Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-292) and index.
Contents
Introduction : a brief overview of the serial killer -- The darkest ages : the license of privilege -- The alliance of ignorance -- Murder and science -- Crime, police, and reporters -- Puzzling over the worst criminal minds -- The century's turn ... and twist -- Opportunities in transition -- The unthinkable -- Poised for more -- Serial killers come of age -- The profilers respond -- Creative derangement -- Social contagion and the age of excess -- Still surprising us -- The future.
