8/6/2017 0 Comments Serial Killers We Don T DieMust Read Fiction and Non- fiction Books About Serial Killers. Last week, I had the honor of hosting Dr. Berit Brogaard, author of The Superhuman Mind, at my library. Most healthy people don't spend much time thinking about serial killers, which I guess just makes me weird. However, for those of us who do, it's no surprise that. President Duterte issued a scathing attack on Queen Elizabeth, accusing her of “ killing people” and being “ the head of a mafia family.". Japanese serial killers list - a comprehensive list of known serial killers. All convicted Japanese serial killers are listed here. All of these murderers are Japan. ![]() ![]() Though the book is generally about extraordinary things the brain can do, the topic of this talk was “The Making of a Serial Killer.” After scheduling this talk three months ago, I decided on the topic of this 1. Must Read list! I’ve only separated the books into three categories: Nonfiction, Fiction, and YA Fiction. Some of the books in the nonfiction list are biographies, studies of several real- life serial killers, or scientific looks into what makes a serial killer. The Fiction section includes romantic suspense, psychological thrillers, satires, and everything in between. NONFICTIONThe Serial Killer Files by Harold Schechter – “More than 1. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson – “The true tale of the 1. World’s Fair intertwined with the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.”The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder by Claudia Rowe – “A female journalist chronicles her unusual connection with a convicted serial killer and her search to understand the darkness inside us.”The Serial Killers by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman – “Discover what turns an ordinary human being into a compulsive killer.”Female Serial Killers by Peter Vronsky – “Exposes and investigates the phenomenon of women who kill—and the political, economic, social and sexual implications buried with each victim.”The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father. Stewart, Susan Mustafa – “While combing through government records and news reports and tracking down relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues—including forensic evidence—that conclusively identifies his father as the Zodiac Killer.”Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas – “During his 2. Investigative Support Unit, Douglas pursued some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time, including Ed Gein, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy.”The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule – The book “centers on Rule as she reports a story on a terrifying mass murderer — all without knowing that one of her close friends, Ted Bundy, was actually the person she was hunting.”Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky – “The comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide.”The Night Stalker by Philip Carlo – “Known as “The Night Stalker,” Richard Ramirez murdered at least 1. When Ramirez was caught, his trial was probably one of the most sensational trials in history.”Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert K. Ressler – “Face- to- face with some of America’s most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex- Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned form then how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us–and put them behind bars.”Killer Clown by Terry Sullivan with Peter T. Maiken – “He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial killers of all time. But few people could see the cruel monster beneath the colorful clown makeup that John Gacy wore to entertain children in his Chicago suburb.”Deviant by Harold Schechter – “The truth behind the twisted crimes that inspired the films Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Stewart – “The tale of a handsome, young, psychopathic doctor, Michael Swango, who left a trail of patients dying mysterious deaths in Ohio, Illinois, New York, and South Dakota.”In Cold Blood by Truman Capote – “In this masterpiece of literary nonfiction, Truman Capote dives into the quadruple murder of a family in Holcomb, Kansas.”The Last Victim: A True- Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer by Jason Moss – “The author details his fascination and subsequent correspondence with several notorious American serial killers.”The St. Albans Poisoner by Anthony Holden – “Graham Young was an English serial killer who preferred to use poison to dispatch his victims. He poisoned his family and up to 7. From Cradle to Grave by Joyce Egginton – Marybeth Tinning, who drove a school bus and worked in a hospital ward, murdered all nine of her children in infancy. Zodiac by Robert Graysmith – “During the 1. Zodiac Killer claimed the lives of 3. California and possibly Nevada.” The killer has never been caught. Nobody’s Women: The Crimes and Victims of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Serial Killer by Steve Miller – “The sordid tale of a Cleveland- based ex- marine and registered sex offender who butchered women and lived among their corpses.”FICTIONThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris – Probably the most well known serial killer fiction, this book gave us a serial killer that was terrifyingly charming. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris – “FBI profiler Will Graham comes out of retirement to investigate a serial killer nicknamed The Tooth Fairy, who is murdering entire families.”Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Thomas Sweterlitsch – In the Archive, an interactive digital record of the destroyed Pittsburgh, John Dominic Blaxton spends his days with the ghosts of his past. Deeper than the Dead by Tami Hoag – “California, 1. Detective Tony Mendez, fresh from a law enforcement course at FBI headquarters, is charged with discovering the identity of a brutal, calculating psychopath. His search pushes him ever deeper into the lives of three children, and closer to the young teacher whose interest in recent events becomes as intense as his own.”Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey – “In the slums of Accra, Ghana’s fast- moving, cosmopolitan capital, teenagers are turning up dead.”Criminal by Karin Slaughter – “1. In the blistering heat of an Atlanta summer, a killer prowls the street, searching for the weak, the vulnerable and the lost. Almost 4. 0 years later, a young woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid high- rise apartment.”When She Was Bad by Jonathan Nasaw – “examines the terrifying relationship between two hot young lovers who also happen to be coldblooded killers.”Rusty Nail by JA Konrath – “After receiving a series of snuff videos in which the victims are people she knows, Lieutenant Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels of the Chicago Police Department follows a trail of death throughout the Midwest in search of the serial killer.”Now You See Me by SJ Bolton – Police constable Lacey Flint investigates a series of murders based on those of Jack the Ripper. Dark Places by Jon Evans – “a page- turning adventure across five continents in search of a gruesome serial killer who has been targeting travelers in Third World nations.” (Publisher’s Weekly)The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – “The story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on.”The Hunt by Allison Brennan – “Miranda Moore, escapes a killer known as The Butcher – but her friend doesn’t make it. Twelve years later, The Butcher is back and Miranda may be able to provide the details of her former captor to help the FBI find him, but only if she can stand the memories.” (The Strand Magazine)The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner: Tess Beckett’s serial killer husband escapes from prison with the goal of killing his wife and kidnapping their child. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson – “Lou Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas. This particularly gruesome serial killer finds creative ways to kill his victims using old books, and Rhymes has to figure out how to outwit the killer, and let Sachs do the literal chasing.” (The Strand Magazine)Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite – “To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his “art” to new heights.”Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell – “Kay Scarpetta chases after a serial strangler and uses forensic evidence and the help of Virginia cop Pete Marino, and introduces future FBI agent, Kay’s niece Lucy.” (The Strand Magazine)Monkeewrench by P. J. Tracey: Grace Mc. Bride and her colleagues just released a video game called Serial Killer Detective. Now, someone is copying the crimes in their game in real life. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick S. So why, after 1. 0 days of horrifying physical and mental torture, did she release Detective Archie Sheridan and hand herself in?”No One Knows You’re Here by Rachel Howzell Hall – Three weeks out of cancer surgery, crime reporter Syeeda Mc. Kay is in the pursuit of Los Angeles’s most active serial killer, the Phantom Slayer who has been hunting African- American prostitutes. Broken Heart by Tyora Moody – Detective Jo Reed- Powell brought down one of the most notorious serial killers in a decade, but when a new crime scene seems just too familiar, she wonders if she has a copycat on her hands. Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino – “Tokyo prostitutes Yuriko and Kazue have been brutally murdered, their deaths leaving a wake of unanswered questions about who they were, who their murderer is, and how their lives came to this end.”A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree by Shamini Flint – A murder mystery written in a humorous style with a lovable main character. No Time to Die by Grace F. Real Serial Killers More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie. Robert Pickton, a millionaire pig farmer in British Columbia, murdered anywhere between six and 5. Vancouver area, cut up their bodies, and fed them to his pigs .. He kept the head, hands, and feet of some of his victims bundled up in refrigerators around the farm. He mulched some of his victims in a wood chipper. And investigators are almost 1. Vancouver to be processed into things like lipstick, shampoo, and soap, which reveals two horrible truths about the cosmetics industry. The point is, Pickton didn't believe in simply disposing of bodies - - he liked to spread his evil around like a murderous Johnny Appleseed. Ian Lindsay/Can. West News Service via National Post. Lacking a proper saucepan, Pickton settled for wearing a colander on his head. Meanwhile, the Vancouver police department simply didn't give a shit about the disappearing women. They reasoned that all the women were drug addicts and had either wandered off to other cities or died anonymously of overdoses. They literally fired an investigator for having the gall to suggest that a serial killer might be responsible. One of Pickton's victims actually managed to escape the pig farm, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, and prosecutors dismissed the subsequent attempted murder charges against him because the most important descriptor of Robert Pickton at this time was.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
August 2017
Categories |