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Oct 06, 2012 11:26AM

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Best regards and happy holidays, Caitlin Rother


*rolls eyes*
Caitlin wrote: "Hi Kirsty, I wanted to jump in and introduce myself. I've written a couple books about serial killers, BODY PARTS and LOST GIRLS. Both killers are serial rapists as well, and addiction and mental i..."
I can also recommend LOST GIRLS. I haven't read BODY PARTS but LOST GIRLS is good.
I can also recommend LOST GIRLS. I haven't read BODY PARTS but LOST GIRLS is good.


I've read it, and you should only try this one if you're a member of what Manny Rosen from The Poseidon Adventure would call the Strong Stomach Club. There are acts of cruelty in there even I never dreamed of. Just thinking about it makes me feel a little sick.
here's a link to an old thread asking the same questions. More answers on this one: Can you recommend any good murderer/serial killer books :)


The Night Stalker by Philip Carlo
Panzram A Journal of Murder by Thomas E. Gaddis
Die For Me by Don Lassater
These are a few I thought were really good.
I also agree w/ an earlier post that anything by Harold Schecter is worth reading.

Gacy: Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders
Reg Christie: 10 Rillington Place
Nilsen: Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen
Coral Watts: Evil Eyes
Juan Corona: Burden of Proof: The Case of Juan Corona
Bob Berdella: Rites Of Burial
Bundy: The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy
Hillside Stranglers: Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers
Dahmer: The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer
Nelson: The Laughing Gorilla: A True Story of Police Corruption and Murder
Cleveland Torso Murderer: Torso: The Story of Eliot Ness and the Search for a Psychopathic Killer
Heath: Portrait of a Sadist
Jack the Ripper: The Complete Jack the Ripper
Yorkshire Acid Bath Murderer: Murder with a Difference
Jack the Stripper: Jack Of Jumps
Harry Powers: The Love-Murders of Harry F. Powers
Carl Panzram: Panzram: A Journal of Murder
Also:
Killer Couples: Terrifying True Stories of the World's Deadliest Duos
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
Murder Most Foul
Crimes Of Horror
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Bundy: The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History Not my favourite one but the best one if you read only one on Bundy. Covers it all.
Roger Kibbe: Trace Evidence: The Hunt for the I-5 Serial Killer
John Crutchley: The Vampire Next Door: The True Story of the Vampire Rapist
Tom Luther: Monster by Steve Jackson /book/show/1...
Joel Rifkin: From the Mouth of the Monster: The Joel Rifkin Story
Earle Nelson: The Dark Strangler: Earle Leonard Nelson
Kenneth Allen McDuff: Bad Boy from Rosebud
Randy Kraft: Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree
Carroll Edward “Eddie� Cole: Silent Rage: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
Keith Hunter Jesperson: I: The Creation of a Serial Killer
Richard Biegenwald: The Jersey Shore Thrill Killer: Richard Biegenwald
Michael Ross: The Man in the Monster: An Intimate Portrait of a Serial Killer
Gordon Stewart Northcott: The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders
Russell Williams: Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams
Ed Kemper: Why: The Serial Killer In America
Cody Legebokoff: The Country Boy Killer: The True Story of Cody Legebokoff, Canada's Teenage Serial Killer
Israel Keyes: Devil in The Darkness: The True Story of Serial Killer Israel Keyes
Dennis Nilsen: Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen
Larry Lee Smith: Similar Transactions: A True Story
Peter Kürten: The Sadist
Faryion Wardrip: Scream at the Sky: Five Texas Murders and One Man's Crusade for Justice

It was written by Kate Millett. It is called: The Basement: Mediations on a Human Sacrifice.
A very true story. Some of the people that took part in the murder are probably still alive.
Amazon has Kindle copies and used hardbacks starting at about $0.01.


Many people gave it poor reviews. One of the reasons they gave was that it jumped around. One person didn't like it that Millet took time to talk about the perpetrators. I think it was important to know about them, what, if anything, was going on in their heads. Yes, the story does jump around somewhat but what was happening wasn't like honey flowing from a spoon. It was happening in little chunks. Millet wasn't trying to write a story, she was reporting on a horrible crime the way crime investigators do. Some reviewers thought she was "coo coo" but since you can look up actual reports about the crime, I don't think she was nuts.

The only really new books on the list are The Punishment Game and Sylvia. House of Evil is the updated edition of the original instant paperback that was written while the trial was still going on. That one is the oldest by far.
Fishface wrote: "The best (IMHO) books on specific serial murderers:
Gacy: Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders
Reg Christie: 10 Rillington Place
Nilsen: [book:Killing for Company:..."
AWESOME LIST!
Gacy: Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders
Reg Christie: 10 Rillington Place
Nilsen: [book:Killing for Company:..."
AWESOME LIST!
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