Serial Killers: Addicted to Murder

by Maurice Crow

True Crime

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[silas denver melvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

includes people who don't technically fall under the category of serial murderer (such as charles manson and richard speck) and some of the wording and language falls a little flat or feels inappropriate given the topics

you could read the wikis of everyone listed in this book and learn just about the same, if not more

[Myrtle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was not a bad book, just very dry. It was simply an encyclopedia of a never ending list of serial killers. The book was interesting and all but I don't know if I'd reccomend. Also the print was incredibly small

[Cheyenne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very interesting and informative. Anyone who is interested in the minds and reasons behind so many killings in this world or just want to know some signs of a killer should read this book. I want to go into either the forensic field of be a history both of which deal with this type of person/people.

[Patricia Lynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

review to come

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd recommend this book to any true crime fans that just want a short story of killers instead of reading a full book about each of the killers in it.

[Cecelie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the few odd spelling errors, this book was fascinating to read. To all those that have an interest in the serial killers of history, this is a book to put on your list. It's to the point about what they did, when they did it, and how. There's even a tidbit about Sawney Bean, the origin for The Hills Have Eyes! Overall, I ate up every story they had (it's a plus that the book is alphabetized) and wanted more. Some you'll find you've heard about from the news, the papers, and perhaps on a binge of Forensic Files or a documentary on The Real Jack the Ripper or some odd, low budget documentry you saw while browsing. In any case, you'll learn from this book even more serial killers to startle your friends with. Happy reading!

[Bo Manson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of 100 people with normal, churchgoing, good looking and well respected within the community but came with dark side carefully selected for those who enjoys stories of horrific true crimes with abduction, torturing, strangulation, molesting, poisoning, cannibalizing, mutilation and other unspeakable acts. It’s an interesting story of disturbed and miserable childhood or fascination by death from early age that fueled those murderous behaviors later in life.. With such horrendous crime committed, some are ineligible for parole for four centuries. Although many of them were charged and then incarcerated, some of them are still at large. During in prison interview: To me killing people is like ripping up a duvet. Women, old people, children, they are all the same. I have never felt sorry for those I killed. No love, no hatred, just blind indifference. (p. 155 – Anatoly Onoprienko).