Серийные убийцы. Мотивы и страхи самых известных садистов (Криминология на пальцах)

by Jack Rosewood, Джек Роузвуд

В книге «Серийные убийцы». Мотивы и страхи самых известных садистов» Джек Роузвуд раскрывает самые шокирующие подробности о серийных убийцах. Помимо актуальной информации о текущих делах, вы прочитаете об 11 различных категориях убийц, узнаете шокирующие факты о малоизвестных преступлениях и о самых известных злодеях. Являетесь ли вы фанатом жанра true crime или новичком, каждый найдет для себя что-то новое, шокирующее и ужасающее. Психопаты, дети-убийцы, оккультные серийные убийцы, кровожадные доктора, каннибалы и некрофилы — малая часть того, что ждет вас на страницах книги.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Crime, Serial Killer, Mystery

339 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 11, 2022

About the author

I live in one of the most beautiful places in Florida, Jupiter, with my wife, two kids and our golden retriever, Vincent. I've been a full time author for the last 15 years and I wouldn't trade it against anything in the world!

My father was a journalist and wrote about some of the worst crimes you could ever imagine, and that's where my big interest from serial killers and other horrible crimes comes from. Just to hear my father talk about the evil acts of Ted Bundy as we were out fishing as a kid are some of my best memories.

Reviews

[Tiff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the nonsense spelling and grammar (in other works rookie) errors, this was really interesting but instead of calling it a trivia book it should be Serial Killer FAQs as it's basically a data dump of all things serial killers in compact form. Some facts widely known but many things were new to me which was a surprise!

[Laura Laufman]

Received this as a “stocking stuffer” this Christmas, sooo solid bet I need to reel in the amount of Law & Order and true crime I’m consuming?? 🤷‍♀️

[Zoe Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book, mentioned serial killers who are well known and those who I’ve never heard of.

There were some spelling errors which made some sentences confusing but i got over it. Towards the end the pages started detaching and i had to be super careful not to lose any.

Would definitely recommend as some easy enjoyable reading

[Storm The Gremlin Child -Hiatus- · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was something else. I learned a lot more information than I thought I would. Now it's all going to be stuck in my brain for awhile. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes true crime especially serial killers.

[Erin Rumney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was treated to this book as a little stocking filler and quite happily finished this in two short sittings. It is a very interesting book of facts about lots of different serial killers and learnt some interesting things. The world really is a scary place!

One star knocked off due to a few grammar/typo errors but was a good read regardless.

[O książkach bez cukru · Rating 4 out of 5]

"287 najdziwniejszych faktów o seryjnych m0rdercach" to książka, wobec której miałam dość konkretne oczekiwania. Tytuł sugeruje zbiór zaskakujących, mało znanych ciekawostek, które potrafią wywołać zdziwienie nawet u osób dobrze zaznajomionych z tematyką true crime. Rzeczywistość okazała się jednak nieco inna.
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‎Początkowa część książki przypomina raczej rozbudowane kompendium wiedzy. Autor omawia podstawowe zagadnienia związane z psych0patami, s0cjopatami i seryjnymi m0rdercami, wyjaśnia definicje oraz odpowiada na pytania, które dla początkujących czytelników mogą być interesujące i wartościowe. Jeśli jednak ktoś od dłuższego czasu interesuje się tematyką zbr0dni, wiele z tych informacji będzie już doskonale znał.
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‎Odniosłam wrażenie, że część treści niepotrzebnie się powiela. Niektóre punkty sprawiają wrażenie rozwinięcia wcześniejszych zagadnień, a nie odrębnych faktów. Przez to momentami książka traci dynamikę, a obiecane w tytule "najdziwniejsze fakty" schodzą na dalszy plan.
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‎Na szczęście później robi się znacznie ciekawiej. Gdy autor przechodzi do konkretnych spraw i konkretnych postaci, lektura nabiera rumieńców. Obok najbardziej znanych nazwisk pojawiają się również mniej nagłośnione przypadki, o których wcześniej nie słyszałam. I właśnie te fragmenty okazały się dla mnie najciekawsze. Kilka historii naprawdę mnie zaskoczyło, co w przypadku osoby regularnie sięgającej po książki true crime nie zdarza się już tak często.
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‎Nie jest to zła książka, ale uważam, że jej tytuł obiecuje więcej, niż faktycznie dostajemy. Zamiast zbioru najbardziej niezwykłych faktów otrzymujemy mieszankę podstawowej wiedzy, ciekawostek i opisów konkretnych spraw. Początkujący czytelnicy prawdopodobnie będą zadowoleni od pierwszych stron. Osoby bardziej obeznane z tematem mogą początkowo poczuć rozczarowanie, choć warto dać tej książce szansę, bo druga połowa wypada zdecydowanie lepiej niż początek.
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‎Ocena: 6/10. Dobra pozycja na start przygody z true crime, ale raczej nie lektura, która odkryje przed doświadczonym czytelnikiem 287 niezwykłych tajemnic świata seryjnych m0rderców.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as a gift from a coworker who knows how much I love true crime stuff. While it's definitely an interesting book and there was a lot of trivia/facts I had never heard before, it was a hard read because it was just a running laundry list of serial killer facts and figures. If you read a true crime book, even if it's about a serial killer, there is still other stuff going on in the book - background, other people, etc. This was a LOT of just gruesome facts and cases all in one place. I did like how the author divided the information into chapters by topic (although I could have done without the cannibalism chapter...). Overall, it was an interesting book but maybe I should have read like a chapter a week instead of plowing through it like a regular book/story.

Some quotes I liked:

"The USA has both the highest number of recorded serial killers and the highest rate per capita (0.99% per every 100,000 people). California is the US state that has produced the most serial killers, boasting over 1,000 since 1900. During the 1970s, California was dubbed the 'murder capital of the world.' Canada has only seen 106 serial killers between 1900 and 2016, despite its landmass being 1.6% larger than the United States. This puts its capita rate at 0.29% per 100,000 people." (p. 13-14)

[The Monster of the Andes] "[Pedro] Lopez was finally caught in 1979 after allegedly killing 'three girls a week for years.' It turns out Lopez wasn't lying, as he led authorities to a mass grave in Ecuador containing the remains of 53 girls. Lopez was sent to prison, with authorities believing he could have killed up to 300 people. However, Ecuador has a prison term limit of 20 years, so in 1999, Lopez was released into the world. Since then, no one has seen him." (p. 101)

[Kristin Scearce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Information itself - 4 stars
Editing - 2 stars

Overall rating - 3 stars

I wouldn't say I'm a fount of serial killer knowledge per se, but I do know a pretty decent amount. However, this book had some new information that was quite interesting, and it's written in a pretty accessible way, almost like an FAQ section in some spots.

My biggest problem is that it really needs an editor. Missing/extra words and punctuation; repetition even within the same sentence, as well as repeated sentences within a particular section; and just clunky phrasing that made me have to go back and reread it to make sure I understood correctly. If that were fixed, I'd probably give this a solid 4, because it was pretty good read overall, and it could easily help you prepare for a (quite odd) trivia night.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short book at under two hundred pages that details cases of serial murders. The author touches on the history of serial killers, cultural influences in media and how statistics vary across the world before going on to describe cases where the killer has been identified, and others where they have not. Some cases are only a short paragraph but provide enough to take away some new information with unfamiliar case studies.

The author also describes cases of notorious murders that do not fall within the serial killer category, such as the Aurora movie theatre shooting and the Slenderman stabbing, which is a thoughtful touch as presumably all readers enjoy the true crime genre. While there isn't a great amount of depth to the cases described, this book provides a collection of bite sized informative chapters that make for easy reading.

[GG_Reads]

I read my first ever non-fiction book!! This is a day I promised would never happen...but honestly, of course I made an exception for serial killers.

I'm not really sure how to rate a work of non-fiction. Like, if I found it boring isn't that my own fault for choosing a topic I don't care about? Or is it valid to say: "Your factual information wasn't good enough. Maybe spice it up next time?"

Though really, this was definitely spiced up enough. An entire section dedicated to cannibals!! (Your choice how you take those !!, I could be appalled or excited, you shall never know)(Okay, it was excited)

[Daniel Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read for my first book of 2023 after this was received as a Christmas gift.

While poorly written in places and with some blatant errors, the book did introduce me to a few new cases and individuals which I am interested to learn more about. The book is written as a series of FAQs loosely split into chapters.

[Andrew Kibe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fun read. Tons of facts and information that I had no idea about. Definitely not a sit down and just all the way through. With the facts and what it's written I found that I preferred to read it sporadically.

[Amy Helgeson Levi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

[Alithea King · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book applies a broad brush to the subject and the crimes it covers. I would suggest you look into particular crimes if you found an interesting synopsis in the book.

[Roneisha Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually learned a couple of things which I didn’t think was possible being a true crime junkie.

[Hannah Duckett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really interesting book as a horror and crime fan I learnt a lot. It would have been good if they didn’t use the same murderer more than once, but that’s just a minor issue. Very informative. I also liked that they were also based across the world as well.

[Zoe Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a brilliant book for those of us who find this topic fascinating. Some very obscure and interesting facts, many of which I didn’t know. Would recommend.

[alittlelifeofmel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing new in these pages. Felt like a recap of most things.

[Michelle Fortune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting read

This book is interesting and will make you think. This compilation of facts will make you want to learn more about this subject.

[Alyssa Keller · Rating 3 out of 5]

I lost track of how many errors, typos, and mistakes were in this book. It was very distracting.
That being said, I devoured this book. Quick and interesting read.

[Blaire · Rating 3 out of 5]

really interesting and I learned things I didn't know

[Dashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Be aware of errors. I didn't fact check like most reviewers about the different crimes. I was more interested in the why's and how's. Still it was interesting seeing cases, while not as famous, were no less disturbing.

Most things I thought I knew were apparently misconstrued with movies. What would you think is the #1 weapon for a serial killer? Most would say knife. Most would be wrong. This book definitely cleared up a lot of questions I had. I would also say I feel weird in having a fascination with serial killers, but not so much since there are many more out there like me.

[Madilyn Brickey · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting, but could've been done better.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting facts that I had never heard before.

[Natalie McMahon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read with some interesting information, but so many grammatical errors.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick read & kept my very short attention span. Read in about two hours. A lot of interesting information - I don’t know if I would call it “trivia”. Some parts were difficult to read due to the subject nature (obviously).

I would absolutely read more by this author.

[Charlotte Kane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It provides good information about serial killers, a lot who I have not heard from, and those that I have, there were new facts and information I was not previously aware of. Has information on psychopaths, killer kids, occult serial killers, murderous doctors, cannibals, necrophiles and the world’s strangest ever murders. A good book for true crime fans.

[Katie Roman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wouldn't normally comment on typos, but some were so glaring I feel the need to point it out. There weren't a ton or anything, but they bravely defined all editors and I found myself rereading certain parts because of them. I know that sort of thing puts a lot readers off. But otherwise this was a very interesting book, with bite sized nuggets of information. Many of the cases mentioned I already knew about in more detail, but some were entirely new and I will be researching them further. As a recent addict of true crime, this was definitely worth the time if you really are just looking for trivia.

[Alice · Rating 1 out of 5]

Many of the facts in this book were repetitive and extremely surface level. The layout was odd and didn't feel connected chapter to chapter. I also found the author's insistence on saying "homosexual relationship" extremely off putting. When it was a straight relationship he didn't say heterosexual relationship. The author also misgendered someone by referring to Michael Pentilla as male. "He has considered himself a lesbian...". Misgendering perpetuates the negativity and discrimination trans people face every day and it's unacceptable even in subject matter like this. Waste of time to read.

[Kulturowa.Anihilacja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosewood kolejny już raz umożliwił mi zagłębienie się w ludzką psychikę i to tę w najmroczniejszym jej wydaniu. To zbiór krótkich i szokujących ciekawostek ze świata true crime, a jeśli ktoś myśli, że już nic w tej tematyce go nie zaskoczy to zapewne przeżyje całkiem spore zaskoczenie.

Książka w żadnym wypadku nie jest monotonna, jej różnorodność momentami poraża, autor wyszukał historie, które dla czytelnika głęboko osadzonego w bance true crime będą szokujące, bo tutaj jest wszystko od rytuałów, obsesji, przesądów, motywów i opisów zachowań, które często będą przekraczać granice nawet tych najbardziej zwichrowanych umysłów, a wniosek jest prosty świat realny w kwestii zwyrodnialstwa znacznie wyprzedza literaturę kryminalną.

Autor ma ten dar, że nawet pisząc o tak czystym zwyrodnialstwie i złu potrafi totalnie zainteresować, a nie oszczędza czytelnika pod względem całej tej makabreski. To wszystko jest bardzo rzeczowe i ten prosty przekaz do mnie trafia, nie ma epatowania brutalnością, gdy fakty same w sobie ukazują dostarczenie brutalne realnie bez literackiego podkręcania. Rosewood ma w tym wszystkim też dla czytelnika przesłanie, że ludzkie motywacje mogą być totalnie nieprzewidywalne, a zło przybiera czasem bardzo nieoczekiwane oblicze.

Jako że jest to pewien zbiór faktów, książka jest dość dynamiczne i każdą kolejną historię pochłania się w zastraszającym tempie. Jako pasjonatka tego typu literatury jestem kolejny raz przez autora kupiona, chociaż nie jest to książka rozwinięta pod względem analiz psychologicznych, to mnie w pełni satysfakcjonuje taka jej postać.

„287 najdziwniejszych faktów o seryjnych mordercach”, to książka którą każdy fan true crime powinien docenić, ponieważ pokazuje ona, że choćbyśmy nie wiadomo jak mocno byli osadzeni w tej tematyce, to wszystkiego nie wiemy. Nie książka i autor wielokrotnie zaskoczyli i nie sposób mi tego nie docenić. Polecajka