A CASEBOOK OF MURDER A compelling study of the world's most macabre murder cases

Paperback. The author traces the history of violence from its beginnings right up to the 'present day'. Features : Jack the Ripper (this chapter, pp. 121-138), Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, Sawny Bean, Andrew Bichel, the Bavarian Ripper; Peter Kurten, the Dusseldorf Vampire; Brady & Hindley, the Moors Murderers; Lucian Staniak, 'The Red Spider'; Jeffries the Monster; Ed Gein the Wisconsin Necrophile + much more. With Select Bibliog. and Index. 253pp. mass market p/back. Browned pp. sl. sunned covers G+ only.