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Overview
There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada has been confined toWest Coastbutcher Clifford Olson and the "Schoolgirl Murderers" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, along with the horrific acts of pig farmer Robert Pickton. Unlike our American neighbours, Canada has been viewed as a nation untouched by the shadow of multiple murder. Then came Colonel Russell Williams and his bizarre homicides and serial home invasions, which were sensational news worldwide on the Internet and television and in scores of newspapers and magazines.
The reason for Canada’s serial killer blackout is clear: until now such information has never been compiled and presented in a single concise work. ColdNorth Killers is a wake-up call. This detailed and haunting account of Canada’s worst monsters analyzes their crimes, childhoods, and inevitable downfalls. It is an indispensablecompendium for any true crime lover, criminologist, or law-enforcement officer.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781459701243 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Dundurn Press |
| Publication date: | 03/27/2012 |
| Pages: | 472 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
I. Preface: Canadian Serial Murder
II. Right under out Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of this Book, Part 1
A. An Introduction to Canadian Serial Murder
1. The First...
Edward Rulloff The Educated Killer 6-7 Eastern USA
Joseph LaPage None 2 New England, USA
Headless Valley Murders The Headless Valley Murders 2-5 Nahanni Valley, YT
Theo Durrant The Demon in the Belfry 2 California, USA
Gordon Northcott Ape Man 4+ California, USA
2. Nature, Nurture or Neither?
Russell Johnson The Bedroom Strangler 7 London/Guelph, ON
Doug Moore None 3 Clarkson, ON
Peter Woodcock None 4 Toronto/Brockville, ON
Clifford Olson The Beast of British Columbia 11+ Vancouver suburbs, BC
3. Modus Operandi & Signature
Léopold Dion The Monster of Pont-Rouge 4 Quebec City area, QC
William Fyfe The Killer Handyman 9 Montreal suburbs, QC
Porn Man Porn Man 0-3 London area, ON
Earle Leonard Nelson The Gorilla Murderer 22+ Winnipeg, MB/Across USA
Serge Archambault The Butcher of St. Eustache 3-6 Southern Quebec
Sam Pirrera None 2 Hamilton, ON
William Dean Christensen None 4-30 Montreal, QC/Eastern USA
The Tissue Slayings The Tissue Slayings 0-4 London/Strathroy, ON
4. Victimology
John Martin Crawford The First Nations Killer 4-7 Saskatoon, SK/Lethbridge, AB
Toronto’s Gay Village Toronto’s Gay Village Murders 2 Toronto, ON
Murders
Donald Sherman Staley The Sex Pervert 2 Vancouver, BC/Calgary, AB
Allan Legere The Monster of Miramichi 5 Miramichi region, NB
The Highway of Tears The Highway of Tears 0-33+ Highway 16 area, BC
III. Right under out Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of this Book, Part 2
B. Taxonomy of the Canadian Serial Killer
5. Organized/Disorganized/Mixed
Angelo Colalillo None 3 Montreal, QC
David Threinen None 4 Saskatoon, SK
Braeden Nugent None 2 Thunder Bay, ON
Carl Hall None 3 Hamilton, ON
Donald Armstrong None 2 Mississauga/Brampton, ON
Danny Wood The Highway 11 Killer 2-15 Across Canada
The Quesnel Killings The Quesnel Killings ? Quesnel, BC.
6. The Visionary Killer
Bruce Hamill None 2 Ottawa/Brockville, ON
7. The Missionary Killer
Ron Sears The Slasher 2 Windsor, ON
Montreal's Gay Slayings Montreal's Gay Slayings 0-12 Montreal, QC
8. The Hedonist-Comfort Killer: Black Widows, Bluebeards & Baby Farmers
Charles T. Sinclair The Coin-Shop Killer 10+ Vancouver, BC/Western USA
Charles Kembo None 4 Vancouver area, B.C.
Melissa Ann Friedrich The Internet Black Widow 2 Halifax, NS/Florida, USA
Sukhwinder Dhillon None 5 Hamilton, ON/Punjab, India
Lila & William Young The Butterbox Baby Killers Hundreds East Chester, NS
9. The Hedonist-Lust Killer
Henry Williams None
What People are Saying About This
“Mellor has just begun to scratch at the surface of a story that has far too long remained in the shadows.”