Bibliograph

American serial killers, the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky

Type

Label

American serial killers, the epidemic years 1950-2000, Peter Vronsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical reference (pages [387]-398) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American serial killers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1144122123

Responsibility statement

Peter Vronsky

Sub title

the epidemic years 1950-2000

Summary

"Fans of Mindhunter and true crime podcasts will devour these chilling stories of serial killers from the so-called "surge" or epidemic years of serial murder. With books like Serial Killers, Female Serial Killers, and Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky has established himself as the foremost expert on the history of serial killers. In this first definitive history of the worst decades of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers exploded, 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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface: An arrest in Milwaukee -- Introduction: The "golden age" of serial murders -- 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 -- Pulp true horror: the rise of the new serial killers 1950-1969 -- The big surge: the baby boom serial killers come of age 1970-1979 -- Mindhunters: the serial killer epidemic 1980-1990 -- The last serial killers: twilight of the epidemic era 1990-2000 -- Epilogue: The post-epidemic era 2000-2020

Target audience

adult

Classification