Best serial killers true accounts according to redditors
We found 308 Reddit comments discussing the best serial killers true accounts. We ranked the 101 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 308 Reddit comments discussing the best serial killers true accounts. We ranked the 101 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
I'm the author of the book Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer: https://www.amazon.com/Files-Rapist-Golden-State-Killer/dp/0999458108/
great book!
For the most part they solved the case. It's just that that absolute wacko nut job of a prosecutor They have over there refused to do his job.
also, this is the same prosecutor that prosecuted the Amanda Knox case. The guy is informed by conspiracy theories, numerology theories related to Satan worshiping, and other crazy nonsense. he is batshit insane.
The suspect they pegged the book you are referring to, linked here.
https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston/dp/1455573825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498144569&sr=8-1&keywords=monster+of+florence.
Is almost certainly guilty of those murders. He fits the FBI profile perfectly, he had the motive and ability, he had the proper psychological history, he was living near the murders every time, etc. etc.
You can try sorting by "top" on this sub though I just did that and didn't exactly get a ton of longer ones.
Off the top of my head, I know there's also a long write-up on Casey Anthony on the sub.
Then I've found I've stumbled upon a few longer write-ups online that I have really been engaged in.
Sneha Philips
Maura Murray
The murders of Jo Rogers and her daughters Michelle and Christe
(this one has a resolution but I was drawn in by the writing)
Also try going to longreads.com and I think you can sort by "crime" there.
Then.. if you really get into it, a few book recommendations!
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Monster of Florence
People Who Eat Darkness
The Lost City of Z
Zodiac
One of my top three favorite David Fincher movies.
Random thoughts: The scene in the basement is one of the creepiest scenes I've ever seen. Pure mood and anxiety.
The short time-elapse of the building of the Trans-America tower might be one of my favorite uses of CGI ever.
This pre-dates Iron Man by one year, I wonder if RDJ conciously used any of the mannerisms for Paul Avery and held them over for Tony Stark? Obviously they were filmed close together. Or, is it just RDJ is a pure old school movie star, in the vein of Humphrey Bogart, and he just is the role, whatever that role is?
Speaking of Marvel casting, how great is Mark Ruffalo? He was the flat out star of this movie, no question. You know those threads /r/movies has, "So And So Deserves More Credit!", we need one of those threads for Mark Ruffalo.
This is one of the very few instances where the movie is better than the book.
19 Crimes wine is very cool. Each bottle features a real person that was exiled to Australia. Their app allows your wine label to come alive with AR and tell their story.
I also received this Notorious Killer card game that’s pretty interesting and fun to play.
Or how about an adult coloring book?
Bundy was asked if 34 was an accurate number, and he responded add one digit to that, leading to speculation of 130+ victims.
In Defending the Devil his appeals lawyer reveals he confided 35, though a conclusive list of victims was never forthcoming, as he hoped to use this as leverage against the death penalty (and also psychopathic power games.)
To find the silver lining, it was exactly the failure of that approach that led Gary Ridgeway, a far more dangerous killer, to cooperate with authorities to spare himself the death penalty.
Also I wouldn't say compulsive liar per se; I'd say someone for whom truth has no objective meaning. A liar knows he's lying; a sociopath compartmentalizes.
sources(?)
Keppel
Michaud & Ainsworth
Nelson
Another example of how crazy the Italian justice system is, is The Monster of Florence http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston/dp/1455573825/
A story of murder, superstitious prosecutors, incompetent detectives, much like the Amanda Knox case.
I know you're joking, but there really is a cookbook by a serial killer in case you're interested.
https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Serial-Killer-Recipes-Dorothea/dp/1411615441
Thank her for what? She didn't do anything other than write a book on the case that was filled with info that's been around for years.
There are also other people that wrote books about the case much better than she did, two of them being detectives that worked on the case:
Michelle McNamara had nothing to do with solving the case, yet for some strange reason certain people seem to think that it wouldn't have been solved without her. Or course that's just ridiculous because she had nothing to do with investigating or solving it. But now I almost can't read any article about earons with out her name being mentioned even though she had nothing to do with the case.
The only people that deserve a thank you in this case are the police that finally solved it.
There have been plenty of good suspects, but they were ruled out through various means. At the time, many suspects were ruled out due to secretor statuses. Now, law enforcement has been going back looking for those ruled out in that manner to re-check them, since it was faulty back then. That may or may not be a huge deciding factor in this case. Sadly, Sacramento tossed a lot of the evidence they had -- even a list of possible suspects -- when the statute of limitations expired for the sexual assault crimes. This was done long before EAR was connected to ONS. It was still premature, though, considering the wide array of officials believing he was behind the Maggiore killings in Rancho Cordova in 1978. Nevertheless, things are looking up for this case. There are certain POIs being looked at heavily; some have been phoned in by the public, sleuths, and others.
If you have any more questions regarding the case, I'd be glad to help answer them if I can. You can also check out my friend's website, http://www.coldcase-earons.com/
She also has a book in the case, which is the most accurate, up-to-date book on the market right now. https://www.amazon.com/Files-Rapist-Golden-State-Killer/dp/0999458108/
TIL she also has a cookbook
Funny you say that, she actually made a cookbook....http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Serial-Killer-Recipes-Dorothea/dp/1411615441
Is This it?
It's probably not these, but perhaps you'll find them interesting:
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
Serial Killers and Mass Murderers: Profiles of the World's Most Barbaric Criminals
Edit: UnicornScarf beat me to the punch! s/he replied while I was still compiling my response!
It is called "Case Files of the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer."
https://www.amazon.com/Files-Rapist-Golden-State-Killer/dp/0999458108
A few graphic novels:
A couple more books that are on my wish list, though i haven't read them yet, are:
publisher
goodreads
amazon
I remain fascinated by the interstate system and crime. Recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Road-Interstate-Discovering-University/dp/0292757522/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499698085&sr=8-3&keywords=the+killer+on+the+road
Sure! It’s been along time since I’ve read it… It actually I think is more about the “monster of Florence” case than the Amanda Knox case. It’s similar in that the same prosecutor is involved. This crazy guy accused the American author and his friend of being the murderer out of thin air. And then he did the same thing to Amanda Knox and her boyfriend and others. After his experience in Italy, author Douglas Preston spoke out for Amanda because he had been put in the same situation.
You can read the reviews and see what you think!
The Monster of Florence https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455573825/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oEC9BbT80TJKD
Sons of Cain
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
Ted Bundy : Conversations with a Killer
Victim: The Other Side of Murder by Gary Kinder about the Hi-Fi Murders in Utah.
A Wilderness of Error by Errol Morris about the Jeffrey MacDonald case
And right now I’m reading The Man from the Train by Bill James about the Villisca Axe Murders
Welcome to /r/ZodiacKiller! Many have come looking for answers and a bit more information on the case and I helped another new investigator with some information that will give you a lot of facts to help you make a decision. Check these out to get a good understanding of the case:
The Zodiac episode of Buzzfeed Unsolved is pretty thorough and explains things quite well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIxYdWVbm0
I'd say the best book on the subject (is disputed, but still the most complete) would be Zodiac by Graysmith. Beware, many say he makes up facts, but I think it's really left up to reader interpretation. Just my opinion. There has been no shortage of Zodiac books, all with somewhat made-up facts, but I'd check this one out first.
https://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Shocking-Nations-Elusive-Serial/dp/0425212181/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501565171&sr=8-1&keywords=zodiac
I've listened to A TON of Zodiac podcasts, but there are three that are head and shoulders above the rest. The Serial Killers Podcast, E15 and E16 (Zodiac Killer Pt 1 and 2), Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories, E26 and E27 (Zodiac Killer Pt 1 and 2), and True Murder, "HUNTED: THE ZODIAC MURDERS" with a well deserved honorable mention to Cold Case Murder Mysteries E2 (The Zodiac). A few people don't like the Hunted podcast due to their dislike for Mark Hewitt and his sort of copy/paste investigating, but the podcast gives a good overview of the case nonetheless.
In terms of a full documentary, my favorites are "His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen" and "This Is The Zodiac Speaking," but if you're looking for a more complete documentary I'd go with the ABC Primetime Investigation. There really isn't a complete documentary that stands above the rest in terms of full suspect theories.
Hope this helps!
For anyone interested in learning more about "Italian justice", I strongly recommend the book The Monster of Florence, a real-life tale of a novelist getting caught up in the bizarre machinations of Italian criminal investigations while studying a long-standing unsolved crime. Fascinating, and it has a tie-in at the end to the original Knox trial.
I ache for this poor girl as I truly think her life is lost, unfairly and irrevocably, to a despicably corrupt justice system.
IIRC in The Only Living Witness, Michaud & Aynesworth marvelled over the hundred of miles Bundy traveled during his killing years. It helped that he was driving his Beetle because of the volume of fuel that would have been required.
i can do, thank you, this is the link to it, i'm called Steph Young (https://www.amazon.com/investigation-Horrifying-Smiley-Killers-Serial-ebook/dp/B01G0SWK0I) & altho the title says "The Smiley Face Killers," it is a serious investigation into many of these cases and possible suspects. Thank you.
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Think your best bet would be a book like this one-
Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999458108/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IWFYAbFA2VHT9
The recent 40th anniversary press release by investigators would probably be the next best.
This isn’t a podcast, but Paul Holes and some others made an exclusive audiobook for audible about GSK. Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Has-Name-Untold-Investigation/dp/B07H7RYQ5P. You can listen to it for free if you get an audible free trial.
Get her a good serial killer book. Here's some of my favourites:
Sudden Terror East Area Rapist
In the Wake of the Butcher [revised] Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run
Monster of Florence
Highly recommended: the new book on the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders, 'A Special Kind of Evil: The Colonial Parkway Serial Killings' by true crime authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester out now. Well worth reading, it explores how four young couples were killed in lovers' lanes in and around Williamsburg, Virginia.
My sister, Cathy Thomas, along with her friend Rebecca Dowski, were the first two victims in the Colonial Parkway Murders. We have also set up a new Facebook group, Colonial Parkway Murders, to discuss developments in the case.
https://www.amazon.com/Special-Kind-Evil-Colonial-Killings/dp/1947290045/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Thanks.
Bill Thomas
Brother of Cathy Thomas
Los Angeles, CA
Deviant behavior is not an exclusively male phenomenon. Introductory article about deviance (Wikipedia).
Serial murder is not an exclusively male phenomenon, either. Gender bias cuts both ways.
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The surprising but curiously logical differences between male and female serial killers
[Washington Post, 2015]
8 Prolific Female Serial Killers [Mental Floss, 2008]
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters [book, 2007]
The surprising psychology of female serial killers [Business Insider, 2015]
My reading recommendations include, mainly, a lot of textbooks! Unlike a lot of the true crime novels, I've found that criminal psychology, criminology, victimology, forensics and other academic textbooks and research journals are generally far less sensationalistic than the true crime novels tend to be. here are some of the ones that I highly recommend.
Serial Murderers and Their Victims by Eric W Hinkley is a fantastic resource for the latest studies concerning serial murder, focusing on both the perpetrators and their victims. Now in its seventh iteration, this text has some of the most up to date statistics on serial killers in the US and worldwide.
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky is another similarly great book full of real life case studies of serial and spree killers and delves into the motives behind such aberrant behavior.
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Michael Newton has entries on hundreds of convicted serial killers.
The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers by Harold Schechter undoubtedly possesses a sensational bent, but I can't deny that the book is certainly thrilling to read in a morbid way, and I think any fan of true crime will like it very much.
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters by Peter Vronsky explores the rare phenomenon of female serial killers.
Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives by Ressler, Burgess and Douglas is an important and easily-read psychological textbook on the sexual impulses that lead to violence.
Sexual Murder: Catathymic and Compulsive Homicides by Louis B Schlesinger is a similar book by a prominent forensic psychologist.
Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation: Practical and Clinical Perspectives, Second Edition: Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations by Vernon J Geberth is a manual for law enforcement professionals investigating sexually-motivated homicides by a renowned former-detective. The images and case studies are directly from the author's archive of case files. I will warn readers that some of the content in this book is highly disturbing, even for I, a person with an interest in the psychology of serial killers. All in all, a fascinating book for those who can stomach it.
It's from Kat Winter's (who posts on reddit, /u/winters_vw), Case Files of the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer it might be new information. She'll definitely know more about accents and if any others were used (hence why I tagged her).
I didn't hear an accent in any of the calls though, you're right about that.
With regards to the dog, there's some speculation that he "borrowed" the dog (a woman reported that someone had apparently been taking her dog out at night without her permission) or that it was a local dog that came over to investigate what EAR/ONS was up to, and so thus wasn't actually his dog.
http://www.amazon.ca/Green-River-Killer-Jeff-Jensen/dp/1595825606
By Reason of Insanity by Shane Stevens. Very gory, very scary novel about a killer on the rampage.
Zodiac by Robert Graysmith. In retrospect, not as scary, with the coverage the Zodiac Killer has received since this came out, but I read this at 19, in a dark room, terrified, and finished in one night.
Red Dragon and, to a lesser extent, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. Red Dragon is terrifying.
Cooking with a serial killer recipes
Ted is still pretty scary but yah there are others that are scarier. I really liked this BOOK if you wanna hear about some others. I find the scariest ones are the ones whom you could be a victim to and I think that’s why bundy scares people...who wouldn’t help a normal looking guy in a public place carry something when he has a broken arm. My favourite quote from this book ‘better to be thought of as rude than to have the police sampling seminal fluid from your cold dead rectum’ 😳
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston/dp/1455573825
This book was so amazing and an interesting look into the Italian justice system through the unsolved murders of a serial killer from the 70s. It also includes other issues at the time of the publication of this book including censorship of the press. I honestly loved this book through how it personally affected the author of this book (which I won’t spoil how). I feel like it is also important to note that while this book is based on crimes that aren’t world famous and so reading about it for the first time is so eye opening and interesting.
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There's another good reason to do this one. One of the main investigators also worked on the monster of florence case. Its a crazy story
The police were super incompetent, part of hannibal lecters story is based on theories about the killer, it must be a physician, its the top journalist covering the case, its a secret satanic cult, so much stuff.
Theres a great book by two jouranalists that investigated the case. The American was charged and banned from the country for obstruction of justice and the Italian journalist was imprisoned on suspicion that he was the killer. Its bonkers.
https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston/dp/1455573825
e: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliano_Mignini This is the batshit Italian prosecutor involved in both cases. He's ripe for LPOTL
I haven't read it myself, but I've heard that Kat Winters' book is extremely detailed. https://www.amazon.com/Files-Rapist-Golden-State-Killer/dp/0999458108
I don't care much about Renner either. Guy seems completely clueless about so many things and people. I don't trust his judgment at all.
As for the White Mountains, not sure there's a book length story there either. Just as you and I are done with the "my obsession" narrative, I'm also not into "haunted place" narratives.
As an FYI, here's an author, Bill James, who actually did solve a case, The Man from the Train
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Train-Solving-Century-Old-Mystery/dp/1476796254
Also, if you haven't read Popular Crime, it's fascinating.
Books
The Stranger Beside Me
Small Sacrifices
Helter Skelter
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There are many serial killers that are incredibly interesting, but my two favorite definetly have t be H.H. Holmes (credit to /u/Dr_Helicopter for posting the name first) and Elizabeth Báthory.
H.H. Holmes opened a hotel during the Chicago World Fair with the sole purpose of murdering it's inhabitants. It had a labyrinth of twisting halls and doors that went nowhere, its guests often ended up starving or being gassed to death. He would then sell their bodies to medical schools, which was a relatively common and unquestioned practice at the time.
Elizabeth Báthory of Transylvania was a female serial killer from the 1500's. Although not the very first, she was one of the first recorded serial murderers, and killed hundreds of young women before she died at the age of 54. Legend says that she bathed in the blood of her victims, as she thought it would bring a youthful appearance to her skin. However, this might have just been witness accounts saying that after she had finished torturing her victims she was so covered in gore that it appeared as though she had bathed in their blood. She has a pretty cool story, I can go into more detail if anyone is interested.
An extra just for fun: Ed Gein's story is more sad than brutal...he was considered a generally really nice guy, but had the unfortunate hobby of collecting body parts. Usually he would dig up dead bodies for this habit, but when the ground became too cold to dig, he turned to killing. He only has a death count of two people (Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden), but when he was apprehended he had:
Pretty cool, huh?
Edit: If you're interested in serial killers, I would suggest picking up a copy of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters and Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters both by Peter Vronsky. He's a good writer, and they're both fabulously interesting. :)
You will read a book in a day/two days I'm telling you. It's too interesting and fucked up and true to put down.
Absolutely -
The Last Victim by Jason Moss This dude corresponds with Gacy (this is all true) it is definitely something to read, quite disturbing.
Gift of Fear by Gaven de Becker This due has worked with John Douglas. We read his book GoF along side Douglas'
Serial Killers and Mass Murderers by Nigel Cawthorne
Charles Manson's Autobiography Now I read this in 8th grade --- way too old for a 12 year old [young for my grade] um - I'm not positive this is what I read. Only because when I read it I had found it in the library in a dark corner and it was a solid red hardcover that just said "Charles Manson Autobiography" but I couldn't find anything else so I'm assuming this is it. It should be written from his perspective if it's the right one. (A lot of sex too)
Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
yes, I have read all of these. And in searching for links for you I found that John Douglas released a book I had not read yet about internet crimes. Interesting, especially because the serial killer roaming around on Long Island, well the first four girls identified were Craigs List prostitutes. Anyway there's a couple more books I want to recommend but I have to check my bookcase (all the names start to blur after a while..)
This case had always fascinated me. Also has anyone read:
https://www.amazon.com/Special-Kind-Evil-Colonial-Killings/dp/1947290045
It's on my wish list to buy to read at the pool this summer.
There’s another one called Cries In The Desert by John Glatt, but I haven’t read that one. The Jim Fielder book is really good.
https://www.amazon.com/Bundy-Murders-Comprehensive-History/dp/0786444266
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Living-Witness-serial-killer/dp/1928704298
If you like a bit of fictional drama, read Rules book. Kind of funny how a nobody becomes a writer. she simply took known data in a multitude of killings, took gossip, had it printed and housewives ate it up.
It's no wonder reality TVB is so big :)
Stick with the meat and the people who had access. Those are the people the other 2 books use for their narrative.
I have this one!
I found this one by the authors you mentioned so I'm guessing yours was published in 1995
I think you should check out Evil Has a Name, it's fantastic!
Parts of Douglas Preston's and Mario Spezi's The Monster of Florence seemed hard to fathom. Not their theories about the killer, mind you, but the sheer ridiculousness and awfulness of the Italian judicial system. The absurdity of their situation reached Catch-22 heights.
Nope but I've read that one too. This is by Bruce Robinson and while so far he hasn't suggested who it is (He still has half the book!), he's pretty funny about shitting on other people's theories.
This story is covered in a great book called Killer on the Road, which explores how the US highway system has impacted and influenced crime. I really enjoyed it, although it meanders a bit.
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fan of Bruce Robinson version. great anti-establishment version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-All-Love-Jack-Busting/dp/006229637X
I read this book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Living-Witness-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B0076XL5JY/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415270566&sr=1-3&keywords=ted+bundy
which was really well researched & comprehensive. I see the same authors also wrote another book about ol' Ted, (maybe before this one?) which I haven't read, in which he does apparently admit to committing necrophilia. There is an article about it here:
http://bundyphile.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/teds-obsession-with-necrophilia/
The book in question is called 'Ted Bundy: Conversations With a Killer'
I might have to get this for my Kindle...
IIRC it was sourced from Cries in the Desert, if it wasn’t then it’s definitely the best book about DPR.
Cries in the Desert: The Shocking True Story of a Sadistic Torturer (St. Martin's True Crime Library) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003J564ZI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jwNVCbY849CNW
I suggest you look into this a bit more if you're so inclined. I've found most "Zodiac researchers/myth busters" to be woefully ill informed in regard to the evidence linking George Hodel to the murders. It's very compelling in my opinion regardless of what one's opinion of Steve Hodel is. Very compelling. Good post. Most Evil II
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1411615441/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apis_1502070193224
She had a cookbook. Cooking with a Serial Killer
I just saw this post, so you may have already found the info, but for any of our new members:
-My understanding is that the best single source in print is Kat Winter's book Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer, as it apparently has a number of pages devoted specifically to the VR.
-The best source in audio is the "12-26-75" podcast at 12-26-75.com.
-The best online webpage is the Podcast VR Google map, which features Google map push pins showing the sites of incidents with very, very brief descriptions of said events.
-There is no sufficient VR-themed stuff available through the video medium, although 12-26-75 does in fact have a YouTube channel, for what it's worth...
So, in summary, you should probably stick with Winters for the most info.
Ooh, I LOVE The Stranger Beside Me. :D Give this one a go; it's absolutely wonderful (in a horrific kind of way.) It's very informative, and the writer has a really dry and kind of terrible sense of humour that manifests itself once in a while.
Female Serial Killers: How and why they become monsters by Peter Vronsky
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These are Winters' two books:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999458108/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999458116/
My mom and I read it in the late 80's (I was in high school - she did NOT read it to me as a child :) )
The book Zodiac scared the crap out of me because it really happened and he wasn't caught.
https://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Shocking-Nations-Elusive-Serial/dp/0425212181/
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If you find Bundy specifically interesting, try The Only Living Witness by Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth. I've read The Stranger Beside Me and this blew that book out of the water.
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Living-Witness-serial-killer/dp/1928704298
Here's the Amazon page, where you can preview the first few pages. http://www.amazon.com/Green-River-Killer-Detective-Story/dp/1595825606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318017996&sr=8-1
I have an entire book full of unattractive sociopaths. It's called "The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers". The attractive ones are far and few between. Not all of them are as charming and charismatic as Ted Bundy. (They can only dream!)
I have always enjoyed books of lists so my favorite is The Encyclopedia of serial killers. http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Serial-Killers-Michael-Newton/dp/0816061963/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314240019&sr=1-1
this was pretty complete at the time. i am really hoping they update soon since at the time Dennis Raider was unknown as BTK
I'm sure you're finished with your class now but, if you are still interested in the topic of Mr. Bundy, you may want to read Stephen Michaud's "The Only Living Witness".
It's an absolutely fascinating read that follows Bundy's journey from the Pacific Northwest, to Colorado, and finally into Florida. Along the way, Michaud details each killing and ensures to add speculation as to other murders at the time that could or could not be attributed to Mr. Bundy.
Hope you did well on the paper!
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Facts on File Crime Library) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0816061963/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tFjKBbPCBJ2BN
A faaaantastic, well written, fact-packed encyclopedia. I've had it for a while and haven't made it through all of it, it's all so interesting.
I love learning about serial killers and murders. My sister got me this book. I really enjoyed reading it. I went to UC Santa Cruz where the Santa Cruz Coed Killer, Edmund Kemper, murdered some girls from UCSC. I even asked a professor who was teaching during that time in Santa Cruz and he told me he wasn't worried about being murder that he was more likely to die on highway 17. I even visited the bar where he would hang out at and talk to the police. It was right next to this place that sold good pupusas. I even found his house. I never went to the place where he used to live, but it was all interesting. I always watch documentaries and read books on serial killers. You should read my friend Dahmer. I haven't read it, but I want to. They recently turned it into a movie.
So I'm a little late for this, OP. I will say none of this is your fault. Your son is, far as I can tell, a textbook psychopath. You didn't make him that way.
Now, I'm not going to suggest your son is anywhere near on the level of the people I'm about to mention, but he shares certain characteristics that are telling. Namely the inability to separate fantasy from lived experience, a complete disregard for consequences, and a sexual obsession with dominance and control.
I recently read this. That, on top of my general interest in...how do I put this? "Abnormal people", has given me more knowledge about the darker habits of certain individuals then I ever wanted or needed. A recurring theme in the lives of serial killers is a fetishistic obsession with violence and control. The rape fantasies, the weird incest shit, the obsession with young girls, all that comes from the same place. Somewhere along the line your son started to associate sex with domination rather than something loving. He probably enjoys things like stealing underwear or taking pictures of underage girls and shit more because he knows it's wrong then because he doesn't. It's possible he gets off on flouting societal standards and spitting in the face of good taste.
Usually this sort of behavior (keep in mind however I'm not a shrink, so don't take my word for it) has its roots in a deep, profound, insecurity on the part of the individual. For example serial killer Andrei Chikatilo blamed his murders on his inability to get an erection with women. Ed Kemper thought the living would never love him, so he figured the only way he could get laid was to kill somebody.
There's a lot of factors that go into making a psychopath. Some of it genetics, some of it is environment. In your case your son stumbled into an environment on the internet where hatred, violence, and abuse were conflated with something positive.
I don't know what could help in your situation. I'm tempted to say you should cut this guy off entirely, but if he's living with somebody he met on one of these forums that's a recipe for him getting involved in some seriously sick shit. Your son, again, seems to be some manner of psychopath. Lack of empathy or remorse, manipulative behavior, extreme internal fantasy life, disregard for social norms, etc etc. Those are all markers of that shit. He needs help. And not a therapist, not even a psychiatrist. Somebody who's experienced in dealing with people who are like this. I'm not saying this because you should be in his life (indeed, keep him the fuck away from your family), I'm saying this because this is obviously a disturbed individual and for the rest of the world's sake he needs a check on his worst impulses.
You should check out Killer on the Road. And pay off your library card, they need the money!
Read The Night Stalker
http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Stalker-Richard-Ramirez/dp/0786013621
Then, http://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Robert-Graysmith/dp/0425212181/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343464730&sr=1-1&keywords=zodiac
The Zodiac shit still creeps me the fuck out, read it the first time at the age of 12, in one night.
Looks great.This is the book I have on the subject,and it's honestly my favorite.
I'm not sure if this is insensitive or not, but this is a cool book
Green River Killer?
For me, the books that are scariest are always the ones based on true stories about serial killers and stuff. I read [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Zodiac-Robert-Graysmith/dp/0425212181) book when I was in 6th grade and I still get creeped out thinking about it.
This is a good read, and it really shows how awful the Italian justice system was. https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston/dp/1455573825
I'd also like to highly recommend:
www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Serial-Killers-Facts-Library/dp/0816061963/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003J564ZI?btkr=1
Really good book about those weirdos.
I just read one of the biographies on Ted Bundy and it was pretty crazy. These two guys interviewed him and all the people that came across him such as lovers, family, cops, victims, etc. It was especially strange knowing he was from Seattle and involved in law school and politics.
> There is not a record of every single thing you do in life
If you have to put words in my mouth then you don't have much of an argument. I never stated that. What I did state is that there's no record of her filing a police report about this abduction, rape and attempted murder. You would think that she would have notified the police after this event happened or at some point between the event and now - which she never has.
Ted Bundy often used a ruse to lure his victims into an area where he could then control their actions. He almost exclusively used an object knock the victim's unconscious. In every body recovery the victim had massive head injuries of the type that might be lethal or cause permanent injury. This is true with his first victim and his last. He didn't like to mess around with bodies that fought back. This woman's story doesn't match up to his motis operandi at all and is in fact a wild deviation.
So I don't buy this story at all. There's even a book titled the Only Living Witness and this woman isn't her.
read a book called 'they all love Jack'
https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-All-Love-Jack-Busting/dp/006229637X
I've read most of the ripper books over the years...and this one is different...worth reading for the whole picture it paints of Victorian London alone but I also think it's nailed it as regards the identity of Jack and answers pretty much all of the questions surrounding the case.
Looking forward. Followed this case for a long time. Heard researcher Steph Young on youtube, then i read her book on a lot of connected "drowning" cases & it chilled me to my core. There are SO many & she made a lot of real disturbing connections. Seriously man this is creepier than many people realize https://www.amazon.com/investigation-Horrifying-Smiley-Killers-Serial-ebook/dp/B01G0SWK0IJenkins's is one of the ONLY ones they made a homicide. Is his connected to the others? idk but they should give his Mom justice and keep at it. I always wondered was his connected to Jacob Wetterling