How to Catch a Killer
Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers
New York : Sterling, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: xii, 299 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 21 cm.
"No two stories about the capture of a serial killer are the same. Sometimes, the killers make crucial mistakes; other times, investigators get lucky. And the process of profiling, hunting, and apprehending these predators has changed radically over time, particularly in the field of criminal forensics, which has exploded in the last ten to 15 years. Laser ablation, video spectral analysis, cyber-sleuthing, and even DNA-based genetic genealogy are now crucial tools in solving murders, including the recent capture of the so-called Golden State Killer. This book in the new Profiles in Crime series tells the history of forensics through the "capture stories" of some of the most notorious serial killers, going back almost a century."--Provided by publisher.
Series: Profiles in crime series.
Contents:
Forensic innovation -- Police procedure -- Mistakes and miscalculations -- Witness reports -- Self-surrender.
Subjects:
True crime.
Serial murderers -- Case studies.
Forensic sciences.
Serial murder investigation -- Case studies.
True crime.
Serial murderers -- Case studies.
Forensic sciences.
Serial murder investigation -- Case studies.
ISBN:
9781454939375
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRUE CRIME Ram | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/30/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.