderers, spree killers, and true faces of evil!
They prey on the innocent with a malicious desire to inflict damage and harm. They hunt and stalk misfortunate victims in the dark, in broad daylight, in quiet neighborhoods, and in the local woods. Their bloodthirst isn't satisfied after their first kill. Or their second. Or third. Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers delves into the global phenomenon of serial and spree murderers.
This chilling book looks at the horrifying stories of forty malevolent killers and hundreds of innocent victims, including such notorious homicidal maniacs as John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Jeffery Dahmer, but it also looks at lesser-known and overlooked murderers like Herbert Baumeister, America’s I-70 Strangler; Japan’s “Anime Killer,” Tsutomu Miyazaki; Russia’s “Rostov Ripper,” Andrei Chikatilo; the “Giggling Granny,” Nannie Doss; and many more. It journeys to 16th-century Scotland to meet a clan of cannibals whose existence is still debated by historians today, and to the fog-shrouded alleys of Whitechapel, London, where Jack the Ripper earned his grisly namesake. Along the way, we’ll meet the Dating Game Killer, the Milwaukee Cannibal, the Acid Bath Murderer, and other monsters.
Serial Killers also asks the questions …
Caution is advised before entering the alarming world of twisted psychos and sociopaths! With more than 120 photos and graphics, this fright-filled tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.
“While several of the book’s histories are widely known …, Estep also includes lesser-known cases … Though Estep speculates on how these people became murderers and notes characteristics shared by some serial killers—narcissism, head injuries, animal torture, bed-wetting, being bullied—he concludes that we may never truly know why someone kills. … concise, well-written case studies will leave readers wanting to learn more.” – Library Journal
"… wrap up "Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murders" by Richard Estep, for the best gift for a true crime fan ever." – Bookworm Sez
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Cromwell Street House of Horrors—Fred and Rosemary West
2. Clowns Can Get Away with Murder—John Wayne Gacy
3. The I-70 Strangler—Herbert Baumeister
4. The Moors Murderers—Ian Brady & Myra Hindley
5. The Charming Psychopath—Theodore “Ted” Bundy
6. The Lonely Murderer—Dennis Nilsen
7. The Night Stalker—Richard Ramirez
8. Doctor Death—Harold Shipman
9. The Unrepentant Maniac—Carl Panzram
10. Hollywood Monster—Aileen Wuornos
11. Mindhunted—Edmund Kemper
12. The Yorkshire Ripper—Peter Sutcliffe
13. The Anime Killer—Tsutomu Miyazaki
14. The Milwaukee Cannibal—Jeffrey Dahmer
15. Killer at Large—The Zodiac
16. The Dating Game Killer—Rodney Alcala
17. The Giggling Granny—Nannie Doss
18. The Rostov Ripper—Andrei Chikatilo
19. Keeping It in the Family—The Sawney Bean Cannibal Clan
20. The Resurrection Men—Burke and Hare
21. The Grim Sleeper—Lonnie Franklin
22. King of the Murder Castle—H. H. Holmes
23. Busted by the Internet—Maury Travis
24. Say Your Prayers—Anthony Sowell
25. Bind, Torture, Kill—Dennis Rader
26. The Tip of the Iceberg—Samuel Little
27. The Boston Strangler...?—Albert Desalvo
28. The Acid Bath Murderer—John George Haigh
29. The Killer at 10 Rillington Place—John Christie
30. Saucy Jack the Ripper
31. The Houston Mass Murders—Dean Corll
32. Rampage and Spree Killers
33. The Texas Tower Sniper—Charles Whitman
34. The Century 16 Mass Shooting—James Holmes
Further Reading
Index