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Ramsland provides fascinating, provocative insights into why some people kill, or attempt to kill, multiple victims at one time. This riveting work comprises tales of mass murders and murderers that include such famous cases as Richard Speck, the Texas clock tower massacre, the Manson murders, the Buddhist temple murders, the Columbine High School murders, and the post office murders. They read like a series of horror stories, but at the same time Ramsland demonstrates the nuances among the different types of mass murderers--victims of mental illness, children, family members, disgruntled employees, and those who murder for religious or political reasons. As Ramsland skillfully demonstrates, the psychological motivation behind these different types of mass murders varies... This is a vital resource for those interested in psychology, criminal justice, legal studies, or forensics. Essential. All collections; all levels. - [H]ighly recommended for large public and university libraries, given the tremendous interest in the psychology of killers. - Library Journal

This is not just a comprehensive series of stories about incidents of mass murder, which is compelling enough, but this book also gets to the underlying psychopathology of these cases that other studies have missed. -Gregg McCrary, former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Behavioral Science Unit, and author of The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators among Us

Ramsland provides fascinating, provocative insights into why some people kill, or attempt to kill, multiple victims at one time. This riveting work comprises tales of mass murders and murderers that include such famous cases as Richard Speck, the Texas clock tower massacre, the Manson murders, the Buddhist temple murders, the Columbine High School murders, and the post office murders. They read like a series of horror stories, but at the same time Ramsland demonstrates the nuances among the different types of mass murderers--victims of mental illness, children, family members, disgruntled employees, and those who murder for religious or political reasons. As Ramsland skillfully demonstrates, the psychological motivation behind these different types of mass murders varies....This is a vital resource for those interested in psychology, criminal justice, legal studies, or forensics. Essential. All collections; all levels. -

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Katherine Ramsland has a masters degree in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a masters degree in clinical psychology, and a PhD in philosophy. She has published twenty-seven books, including Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers, The Science of Cold Case Files, The Criminal Mind: A Writers Guide to Forensic Psychology, The Forensic Science of CSI, and The CSI Effect. With former FBI profiler Gregg McCrary she coauthored The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators among Us, and with law professor James E. Starrs, A Voice for the Dead. In addition, Ramsland has published over three hundred articles on serial killers, criminology, and criminal investigation and was a research assistant to former FBI profiler John Douglas for The Cases that Haunt Us. She writes forensic articles for Court TVs Crime Library and teaches forensic psychology as an assistant professor at DeSales University in Pennsylvania.

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