Criminology. The neurocriminology frontier ; Law enforcement ; Crime in history -- The most deadly killers. Greed, lust, rage ; Killers and captors ; Going after women and children ; The lethal female ; School shooters and workplace killers ; Men at home ; The cults -- Assassins Thugs Thieves. Cannibalism, arson, obsession ; In the crosshairs ; Mobsters and gangsters ; Con artists an thieves.
Summary:
"Greed, lust, rage or just pure evil? What makes them do it? From medieval cannibals and serial killers to modern-day mass shooters, history has been forever marred by cruel, unimaginable acts. But we don't look away. Instead, we are fascinated by The Boston Strangler, by cult leader Charles Mason, by bomber Timothy McVeigh, and assassin Jared Loughner. Who are these culprits and where did they come from? Mysteries of the Criminal Mind goes inside the most notorious acts ever recorded, revealing the motives and methods of society's violent offenders"-- Page [4] of cover.
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