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Er is een groot verschil tussen moordenaars die één moord plegen, massamoordenaars die veel mensen tegelijk ombrengen en seriemoordenaars die zorgvuldig gekozen slachtoffers volgens een ritueel vermoorden. Een seriemoordenaar is een kille jager die geniet van de jacht, wordt gedreven door een ritueel of een bepaalde fixatie en steeds afhankelijker wordt van de kick die het moorden hem geeft.

Seriemoordenaars beginnen vaak met een paar vrij willekeurige moorden. Gaandeweg zoeken ze uit aan welke rituelen ze het meeste plezier beleven. Daarna stalken ze hun zorgvuldig uitgekozen slachtoffers of gaan ze ernaar op zoek speciale plekken, waar bijvoorbeeld prostituees of kinderen komen. Elke seriemoordenaar heeft zijn eigen unieke methoden en routines: hij pikt zijn slachtoffers bijvoorbeeld op bij bushaltes, kiest voor vrouwen met lang blond haar, bewaart trofeeën of snijdt zijn slachtoffers in stukken en eet ze op. Die signatuur kan leiden tot een aanhouding.

What makes a serial killer? There is a huge difference between killers who kill once in the heat of the moment, mass murderers who slaughter many people at once, and serial killers who follow a specific pattern to kill carefully selected victims.

As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978-79, he became known as one of many so-called “sex murderers” who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s.

In 1985, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake were spotted shoplifting. Ng escaped, but Lake's capture led police to a concrete bunker in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where they discovered the grisly evidence of an orgy of sex crimes, torture, and murder that claimed at least 16 victims. Lake committed suicide: Ng fled to Canada, where he was tracked down and extradited to California. This 14-year, $10 million legal case was the costliest and longest criminal prosecution in California history. 

Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the way he passed off fake money at local shopping centers. But when US Secret Service agents finally arrested him, they were met with more than just phony bills. They found that their counterfeiter led a shocking double life.... DeBardeleben's home was littered with drugs, bondage gear, and a collection of audio tapes in which he recorded the abuse of his countless victims. 

Charlene Williams var gift med en kvinnomördare. Hon skickade sin man till dödscellen, men var hon hans medbrottslig eller var hon också ett offer? När Charlene Williams träffade Gerald Gallego första gången på en blinddejt 1977 hade hon ingen aning om att den charmerande mannen snart skulle dra in henne i en mördarorgie för att uppfylla sina sexuella fantasier... Mellan 1978 och 1980 tog paret, som kallades sexslavmördarna i media, livet av tio personer och ett ofött barn.

En hemtrevlig doft av matlagning letade sig till hyresgästerna på övervåningen. Men på natten väntade ett helt annat öde... de blev drogade och mördade av den gamla hyresvärden. Dorothea Puente var inte någon stereotypisk mormor. Efter att ha haft otur med män såg hon till att bli självförsörjande genom att inleda en brottskarriär. Hennes aktiviteter inkluderade engagemang i bordeller, förfalskade checkar från ex-partners och att stjäla andras försäkringspengar.

Seriemördaren som kallas BTK terroriserade Wichita i Kansas i 30 år. Han skrev till polis och media för att ge dem detaljer om brotten. Don Granger hade ansvaret för tipstelefonen för tidningarna Wichita Eagle och Beacon i oktober 1974. Staden Wichita var skadad efter att en hel familj mördats. En man på ett mentalsjukhus erkände brottet och menade att även hans bror och en annan man var involverad. Alla tre männen led dock av mental ohälsa, och polisen kunde snart visa att erkännandet var falskt.

Ma Barker är mer ökänd än gängmedlemmarna som faktiskt utförde morden och skapade kaos, men låg hon verkligen bakom allt? Ma Barker lämnade den undre världen och klev in i helvetet i äkta gangsterstil - i ett kulregn av rasande skottlossning. Men var hennes hemska legend mer av en myt än verklighet? Var en bredbent alligator verkligen katalysatorn för Mas undergång? Gjorde FBI 61-åringen ökänd helt enkelt som en del av en katastrofplan för att slippa potentiell dålig publicitet?

Randy Kraft was highly intelligent, politically active, loyal to his friends, committed to his work - and the killer of 67 people - more than any other serial killer known. This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster.

For 10 years, the California Interstate 5 highway was haunted by a dangerous serial killer. Incredibly skilled at staying ahead of the investigators as the bodies started to pile up, there wasn't enough evidence to charge the culprit with murder even once he'd been identified. Instead, they had to build a first-degree murder case in a few months while the killer was locked up on an assault conviction. Key to this was a cast of four: Vito Bertocchini, Kay Maulsby, Ray Biondi, and Faye Springer.

Perhaps the most notorious American murderer of the 20th century, Charles Manson's legacy extends far beyond his horrific crimes. As the wild-eyed, swastika-tattooed, nightmarishly charismatic leader of the Manson Family, he was convicted of the brutal killings of nine people in 1971, including the Tate-LaBianca murders of seven in Los Angeles over two hot August nights in 1969.

The Parable of the Knocker is a nonfiction book about the investigation, prosecution, and trial of a notorious serial killer, Charles Severance. Severance committed his crimes in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, an affluent, historic community just miles south of Washington, DC. Over the course of a decade, Severance ambushed three outstanding Alexandria residents in their middle-class neighborhood by knocking on their front doors in broad daylight and shooting them unexpectedly when they answered the knock.

In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.

Innocent Blood is the true story of Charles Hatcher and his life of crime - a powerful and blood-chilling glimpse into the darkness between sanity and madness. It also chronicles a justice system gone wrong. Throughout his criminal career, Hatcher was able to fool dozens of psychiatrists, who repeatedly failed to identify him as a multiple murderer. Hatcher's astonishing skill was not just in his ability to murder and escape imprisonment. He became an expert at manipulating the criminal justice system. 

In September 2011, M. William Phelps made a bold decision that would change the landscape of reality-based television - and his own life. He asked a convicted serial killer to act as a consultant for his TV series. Under the code name Raven, the murderer shared his insights into the minds of other killers and helped analyze their crimes. As the series became an international sensation, Raven became Phelps' unlikely confidant, ally - and friend.

Seriemördaren och våldtäksmannen Peter Tobin levde ett liv fyllt med begravda hemligheter. Han fick tre livstidsdomar efter att ha terroriserat Glasgow i 15 långa år. Vem var han egentligen? Och vad gjorde han sig skyldig till? Studenten Angelika Kluk var 26 år gammal när hon sommaren 2006 besökte Skottland för andra året i rad. Det hade varit en helt vanlig sommar för Angelika, tills hon försvann den 24 september. Senare samma vecka hittade polisen hennes döda kropp under en närliggande kyrkas golv.

American-based foreign correspondent Ivor Davis delivers a gripping "I was there" eyewitness, inside story about the most notorious murder spree of the 20th century. In Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder, Davis is the brutally honest guide to this true crime horror story. In this mix of personal memoir, criticism, and investigative journalism, Davis delivers a truly original take on the byzantine case that terrified and mesmerized the nation, including his new conclusion that the Beatles didn't make them do it.

For weeks, the body count of sexually violated, brutally murdered young women escalated. With increasing alarm, Los Angeles newspapers headlined the deeds of a serial killer they named the Hillside Strangler. The city was held hostage by fear. Darcy O'Brien weds the narrative skill of an award-winning novelist with the detailed observations of an experienced investigator to unravel this chilling true-crime story.