num_pages: 396
description: This text provides an in-depth, scholarly, and broad-based examination of serial murderers and their victims. The coverage is supported by extensive data and research, and it profiles some of the most prominent murderers of our time. Author Eric Hickey examines the lives of over 400 serial murderers, analyzing the cultural, historical, and religious factors that influence our myths and stereotypes of these individuals. He then describes the biological, psychological, and sociological reasons for serial murder, offering his own Trauma-Control model for explaining serial murder behavior.
language: English
title: Serial Murderers and their Victims
titlecomplete: Serial Murderers and their Victims (The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues In Crime And Justice Series)
characters: Wilken, Chikatilo, Donald Harvey, Rossmo, Stayner, Pickton, Ressler, Rachals
genres: M F M, History, Sociology, Psychology, School, Textbooks, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 365
publisher: Wadsworth Publishing