Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-394) and index.
Contents
PART ONE: A HISTORY OF MONSTERS : The postmodern age of serial homicide, 1970-2000 -- A brief history of serial homicide -- PART TWO: THE METHOD AND MADNESS : Classifying serial killers -- The evolution of monstrosity -- The question of madness -- Serial killers as children -- The serial murderer's first kill -- The killing times -- The art and science of criminal profiling -- Surviving a serial killer.