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The Serial Killers
A Study in the Psychology of Violence

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Paperback, 416 pages
Published
United Kingdom, 1 November 2007

Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer


As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily - from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman and Ivan Milat, the backpacker killer of the Australian outback - the need to understand mass murder is becoming more urgent.

Using privileged access to the world's first National Centre for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman bring you this incisive study of the psychology of serial killers and the motives behind their crimes.

From childhood traumas to issues of frustration, fear and fantasy, discover what turns an ordinary human being into a compulsive killer.


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Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer


As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily - from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman and Ivan Milat, the backpacker killer of the Australian outback - the need to understand mass murder is becoming more urgent.

Using privileged access to the world's first National Centre for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman bring you this incisive study of the psychology of serial killers and the motives behind their crimes.

From childhood traumas to issues of frustration, fear and fantasy, discover what turns an ordinary human being into a compulsive killer.

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9780753513217
ISBN
0753513218
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1x8 b/w illustration section
Dimensions
17.8 x 10.8 x 2.6 centimeters (0.17 kg)

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Inside the Mind of the Mass Murderer.

About the Author

Colin Wilson has been a major influence in the area of true crime. His career has spanned the publication of over 60 books, including The Occult, A Criminal History of Mankind and From Atlantis To The Sphinx.

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By J. on April 25, 2011
So, where to start? There's nothing inherently bad about this book, except for the fact that it is. Most of it, especially the first few stories of serial killers, feel as though they were written by high schoolers for their final essay. The chapters are riddled with grammar, punctuation and occasionally even spelling errors, which makes me wonder just what sort of editing process it was put through. Some of the chapters are also just based on myths, which makes me wonder what the point was. The quality of the chapters improved slightly, but only just. Certain chapters were interesting and insightful, but a lot of it appears to be what the authors could find off the internet. Furthermore, the killers are localised to the UK and US only- not a very international perspective. Dull and disappointing.
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