Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture /

Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Over the past thirty years, serial killers have become iconic figures in America, the subject of made-for-TV movies and mass-market paperbacks alike. But why do we find such luridly transgressive and horrific individuals so fascinating? What compels us to...

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Main Author: Schmid, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005.
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