The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit
- ISBN-10
- 0124042600
- ISBN-13
- 9780124042605
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Authors
- William J. Birnes, Robert D. Keppel
Description
This is the first book of its kind that combines state-of-the-art psychological assessment experience with the expertise of a homicide investigator who has tracked some of this country s most notorious serial killers.
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- 2003-10-07
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