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The Whitechapel Murders of 1888 have remained unsolved for over 130 years and hundreds of theories have been suggested as to the killer's identity. Despite numerous books claiming to unmask the infamous Victorian villain, none have come close…until now. The authors of this book are all members of H Division Crime Club, the world's largest body of experts on the Jack the Ripper murders. They have all come together for the first time in history to deliver their own personal research into each suspect and to finally nail down the identity of the man known as Jack the Ripper.

In March 2011, a major police investigation was opened in the search for missing Swindon local, Sian O'Callaghan. When taxi driver Christopher Halliwell was arrested, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher didn't expect what happened next. After the body of another missing girl, Becky Godden-Edwards, was uncovered, the police had two murders on their hands and one suspect, but how many more unsolved murders could Christopher Halliwell be responsible for?

Women have committed some of the most disturbing serial killings ever seen in the United States. Yet scientific inquiry, criminal profiling, and public interest have focused more on their better-known male counterparts. As a result, female serial killers have been misunderstood, overlooked, and underestimated. In this riveting account, Dr. Marissa A. Harrison draws on original scientific research, various psychological perspectives, and richly detailed case studies to illuminate the stark differences between female and male serial killers’ backgrounds, motives, and crimes.

Some said that the killer couldn't be a local. Others claimed that he was the wealthy son of a prominent Morgantown family. Whispers spread that Mared and Karen were sacrificed by a satanic cult or had been victims of a madman poised to strike again. Then the handwritten letters began to arrive: You will locate the bodies of the girls covered over with brush—look carefully. The animals are now on the move.

In the mid-1980s, someone stabbed six women to death in the Connecticut River Valley on the border between New Hampshire and Vermont. The murderer remains at large and the total number of his victims is unknown. In this brilliant work of true crime reportage, New York Times-bestselling author Philip E. Ginsburg provides fascinating insights into the groundbreaking forensic methods used to track the killer and paints indelible portraits of the lives he cut so tragically short.

Eighteen baffling true-crime cold cases—solved.

John Edward Robinson was a 56-year-old grandfather from rural Kansas. An entrepreneur and Eagle Scout, he was even honored as "Man of the Year" at a Kansas City charity. To some of the women he met on the internet, he was known as Slavemaster - a sexual deviate with a taste for sadomasochistic rituals of extreme domination and torture...even killing.

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.

From singling out victims at bus stops, targeting women with long, blonde hair, saving trophies, or dismembering and even eating their victims, each serial killer set a unique ritual for their murder, and these rituals are what betrays them in the end.

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?

Möt kannibalen Jeffrey Dahmer från Milwaukee som var både mördare och sexualförbrytare. Han föddes i Milwaukee 21 maj 1960 och dödade sitt första offer redan när han var 18 år gammal. Efter sitt första mord tog han livet av 17 män innan han greps 1992. Steven Hicks, Dahmers första offer, var en liftare som Dahmer plockade upp på väg hem från skolan. Dahmer söp Hicks full, och när han försökte ta sig därifrån slogs han i huvudet med en träningshantel.

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.