The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation

The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation
ISBN-10
0134724240
ISBN-13
9780134724249
Category
True Crime / Murder / General
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Author
Steven A. Egger

Description

-- The six myths of serial murder: addressing the "black hole of misinformation" that surrounds the subject.
-- Detailed case studies of John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and other serial killers.
-- The state-of-the-art in law enforcement investigation of serial murder.

This book brings together all of what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know about the horrific violence of serial murder. Part I introduces the subject of serial murder and presents the "six myths" of serial murder that interfere with understanding and successful investigation. Part II presents detailed case studies of four infamous serial killers, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Kenneth Bianchi and Henry Lee Lucas. Part Ill focuses on the investigation of serial murder, showing the problems law enforcement faces -- notably "linkage blindness", the inability of unwillingness of police agencies to share information on unsolved murders. This section includes an extensive discussion of fourteen different police responses to serial murder. Finally, the author -- a noted criminologist and former homicide investigator -- discusses the future of serial murder and its investigation. Students of criminology, psychology and sociology; true crime buffs; mystery writers and readers; journalists; skeptics; and criminal justice professionals.

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