The Serial Killer Compendium

by R.J. Parker

This book was replaced with Serial Killer Case Files.


This book is an astounding compilation of 50 of the world's most notorious and ruthless Serial Killers, including: Serial Killers who were captured, Serial Killings that were never solved, Female Serial Killers, and Doctors who killed their patients. Some of the more infamous cases are: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Son of Sam, Karla Homolka, Christine Fallings, the Green River Killer, Dr. H.H. Holmes and the Zodiac. This book also includes: the Black Widows, Cannibals, Unsolved Serial Killings, and the various categories of Serial Killers as defined by the FBI. At any given time in the United States alone, there are thirty to fifty unidentified active serial killers at work constantly changing their targets and methods; however, some authorities think that number is even much higher.

Genres: True Crime

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2012

About the author

RJ Parker, P.Mgr., MCrim, is an award winning and bestselling true crime author and co-owner with his daughters of RJ Parker Publishing. Inc. He has written 17 true crime books, available in eBook, paperback and audiobook editions, and have sold in over 100 countries. He holds Certifications in Serial Crime and Criminal Profiling.

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Reviews

[Horror DNA · Rating 4 out of 5]

The horror genre is tremendously indebted to serial killers. A listing of books and movies that deal with serial killers would almost be a book in itself. Something about their twisted psychology and abhorrent acts have turned folks like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz, and Andrei Chikatilo, to name a few, into household names and media figures. In The Serial Killer Compendium, true crime author R.J. Parker offers five books that deal with the names above and also shine a light on killers that are not as present in popular culture but whose bloody actions are worse than any horror movie out there.

You can read Gabino's full review at Horror DNA by clicking here.

[Heather Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a compilation of information, not just on the serial killers themselves, but on the types of serial killers that there are. Unfortunately, the variety may make you want to live underground in a bunker. A Serial Killer is a person who has killed 3 or more people over a period of time, with a cooling off period in between murders. There are disorganized, organized, Black Widows, Angles of Death, Sexual Predators, Revenge Killers, Teams, Murder for profit, Unexplained, Unsolved, etc. Within these groups are signatures, female and male, sane and insane, families. It just goes on and on. I never realized how many types of serial killers there were, I just kind of had the idea that they were people that killed a bunch of other people and never thought much farther. I know better now. This book not only describes the different types of Serial Killers, but gives plenty of examples of Serial Killers that fit in each category. There were a lot listed in this book that I had never heard of which was cool, because I'm sick to death of reading about Ted Bundy and the highly publicized killers. Not only was this book interesting, but it held enough information, that it would be a great resource for school papers on the subject. I really enjoyed this book and recommend, that if you like reading about serial killers, that you check this out.

[Bella · Rating 3 out of 5]

I finally was able to read this book that's been sitting on TBR pile since like forever....now I know why...Even though the cases in the book were very intriguing, I felt like they were rushed in the way they were written. The author basically just summarized the cases, a lot of the of them were unsolved and a lot of them were also low profiled cases that I've never heard before. I did find there to be ALOT of grammatical errors and a lot of unnecessary wording. This book has potential if they republish it cleaner, more organized, and a lot more detailed.

If you're looking for something to skim through and make your day go by faster this book is for you, but if you're an avid true crime/serial killer fan who loves more detail to cases...this book is not for you.

[Walter Herrick · Rating 1 out of 5]

I stopped reading this book...actually stopped listening to this because of the narrator, and because it seemed like it was just a summarizing of various cases. Nothing new, and not set into an interesting format... just boring!

[Chelsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were some lesser known killers mentioned in this book along with unsolved cases that still hold intrigue. However, it was poorly written with elementary vocabulary that was repetitive. Various religious comments made were the icing on the proverbial cake. 2/5 stars for diverse content only.

[Kimberly Lyons · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very poorly written and above all, it contained many factual errors. Do not waste your time on this book.