Harold Schechter

Harold Schechter (born June 28, 1948) is an American true crime writer. His works focuses on serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years. He is the editor of the Library of America volume, True Crime: An American Anthology.

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Other websites

 "Harold Schechter's Dangerous Pastime, " by Gary Shapiro, http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/harold-schechters-dangerous-pastime/13904/
 "Murder by Mail:in gilded Age New York" book review by William Grimes, https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/books/24grim.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
 Poison Served His Purpose:  a murder in New York gives us a landmark case and one gripping story," book review by Nathan Ward, http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010807
 Harold Schechter's "Five Best Killer Stories: sensational murder trials…," http://www.opinionjournal.com/weekend/fivebest/?id=110010848
Review of Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment at Reason magazine

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