The Resource American serial killers : the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky
American serial killers : the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky
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- Summary
- "In this first definitive history of the worst decades of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers exploded, [Peter] Vronsky tells the stories of the most notable and unusual serial killings from the 1950s to the early twenty-first century. From Ted Bundy to the Golden State Killer, our fascination with these classic serial killers seems to grow by the day. American Serial Killers gives true crime junkies what they crave, with both perennial "favorites" (Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer) and many fascinating lesser-known killers such as Melvin Rees, Harvey Glatman and Danny Rolling"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 410 pages
- Contents
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- Sons of Cain: a brief history of serial murder from the stone age to 1930
- American monstrum: the rise of sexual signature killers 1930-1945
- American noir: raising Cain through the trauma years 1930-1950
- True pulp murder: the rise of the new serial killers
- The big surge: 1970-1979
- Mindhunters: the serial killer epidemic 1980-1990
- The last serial killers: twilight of the epidemic era 1990-2000
- Isbn
- 9780593198810
- Label
- American serial killers : the epidemic years 1950-2000
- Title
- American serial killers
- Title remainder
- the epidemic years 1950-2000
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Vronsky
- Subject
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- truePsychopathology
- trueSerial murderers
- Serial murderers -- Psychology
- Serial murderers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSerial murders
- Serial murders -- Case studies
- Serial murders -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- True crime stories
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- truePsychology
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this first definitive history of the worst decades of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers exploded, [Peter] Vronsky tells the stories of the most notable and unusual serial killings from the 1950s to the early twenty-first century. From Ted Bundy to the Golden State Killer, our fascination with these classic serial killers seems to grow by the day. American Serial Killers gives true crime junkies what they crave, with both perennial "favorites" (Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer) and many fascinating lesser-known killers such as Melvin Rees, Harvey Glatman and Danny Rolling"--
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- Jacket
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- 10944621
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Vronsky, Peter
- Dewey number
- 364.152/32092273
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Serial murders
- Serial murderers
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- the epidemic years 1950-2000
- Label
- American serial killers : the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-398) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
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- Contents
- Sons of Cain: a brief history of serial murder from the stone age to 1930 -- American monstrum: the rise of sexual signature killers 1930-1945 -- American noir: raising Cain through the trauma years 1930-1950 -- True pulp murder: the rise of the new serial killers -- The big surge: 1970-1979 -- Mindhunters: the serial killer epidemic 1980-1990 -- The last serial killers: twilight of the epidemic era 1990-2000
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 410 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593198810
- Lccn
- 2020022004
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1144122123
- 3379722
- Label
- American serial killers : the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-398) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Sons of Cain: a brief history of serial murder from the stone age to 1930 -- American monstrum: the rise of sexual signature killers 1930-1945 -- American noir: raising Cain through the trauma years 1930-1950 -- True pulp murder: the rise of the new serial killers -- The big surge: 1970-1979 -- Mindhunters: the serial killer epidemic 1980-1990 -- The last serial killers: twilight of the epidemic era 1990-2000
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 410 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593198810
- Lccn
- 2020022004
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1144122123
- 3379722
Subject
- truePsychopathology
- trueSerial murderers
- Serial murderers -- Psychology
- Serial murderers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueSerial murders
- Serial murders -- Case studies
- Serial murders -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- True crime stories
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- truePsychology
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