Katherine M. Ramsland

"In The Human Predator, Katherine Ramsland makes an eye-opening case for the existence of serial killers throughout time. From bloodthirsty despots to today's all-American girls- and boys next door. Ramsland reveals the evolving social attitudes that have affected serial murderers' motives, methods, and criminal careers in the context of the specific historical periods in which they lived and killed."--BOOK JACKET.

"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...

Inspired by the popularity of the CBS television show "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation", the author, who has a master's degree in forensic psychology, goes behind the crime-solving techniques dramatized on the show to examine the reality of these cutting-edge procedures.

To further his study of mass murderer Richard Speck and raise awareness of brain disorders, psychiatrist Marvin Ziporyn dared to meet with this killer in his prison cell twice a week. Although there have been many such "close encounters, " the findings of trained behavioral professionals who developed relationships with extreme offenders have not been meaningfully catalogued and comparedùuntil now. The Mind of a Murderer: Privileged Access to the...