His writing is clear and concise, and absolutely filled with interesting statistics, facts, and information. Vronsky writes an absolutely fascinating introduction to the "golden years" of serial killers. Enough of a blurb to show how lives can change forever in one day and really kickstart the whole book. Starting off with the preface, which was amazingly written and enticing the reader to continue reading, we read about the last "celebrity" serial killer of the epidemic years and a name everyone knows: Jeffrey Dahmer.
I knew when I started this that it was going to be a five star rating within the first few pages. Enough of a blurb to show how lives can change forever in As far as studying psychopaths, serial killers, and how they might have become the way they are, this book is an absolute gem.
American Serial Killers gives true crime junkies what they crave, with both perennial favorites (Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer) and lesser-known cases (Melvin Rees, Harvey Glatman).moreĪs far as studying psychopaths, serial killers, and how they might have become the way they are, this book is an absolute gem. From Ted Bundy to the Golden State Killer, our fascination with these classic serial killers seems to grow by the day. In this first definitive history of the Golden Age of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers exploded, Vronsky tells the stories of the most unusual and prominent serial killings from the 1950s to the early twenty-first century. With books like Serial Killers, Female Serial Killers and Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky has established himself as the foremost expert on the history of serial killers. In this first definitive history of the Golden Age of American serial m Fans of Mindhunter and true crime podcasts will devour these chilling stories of serial killers from the American Golden Age (1950-2000). Fans of Mindhunter and true crime podcasts will devour these chilling stories of serial killers from the American Golden Age (1950-2000).