A Dramaturgical Approach to Understanding the Serial Homicides of Ted Bundy


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Ted Bundy withheld his darkest secrets from police, journalists, and psychologists. While on death row he shared these hidden insights with his closest friends in the Florida State Prison. Finally, a way to make sense of the mysteries regarding all of Bundy's perversions, his biggest influences, his secret dump sites, and what happened to his victims. Using Erving Goffman's concept of dramaturgy, this book is an insider's guide to the reality of what Bundy shared behind-the-scenes with fellow inmates and how he constructed a different identity backstage to what he revealed at the front stage. This work presents the uncensored, multi-layered, graphic details of this most notorious of murder careers, and in doing so provides readers with a comprehensive and authentic account of Ted Bundy.




Shape-Shifter Bundy


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SHAPE-SHIFTER BUNDY: MY TED "CAMPUS KILLER" BUNDY PRISON INTERVIEWS by Dr. Paul Dawson presents the shocking confessions and sensational interview comments of the all-American psycho, Ted Bundy. He was the all-American boy murdering all-American girls. Bundy, a chilling enigma, was one of the most dangerous sex predator-deviants and serial-sex killers in the American history of crime.Dr. Dawson brings a forensic-clinical psychologist's perspective to the Ted Bundy interviews, which he completed in 1988 and is now available for the first time. Dr. Dawson conducted a series of interviews with Ted Bundy, the poster boy for serial-sex killers, in 1988 while he was on Death Row in the Florida State Prison at Starke, Florida. Bundy, a psychopath without a conscience, was executed in January 1989.Dr. Dawson provides a rare, exclusive, exciting, and fascinating investigation and assessment inside the dangerous, paradoxical mind of this notorious serial-sex killer. Bundy's sordid mystique, the horror of his homicidal night-stalker, serial-sex killer rampage explored in depth. Dr. Dawson, in these interviews, reveals Bundy's darkest secrets, elicits rape-murder confessions from Bundy, and confronts the murderer of over 30 to possibly over 100 young women and girls by probing his mind, examining and challenging Bundy's rationalizations.Bundy, a puzzle, finally answers questions about his mysterious crimes suppressed for many years. Some psychological theories shine valid, logical light on Bundy's repulsive, depraved, shocking crimes of assault, abduction, torture, rape, mutilation, murder, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism - at times, he ate their flesh. Bundy, a shape-shifting chameleon, was difficult to ID because he seemed to look different at every sighting - eyewitnesses were confused, as a result, police were slow to detect Bundy as a suspect.Dr. Dawson earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The New School for Social Research, Graduate Faculty in New York City. He has been a psychologist in clinics, schools, mental hospitals; he was a chief psychologist of a state prison system; he has been in private practice & consulting in New York. Dr. Dawson has written over 60 books.




The Beautiful Preclusive


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The story focus is on a young nineteen year old shapeshifter name Anterious Green. Who is currently attending college at USC. We follow him through a journey of self acceptance, love, and struggles, of his day to day life, with the uncommon obstacles of a young man in his unique situation. Along with the assistance of his older sister Alex. But with all that happening, no one notices an old face from the past, that has different plans for the world of Adam and Eve.




Surviving Stephen King


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Stephen King frequently places his human characters in danger against a supernatural antagonist. These characters, being realists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, must first overcome their disbelief at what is happening to them, and then decide what to do about it. Both their explanations for the strange happenings and their attempts to deal with them can be divided into four main categories: cultural appropriation; Christianity, especially Catholic rites; attempts at utter destruction; and a resignation to simply live--or die--with the supernatural intact. This book examines over 30 of King's works, revealing that the overall success of the characters in removing the supernatural threat from their towns, or perhaps defeating it entirely, does not depend fully on which of these four paths of action they choose. It is possible for any attempt to destroy the supernatural threat to fail, and what works in one of King's books will not have the same outcome in another. For King, the most likely success comes when his characters can choose a course of action that allows them to stand and be true to themselves.




At Stake


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"At Stake is an analysis of popular culture, a critique of a secularized religious discourse, as well as a plea for cleaning up the ethics of public speech. Edward J. Ingebretsen explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse, examining the uses of transgression and deviancy in tabloids, mainstream press, television, magazines, sermons, speeches, and popular fiction."--BOOK JACKET.




The Fox and Her Bear (Alpha Werebear Paranormal Shapeshifter Romantic Comedy Romance)


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When fox-shifting Angie Holton goes to work, she’s all business. Being all work, all the time, is starting to wear her down. Angie is lonely, though she’d never admit it. She goes from one thing to the next, more surviving than living, and has more or less given up on the whole love thing – who has time for all that anyway? That is, until she meets Dawson Lex – a piano playing, hamburger cooking, sexy-as-hell werebear. Dawson’s not just a pretty face and... really, really muscular arms. This bear has a dark, violent past and a present that barely keeps him from exploding again. But once he lays eyes on Angie, he knows he won’t—can’t—let this one go. These two will have to scratch, bite, and hold on as tight as they can. Even if they have to survive gunshots, claw fights, and some REALLY obnoxious 911 calls, they’re never going to give up on this weird, beautiful love. ***The Mating Call Dating Agency is a series of standalone paranormal romances that can be enjoyed in any order. Each pair finds their own HEA – these books are perfect for a quick getaway in the middle of a hectic day!***




Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer


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In a series of death row interviews done shortly before his execution, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy gave a third-person "confession" of his many murders. This definitive book on Bundy was recently made into a Netflix documentary. What goes on in the mind of a serial killer? Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with the handsome, charismastic Bundy, whose grisly killing spree left at least 30 young women dead across seven states between 1974 and 1978, this chilling exposé provides a shocking self-portrait of one of the most savage sex murderers in history. Speaking eerily in the third person, Bundy reveals appalling details about his crimes, discloses how he attracted his victims, explains how he methodically disguised his acts, and recounts his two daring jailbreaks. Bundy also offers his thoughts on other infamous serial killers, including John Wayne Gacy and Son of Sam.




Serial Killers


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A comprehensive examination into the frightening true crime history of serial homicide—including information on America’s most prolific serial killers such as: Jeffrey Dahmer • Ted Bundy • “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 • Andrew Cunanan • And more... In 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. Vronsky 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. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS




The Outsider


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Now an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn!​ Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.




The Dragon Legacy


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A collection of essays on the Deresthai culture with accompanying extracts from the Dragon Court archives comprising the official history of the Dragon peoples.