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Rampage Killers: The World's Deadliest
12 Crazed Spree Killers Whose Horrific Crimes Sent Shockwaves Around The World. True crime cases included in this volume;
James Huberty: Perpetually angry at the world, James Huberty eventually snapped one day in July 1984. His attack on a McDonalds restaurant left 21 dead.
Martin Bryant: Australian psycho who launched a horrific attack on tourists visiting a popular Tasmanian attraction.
Thomas Watt Hamilton: Suspected pedophile who committed an unspeakable murder spree against a school class of 5-and-6 year olds in Dunblane, Scotland.
Charles Whitman: An ex-marine, Whitman climbed the bell tower on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, and opened fire on the people below.
Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: Teenaged killers Harris and Klebold carried out the horrific massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
Michael Ryan: British gun-nut who turned his murderous attentions on the residents of Hungerford, one summer’s day in August 1987.
Marc Lepine: Enraged at what he regarded as “persecution by feminists,” Lepine rampaged through the University of Montreal on December 6, 1989, killing 14 female students.
Anders Breivik: A politically motivated killer, Breivik holds the dubious honor of committing the deadliest one-man killing spree in history.
Woo Bum-Kon: A minor altercation sent this South Korean police officer into a killing frenzy that left 57 people dead.
Andrew Kehoe: Angry at taxes levied to finance a new school, Andrew Kehoe took matters into his own hands - with bombs and a rifle.
Howard Unruh: Unruh’s numerous altercations with his neighbors eventually came to a head in September 1949. The city of Camden, New Jersey would never be the same again.
Patrick Sherrill: Postal worker who carried out a deadly workplace shooting in Edmond, Oklahoma on August 20, 1986, causing 14 deaths.
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Book Series by Robert Keller
Most of my works cover serial killers, while the “Murder Most Vile” series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections;
American Monsters50 American Serial Killers You’ve Probably Never Heard OfMurder Most VileHuman MonstersBritish MonstersAustralian MonstersCanadian MonstersGerman MonstersCannibal KillersPlus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list.Robert Keller’s True Crime eBook
Serial KillersTrue CrimeSerial Killer BiographiesMurder and MayhemTrue Murder CasesSerial Killer Case FilesTrue Crime Short Stories
James Huberty: Perpetually angry at the world, James Huberty eventually snapped one day in July 1984. His attack on a McDonalds restaurant left 21 dead.
Martin Bryant: Australian psycho who launched a horrific attack on tourists visiting a popular Tasmanian attraction.
Thomas Watt Hamilton: Suspected pedophile who committed an unspeakable murder spree against a school class of 5-and-6 year olds in Dunblane, Scotland.
Charles Whitman: An ex-marine, Whitman climbed the bell tower on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, and opened fire on the people below.
Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: Teenaged killers Harris and Klebold carried out the horrific massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
Michael Ryan: British gun-nut who turned his murderous attentions on the residents of Hungerford, one summer’s day in August 1987.
Marc Lepine: Enraged at what he regarded as “persecution by feminists,” Lepine rampaged through the University of Montreal on December 6, 1989, killing 14 female students.
Anders Breivik: A politically motivated killer, Breivik holds the dubious honor of committing the deadliest one-man killing spree in history.
Woo Bum-Kon: A minor altercation sent this South Korean police officer into a killing frenzy that left 57 people dead.
Andrew Kehoe: Angry at taxes levied to finance a new school, Andrew Kehoe took matters into his own hands - with bombs and a rifle.
Howard Unruh: Unruh’s numerous altercations with his neighbors eventually came to a head in September 1949. The city of Camden, New Jersey would never be the same again.
Patrick Sherrill: Postal worker who carried out a deadly workplace shooting in Edmond, Oklahoma on August 20, 1986, causing 14 deaths.
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Scroll up to grab your copy of Rampage Killers now.
Book Series by Robert Keller
Most of my works cover serial killers, while the “Murder Most Vile” series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections;
American Monsters50 American Serial Killers You’ve Probably Never Heard OfMurder Most VileHuman MonstersBritish MonstersAustralian MonstersCanadian MonstersGerman MonstersCannibal KillersPlus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list.Robert Keller’s True Crime eBook
Serial KillersTrue CrimeSerial Killer BiographiesMurder and MayhemTrue Murder CasesSerial Killer Case FilesTrue Crime Short Stories
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First published August 31, 2015
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January 23, 2019
Has there ever been a woman rampager?
As the book opens, Keller explains the difference between Serial Killers, Spree Killers, and Rampage Killers. Then we get the true histories of fifteen different Rampagers, each doing their hunting in different parts of the world. It is worth noting that there isn’t even a mention of a woman who has ever gone on a rampage. This appears to be a male-only activity. I was surprised that I remembered reading about most of these in the papers over the last seven decades. Although they are becoming a bit more common, there really doesn’t seem to be all that many of this kind of murderer versus the other types of killers named above. That is a blessing. At the end of the book, Keller gives a rather short synopsis of another eighteen or so people who also let their rage out of its housing and went wild. I wish that he’d saved the brief remarks for another book on the subject, as details of these massacres just blow one’s mind.
As the book opens, Keller explains the difference between Serial Killers, Spree Killers, and Rampage Killers. Then we get the true histories of fifteen different Rampagers, each doing their hunting in different parts of the world. It is worth noting that there isn’t even a mention of a woman who has ever gone on a rampage. This appears to be a male-only activity. I was surprised that I remembered reading about most of these in the papers over the last seven decades. Although they are becoming a bit more common, there really doesn’t seem to be all that many of this kind of murderer versus the other types of killers named above. That is a blessing. At the end of the book, Keller gives a rather short synopsis of another eighteen or so people who also let their rage out of its housing and went wild. I wish that he’d saved the brief remarks for another book on the subject, as details of these massacres just blow one’s mind.
September 28, 2018
Mass shootings are nothing new
Sometimes when you watch the news you begin to wonder if mass murders are on the rise. You hear so much about school shootings it's easy to believe they are a new and growing phenomenon. As this book explains, school shootings, work place murders, and family and stranger annihilations have been going on for decades all over the world. They occur in countries with stricter gun laws than those of the U.S. so it can't necessarily be assumed that changing laws here in the States would even change anything. This book chronicles many famous mass murders and includes a chapter on Columbine which is the subject of a full length book by the same name which I highly recommend. As always, Keller's writing is superb and makes for gripping reading.
Sometimes when you watch the news you begin to wonder if mass murders are on the rise. You hear so much about school shootings it's easy to believe they are a new and growing phenomenon. As this book explains, school shootings, work place murders, and family and stranger annihilations have been going on for decades all over the world. They occur in countries with stricter gun laws than those of the U.S. so it can't necessarily be assumed that changing laws here in the States would even change anything. This book chronicles many famous mass murders and includes a chapter on Columbine which is the subject of a full length book by the same name which I highly recommend. As always, Keller's writing is superb and makes for gripping reading.
November 1, 2020
What a Halloween treat--nicely written.
Between the pandemic and DST resets i am so glad books of this caliber are available so readily on my Kindle. After tutoring English as a second language for jocks for a few decades i can't abide other true crime authors whose idea of editing read at the third grade level. Thank goodness and my higher power that I discovered Robert Keller. Well written, empathtic, and well researched. I sometimes forget he's Canadian. Colour is spelled correctly for the frozen north.
Between the pandemic and DST resets i am so glad books of this caliber are available so readily on my Kindle. After tutoring English as a second language for jocks for a few decades i can't abide other true crime authors whose idea of editing read at the third grade level. Thank goodness and my higher power that I discovered Robert Keller. Well written, empathtic, and well researched. I sometimes forget he's Canadian. Colour is spelled correctly for the frozen north.
September 20, 2018
Short
Not as good as the other books by Robert Keller. None of the stories felt in depth or surprising I especially didn't like the bit at the end with stories summarised to one paragraph
Not as good as the other books by Robert Keller. None of the stories felt in depth or surprising I especially didn't like the bit at the end with stories summarised to one paragraph
December 22, 2020
True crime read
5 stars
Good information, good selection of materials, lots of mentally ill people and crazy people. Very basic, but interesting.
5 stars
Good information, good selection of materials, lots of mentally ill people and crazy people. Very basic, but interesting.
November 18, 2021
Very interesting book. The reader will find themselves asking, are these monsters insane or just plain evil. That question may never be correctly answered.
February 13, 2016
Interesting information
I was not aware there were so many rampage killers, although I knew about several of those featured. These people apparently make detailed preparations for their killing sprees with no intention of facing the consequences of their actions.
It seemed that most of these rampage killers were nursing long-held grudges and didn't care who paid the price besides their targets. The exception was Ronald Gene Simmons who appears to have made a to-do list and, when he was finished, surrendered quietly.
I would recommend this book to other true crime fans.
I was not aware there were so many rampage killers, although I knew about several of those featured. These people apparently make detailed preparations for their killing sprees with no intention of facing the consequences of their actions.
It seemed that most of these rampage killers were nursing long-held grudges and didn't care who paid the price besides their targets. The exception was Ronald Gene Simmons who appears to have made a to-do list and, when he was finished, surrendered quietly.
I would recommend this book to other true crime fans.
September 2, 2015
Fascinating read
Not too many books are written about rampage killers so I was glad to find this one. Found out things I didn't know about certain killers. I hope there is a second edition in the works. Would like to know what makes some of these people think murder is the answer. Good author. Good book.
Not too many books are written about rampage killers so I was glad to find this one. Found out things I didn't know about certain killers. I hope there is a second edition in the works. Would like to know what makes some of these people think murder is the answer. Good author. Good book.
November 17, 2016
Riveting novel! It was amazing to see the bond between a man and his guide dog.
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