Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
- ISBN-10
- 0425196402
- ISBN-13
- 9780425196403
- Series
- Serial Killers
- Category
- True Crime
- Pages
- 412
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Peter Vronsky
Description
This comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, from Ancient Rome to notorious contemporary cases.
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