Serial killer investigations
Subtitle: the story of forensics and profiling through the hunt for the world's worst murderers
By: by Colin Wilson.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Hylas Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Irvington, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781592582747
Subjects: Serial murder investigation -- Psychological aspects; Forensic psychology; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Serial murderers -- Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a plague of murder; title: The science of profiling; title: Fighting monsters; title: The founding father; title: Fantasy finds a victim; title: The behavioral science unit; title: Developing an instinct; title: The worst mass murderer yet; title: An egoist; title: The hillside stranglers; title: A turning point; title: The case that awakened America; title: The most evil; title: Slaves; title: The 1990s; title: Sex crimes : the beginnings; title: Profiling comes to Britain; title: Murder in lonely places.