The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers: An A-Z Guide to History's Most Heinous Murderers

by Skyhorse Publishing

Overview

A Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to Serial Killers for True-Crime Fans

Equal parts fascinating and horrifying, the stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have taken on a new cultural prominence with the rise of the true-crime genre. Now, The Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Serial Killers offers murder fans and curious readers a new opportunity to learn about the lives and histories of these infamous criminals in greater depth and detail than ever before.

Featuring extensive information about the backgrounds, crimes and aftermaths, victims, arrests and trials, and current lives of serial killers across the globe, as well as a variety of supplemental information—mug shots and crime-scene photos, letters from murderers, and information on victims and survivors—this book is an essential guide for all true-crime fans or any reader who wants an insight into the dark minds of the most notorious criminals in the world.

Included in The Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, among many others, are:

• Ted Bundy
• The Zodiac Killer
• John Wayne Gacy
• Aileen Wuornos
• Son of Sam
• Jeffrey Dahmer
• The BTK Killer
• Gary Ridgway
• Samuel Little
• Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo

With nearly six million English-language articles covering essentially any topic imaginable, Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites on the internet and an important resource for anyone curious to learn about the world. This curated selection of content has been carefully selected and compiled by our editors to be the definitive book on the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510755390
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	04/21/2020
Series:	Wikipedia Books Series
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Wikipedia is an online, collaboratively edited encyclopedia owned by the Wikimedia Foundation. With nearly six million English-language articles, it is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet and one of the top-five most-visited websites in the world. Time magazine has called it "the biggest (and perhaps best) encyclopedia in the world." 

Editorial Reviews

05/01/2020

Culled from the pages of Wikipedia, this grisly collection may appeal to hardened true crime readers. The entries span nearly 60 murderers (some paired killers are listed together); they are mostly male and mostly white, as fits the statistical profile. Many conducted their crimes in the United States or Great Britain; misdeeds range from a single known murder to hundreds of suspected victims. VERDICT Not for the faint of heart. The blood-spattered cover and straightforward title convey the type of information found here.

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