History's most notorious and brutal killers still enjoy fame as
public fascination with their lives and their crimes continues to
grow. "Stone Cold Souls" is a detailed examination of the most
brutal killers in history. Moffatt does what he does best by
looking at historical accounts of events, analyzing them from a
psychological perspective, and presenting his assessment in
captivating fashion. He examines different types of killers, offers
case studies and historical context, and describes what sets these
cases apart from other kinds of killings. Even in a day and age
where pop culture has made serial crime a mainstay of movies and
books, the depravity of the killers profiled in this work will
still shock even a desensitized reader.
Men, women, and children alike have committed crimes so
atrocious that it is hard to imagine that these events are not
works of fiction. Moffatt examines the difficult questions that
inevitably arise when one reads cases of unthinkable torture and
cruelty. Why? Were these people simply evil or is it possible that,
given other circumstances, they could have redirected their
energies into more productive outlets? The author answers these
questions and others and reveals the lives and crimes of these
ruthless killers.
"Stone Cold Souls" features such well-known cases as: Andrei
Chikatilo, Marc Dutroux, Herman Webster Mudgett, Charles Ng,
Leonard Lake, Lawrence Bittaker, Roy Norris, Ed Gein, Edmund
Kemper, Henry Lee Lucas, Gilles de Rais, Ivan the Terrible, Richard
Ramirez, Holly Ann Harvey, Sandy Ketchum, Mary Bell, Jesse Pomeroy,
Josef Mengele, Marshall Applewhite, Jeffrey Lundgren, David Koresh,
Jim Jones, Father Oliver O'Grady, Charles Cullin, Harold Shipman,
Michael Swango, Myra Hindley, Karla Homolka, Aileen Carol Lee
Wuornos, Elizabeth Bathory, Charles Sobhraj, Albert Fish, Donald
Harvey, and Dennis Rader.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2008 |
First published: |
July 2008 |
Authors: |
Gregory K Moffatt
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-34588-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
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LSN: |
0-313-34588-0 |
Barcode: |
9780313345883 |
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