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Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of
By Schechter, Harold
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- 978-0-34552-244-8
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- Ballantine Books
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Reviewed on September 1, 2012 | Law & Crime
Schechter (American literature & culture, Queens Coll.; The Devil’s Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century) presents meticulously researched retellings of selected once famous, now forgotten American murders between 1782 and 1961. The collection is most effective as an overview of the progenitors of modern-day serial killers. It is less effective as pleasure reading, since the first two-t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
