Chilling. Bloody. Insane. Sadistic. This is the nightmarish true-life story of the most infamous serial killers in the Long Island Killer, the Zodiac Killer, Genene Jones, the Boston Strangler, and Richard Ramirez.
Each chapter gives a gruesome account of one of the five most vicious and insane killers in history; Thier crimes are so chilling they sound like horror movie plots. But even more horrifying, two of these killers have been caught while three are still at large.;
Hear the bizarre story of the Long Island Killer, who preys on women, primarily prostitutes, and is still at large today. Study the letters sent to the newspapers by one of the most gruesome unsolved serial killer cases in history—the Zodiac Killer. Meet Genene Jones, a nurse who gave lethal doses of Heparin and Succinylcholine to at least 40 of the children she treated. Read the shocking story of the Boston Strangler who sexually assaulted, tortured, and killed 13 women. See the real face of the Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez, who tortured 25 and killed at least 13 before he was caught and eventually died of Lymphoma while on death row. The stories in Horror, & Scary Stories, & True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! are chilling true-life tales. Each terrifying chapter is based on real-life police and witness accounts that reveal the mind and life of five sadistic serial killers. You’ll learn how and why they committed their crimes, how some were eventually discovered, and how others vanished or are still at large today.
This book was interesting but it did not include a lot of information that would have made it really great. It was too short and each killer was only a sketch of their crime and potential capture. The most important thing I did get from this book was that there were several on that modern list that has not been caught. that is a pretty scary revelation. But the ones covered did hold my interest.
Serial Killers: Horror, & Murder: Scary Stories, & True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! (Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper, ... Unsolved Mysteries, Torture Book 1) By Frank C. Chastain
This volume presents 5 notorious (or less so) serial killers: 3 male, 1 female, 1 whose gender as well as identity remains unknown. These are New York's Long Island Killer (or Killers), San Francisco's Zodiac Killer, The Night Strangler Richard Ramirez who murdered in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Boston Strangler (who may or may not have been Albert DeSalvo), and the beautician-turned-nurse Genese Jones, who despite a sentence totally 99 years, will be up for parole in 2018.
The author reports the cases in some detail, taking pains to point out that some of these (Long Island Killer, Zodiac Killer, Boston Strangler) have never been satisfactorily closed, so quite possibly the killers could still be at large.
I write crime/thriller fiction, so I tried this book.
It is a very short book, that briefly discusses some of the most famous serial killers. Interesting overview, but no real depth about the serial killers.
I did learn a couple of interesting things: -Most serial killers in prison become philosophers or artists. -How a psychopath is raised may have no effect on their eventual activities.
It was a quick read. if you have any interest in the subject it is worth the read.
Serial Killers is a book written about notorious murderers. In reality, it is a collection of well known documented serial killers like, the Long Island killer, the Zodiac killer, Genene Jones, The Boston Strangler and Richard Ramirez.
I found the collection of stories to be quite compelling. The book contains some really scary stories and what makes things even worse is that they are true! The only thing that I did not get was the point of it all. I missed understanding the intention and the goal of the book.
It was well written and stated a lot of interesting facts that most people would have to do a lot of research to reveal. Also pretty scary finding out that there are numerous serial killers living amongst us. Great read