How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1 by Ramsland, Katherine
How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1 by Ramsland, Katherine

How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1

There are two parts to every crime story: how they did it and why they got caught.This...
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How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1 by Ramsland, Katherine

How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1

$40.75
How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1 by Ramsland, Katherine

How to Catch a Killer: Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers Volume 1

$40.75
Author: Katherine Ramsland
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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There are two parts to every crime story: how they did it and why they got caught.This book is about the second part, and how it changes the way we catch serial killers.

No two stories about the capture of a serial killer are the same. Sometimes, the killers make crucial mistakes; other times, investigators get lucky. And the process of profiling, hunting, and apprehending these predators has changed radically over time, particularly in the field of criminal forensics, which has exploded in the last ten to 15 years. Laser ablation, video spectral analysis, cyber-sleuthing, and even DNA-based genetic genealogy are now crucial tools in solving murders, including the recent capture of the so-called Golden State Killer. This book in the new Profiles in Crime series tells the history of forensics through the "capture stories" of some of the most notorious serial killers, going back almost a century.

The killers include:
  • Rodney Alcala, a serial rapist and murderer sometimes called "Dating Game killer" for his appearance on that TV show. No one knows the exact number of his victims.
  • Takahiro Shiraishi, the suicide killer from Zama, Japan, who dismembered nine victims and stored their bodies in his refrigerator.
  • Aileen Wuornos, one of the rare female serial killers. She shot seven men in Florida and was turned in by an accomplice.
  • Jeffrey Dahmer, the "Milwaukee Cannibal," and Bobby Joe Long, both identified by survivors
  • Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam"), who both made mistakes
  • Ludwig Tessnow, who killed several children in Germany, and was caught through new methods in forensic investigation that could distinguish human from animal blood


Author: Katherine Ramsland
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 07/07/2020
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781454939375


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/29/2020
Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 66

About the Author
Katherine Ramsland, PhD, is a professor of forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University. She has published more than 1,000 articles and 60 books, most focusing on serial killers, and speaks internationally on the subject. She was a regular contributor to Court TV's Crime Library, and is a regular guest on The Today Show, 20/20, NPR, and E! True Hollywood.
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