1970s - A Decade of Serial Killers: The Most Evil Serial Killers of the 1970s

by Jack Smith

Discover the most wicked serial killers of the 1970s, one of the worst decades of true crime and heinous serial murderers America has ever known.

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In the 1970s, many social happenings became popular and widespread. Unfortunately, not all of them were good, and a trend of serial murders came into being, as well, and society was still far from being as capable of dealing with it as it is able today.

In many ways, the 1970s was the decade that crystalized the concept of the serial killer. Those days of disco past were also the heyday of some of the most notorious serial killers of all time. This book explores some of the best documented of these cases—and some of the most shocking, horrific and downright bizarre. This book does not seek to glorify crime, but it does stand as a testament and a warning about the darker side of human nature.

Some of the 15 cases you will find inside this book include:
- A Killer in Search of Seven Soul
- The Grave Digger
- A Former Mental Health Patient Turned Serial Killer
- The Hammer and Knife Killer
- The Candy Man
- The Casanova Killer
- And many more!

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Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Anthologies

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 19, 2019

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Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

An accessible reading level of snack sized briefing of 70's serial killers. A few mistakes. Overall a fun breezy refresher!

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but I have to point out a pretty big error. Robert Ressler- FBI agent, original member of the Behavioral Science Unit, U.S. coiner of the term "serial killer," and one of the earliest profilers- is referred to as a "reporter." In a book about serial killers that inherently relies on the work Ressler did, this is a pretty shocking error.

[Frank T · Rating 3 out of 5]

You may find this book interesting, but don't expect a deep dive into the psych of these monsters. Each chapter is dedicated to the (sometimes) early life of one of these ruthless evil killers, giving limited information on the methods and how many poor victims there were in each case. Without a more in depth detailed account of some of these evil monsters it could be argued in a few cases that they themselves were either victims of a failed system or were deeply sick individuals, and as a result many others also suffered in the most horrific ways. This absolutely in no way lessens their evil doing it's just so sad that innocent people had to also suffer. I think that is why I find these books so fascinating because it's just difficult to believe that people of a healthy mind would be capable of such atrocities, but sadly history tells us this is not the case.

[Fernando Muñoz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un compendio breve de algunos criminales conocidos y otros no tanto. Los detalles de los hechos se limitan a los más conocidos sin agregar nada nuevo o relevante.
La mayoría de las historias solo atraviesan los 70s como época de transición, pues los actos cometidos alcanzan su cenit poco antes de dichos años y la resolución de las historias después de tal década.

Algunos de los casos incluidos me eran desconocidos, lo que no me agradó mucho pues esperaba encontrar los casos más famosos y profundizar en ellos. Habrá quienes no tengan problemas con ello e incluso lo prefieran de tal manera.

Libro corto y entretenido aunque solo para quienes inician en la lectura del crimen real, para los iniciados y veteranos, será mejor ignorar éste libro.

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick interesting read

[Randolph Rossi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disco and Serial Killers - What a Decade the 70’s Was!

There certainly were a lot of Serial Killers running amuck in the 1970’s. It was a quick but informative read.

[Mortisha Cassavetes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book about serial killers of the 70's. The book is a brief overview of the different serial killers and their victims during that decade. It is a short book but I found that it is informational and a very easy read. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a peek into true crime.