Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
Jack the Ripper and the history of serial murder -- Lust -- Omnipotence -- Intellectual exercise -- Glory -- Delusions -- Rage -- Profit -- Blood and bodies -- Living with death -- No particular purpose -- Early aspirations -- Related by blood -- Matches made in hell -- "Care" takers -- Close to a killer -- Behind the eyes -- Appendix: How they're caught.
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Examines the variety of serial killers and explains how they work, why they do what they do, who they are and what makes them kill.