{"product_id":"serial-killers-isbn-9780425196403","title":"Serial Killers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive examination into the frightening true crime history of serial homicide—including information on \u003cb\u003eAmerica’s most prolific serial killers such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Dahmer • Ted Bundy\u003cb\u003e • \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Co-ed Killer” Ed Kemper • The BTK Killer • “Highway Stalker” Henry Lee Lucas • Monte Ralph Rissell • “Shoe Fetish Slayer” Jerry Brudos • “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez • “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski • Ed Gein “The Butcher of Plainfield” • “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy\u003cb\u003e • \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Cunanan\u003cb\u003e • And more...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in Ancient Rome through fifteenth-century France on to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal\/necrophile Ed Kemper, the BTK killer, Henry Lee Lucas, Monte Ralph Rissell, Jerry Brudos, Richard Ramirez, “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the emergence of what he classifies as the “serial rampage killer” such as Andrew Cunanan, who murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer but also makes concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one—from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky’s one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true crime phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS“This formidably comprehensive, brilliantly researched book must be the most wide-ranging work on serial killers that has been written so far. The fact that it sprang from the author’s brief encounters with two serial killers lends it a sense of personal urgency.”—Colin Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eKillers Among Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWritten in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eSerial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most complete books I have read on serial killers. If you are fascinated by the human mind and by those who are abnormal, this is the book for you.”—Roundtable Reviews\u003cb\u003ePeter Vronsky \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling true crime author of \u003ci\u003eSerial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFemale Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is an investigative historian, author, filmmaker and new media designer. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in criminal justice history and espionage in international relations.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305447346405,"sku":"NP9780425196403","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425196403.jpg?v=1767736369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/serial-killers-isbn-9780425196403","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}