The Human Predator
A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, True Crime, Murder
| Author: | Katherine Ramsland | ISBN: | 9781101619056 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | February 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Berkley | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katherine Ramsland |
| ISBN: | 9781101619056 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Berkley |
| Language: | English |
When we think of serial killing, we tend to think of it as a perversion of contemporary society. The Human Predator makes an eye-opening case for the existence of serial killers throughout time—the motives and methods, the societies that spawned them, and the historical periods in which they lived . . . and killed.
From Ancient Rome and the Dark Ages to the open roads of America, from the exploits of French religious zealot Gilles de Rais to such high-profile monsters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Aileen Wuornos, Katherine Ramsland offers a complete chronological record of the serial-killer phenomenon—and the parallel development of psychology, forensic science, and FBI profiling in the serial killer’s evolving manifestation throughout human history.
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
When we think of serial killing, we tend to think of it as a perversion of contemporary society. The Human Predator makes an eye-opening case for the existence of serial killers throughout time—the motives and methods, the societies that spawned them, and the historical periods in which they lived . . . and killed.
From Ancient Rome and the Dark Ages to the open roads of America, from the exploits of French religious zealot Gilles de Rais to such high-profile monsters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Aileen Wuornos, Katherine Ramsland offers a complete chronological record of the serial-killer phenomenon—and the parallel development of psychology, forensic science, and FBI profiling in the serial killer’s evolving manifestation throughout human history.
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
