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1) The case of the murderous Dr. Cream: the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer

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Jobb, Dean

Pub. Date

[2021]

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"Framed around one salacious trial in 1891 London, a fascinating and vividly told true-crime narrative about the hunt for one of the first known serial killers, whose poisoning spree in the US, Canada, and England coincided with the birth of forensic science as well as the public's growing appetite for crime fiction such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels"--

2) Blind eye: the terrifying story of a doctor who got away with murder

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Stewart, James B

Pub. Date

2000

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart cracked the New York Times best-seller list with this riveting true crime book. Blind Eye is the shocking story of Michael Swango, a physician who may be the most prolific serial killer in American history. From the moment he began medical school, people thought Swango was peculiar. He seemed woefully incompetent in classwork, showed no empathy for patients, and was obsessed with violent death. When...

3) Blind eye: how the medical establishment let a doctor get away with murder

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Stewart, James B

Pub. Date

[1999]

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A blistering indictment of the medical profession and how its infamous "good 'ol boy" network facilitated the serial killings committed by Michael Swango, MD.

4) A stranger in the family: a true story of murder, madness, and unconditional love

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Naifeh, Steven W

Pub. Date

1995.

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The true story of Danny Starrett, a serial killer and rapist raised by a seemingly-perfect family. Includes passages from his prison journal describing his crimes and their causes.

5) Anyone you want me to be: a true story of sex and death on the Internet

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Douglas, John E

Pub. Date

[2003]

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A profile of the world's first known serial killer demonstrates how ordinary Americans can become victims of cybercrime and how the case reflects a growing pattern of internet sex and violence.

6) Obsession: the FBI's legendary profiler probes, the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back

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Douglas, John E

Pub. Date

[1998]

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An examination of interpersonal crimes committed primarily against women and the elderly--supported by unique insight into the minds of the criminals who commit them.

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1) The case of the murderous Dr. Cream: the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer

2) Blind eye: the terrifying story of a doctor who got away with murder

3) Blind eye: how the medical establishment let a doctor get away with murder

4) A stranger in the family: a true story of murder, madness, and unconditional love

5) Anyone you want me to be: a true story of sex and death on the Internet

6) Obsession: the FBI's legendary profiler probes, the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back