Clues From Killers: Serial Murder and Crime Scene Messages
Serial killers come from different backgrounds, attain different levels of education, and hold various types of jobs. However, many serial killers do have at least one thing in common: the desire to communicate regarding their crimes. Killers from Jack the Ripper to the Son of Sam often provide clues to their identities, their motives—even their future targets—through crime scene notes, letters to the media, calls to police, messages scrawled on victims, and, increasingly, email and other...
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Gibson (communication, University of New Mexico) considers the communication behavior of ten notorious serial killers, and analyzes the findings of numerous previous studies using integrative research and rhetorical criticism methods. Each chapter recounts the events of each case and reprints several of the notes and messages left or sent by each killer, then speculates about their purpose and psychological implications. The writing level is accessible to the general audience. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1The Son of Sam72The DC sniper293The mad butcher454The Unabomber655The Zodiac896The BTK strangler1157John Robinson, Sr.1318Jack the Ripper1479William Heirens17310The black dahlia avenger191
