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Inside the minds of mass murderers : why they kill /

Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-

Inside the minds of mass murderers : why they kill / Katherine Ramsland. - Westport, CT : Praeger Publishers, 2005. - xv, 171 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-165) and index.

Introduction: Mass murder and its classifications -- Howard Unruh: America's first modern mass killer -- Buildup to horror -- The classic mass murderer -- Mental illness and the compulsive killer -- Deadly children -- Family massacres -- Going postal: the disgruntled employee -- Visionary mass murder: religion and politics -- Spreading the damage -- Murder on the side -- Stress, murder, madness, and risk assessment.

0275984753 (alk. paper)

2004018113


Mass murderers--Case studies.
Mass murderers--Psychology.
Serial murderers--Case studies.
Serial murderers--Psychology.
Risk assessment.

HV6515 / .R253 2005

364.152/3

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