Book Description
Over one thousand entries present a sociologically informative portrait of the men and women who kill.
Author : Jay R. Nash
Publisher : Marlowe & Company
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 1994-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781569248720
Over one thousand entries present a sociologically informative portrait of the men and women who kill.
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher :
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 36,73 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : 9780747239413
Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2006-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0816069875
The Encyclopaedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. Written in a non-sensational manner, this authoritative encyclopaedia debunks many of the myths surrounding this most notorious of criminal activities. New major serial killers have come to light since the first edition was published, and many older cases have been solved (such as the Green River Killer) or further investigated (like Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer). Completely updated entries and appendixes pair with more than 30 new photographs and many new entries to make this new edition more fascinating than ever. New and updated entries include: Axe Man of New Orleans; BTK Strangler; Jack the Ripper; Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the Sniper Killers; Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer; and Harold Frederick Shipman.
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Chicago : Nelson-Hall
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Valete 1991 - James Lyons.
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher :
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1993
Category : CRIME - Dictionaries
ISBN : 9780747206200
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : M. Evans
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Throughout the twentieth century, countless criminal groups have earned infamy by their violent acts of terrorism. Political assassinations, kidnappings, bombings, lynchings and hijackings have stunned the world. In recent decades, terrorism has become an increasing threat, especially when it comes to air travel. Although in this country terrorism is not a new phenomenon, it is one that is growing-and the fear of terrorism is growing faster.
Author : B. Murphy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0230107354
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher :
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 29,87 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Criminals
ISBN :
Author : Bill James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 38,38 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1476796270
An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Some of these cases—like the infamous Villisca, Iowa, murders—received national attention. But most incidents went almost unnoticed outside the communities in which they occurred. Few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal and uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. “A suspenseful historical account” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history. “A beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative…This is no pure whodunit, but rather a how-many-did-he-do” (Buffalo News).
Author : Eric W. Hickey
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 39,61 MB
Release : 2003-07-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780761924371
The Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime is edited by a internationally recognized expert on serial killers, covering both murder and violent crime in their variant forms. Included will be biographies, chronologies, special interest inset boxes, up to 100 photos, comprehensive article bibliographies, and appendices for things like famous unsolved cases, celebrity murders, assasinations, original source documents, and online sources for information.