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The Devil's Dozen: 12 Notorious Serial Killers Caught by Cutting-Edge Forensics Mass market paperbound - 2013

by Katherine Ramsland


Summary

What led authorities to the murder castle of H. H. Holmes? What cast a cloud of suspicion over cannibal Albert Fish? What drove Russia’s Killer X to confess?
How many victims were actually buried on that Vancouver pig farm?
 
In The Devil’s Dozen, Katherine Ramsland explores the true stories of twelve of the most notorious serial killers of the last century and the cutting-edge forensics that delivered their downfalls. Through their compelling case histories, she traces the fascinating evolution of forensic investigation. What clues did these killers unwittingly leave behind? How were the unpredictable twists and turns of their criminal behavior thwarted by the weapons of science and logic?
 
From the developing stages of the nineteenth century’s earliest investigative tools and ingenious police procedures to the first DNA dragnet to the remarkable twentieth century CSI advances, The Devil’s Dozen provides a fascinating window into the world of those who kill—and those who dedicate their lives to bringing them to justice.
 
 

From the publisher

Dr. Katherine Ramsland has master’s degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, and criminal justice, and a Ph.D. in philosophy. She has published forty-six books, including SNAP: Seizing Your Aha! Moments, The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, The Mind of a Murderer, and The Forensic Science of C.S.I. With former FBI profiler Gregg McCrary, she coauthored The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us; with Dr. Henry Lee, she coauthored The Real World of a Forensic Scientist; and with Professor James E. Starrs, A Voice for the Dead. She wrote biographies of Anne Rice and Dean Koontz, and her Crimescape e-book, Psychopath, was a #1 Wall Street Journal nonfiction bestseller. In addition, Ramsland has published more than a thousand articles on serial killers, criminology, and criminal investigation. She is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, appears on numerous true crime documentaries, and writes a regular blog for Psychology Today.
 

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  • Title The Devil's Dozen: 12 Notorious Serial Killers Caught by Cutting-Edge Forensics
  • Author Katherine Ramsland
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Books
  • Date 2013-09-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780425270776 / 0425270777
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 in (19.05 x 10.67 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Serial murderers, Serial murder investigation
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.152

Media reviews

Praise for Katherine Ramsland and her books:
 
“Ramsland has brilliantly captured the insights and drama of some fascinating cases.”—Dr. Henry Lee
 
 “Highlights [Ramsland’s] command of history and forensic knowledge, fusing it with her interesting and approachable narrative voice…The Devil’s Dozen is a collection of some of the most fascinating cases and instances of innovative investigation.”—Biomedsearch.com

About the author

Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,500 articles and 68 books, including How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, and The Mind of a Murderer, she spent five years working with Dennis Rader on his autobiography, Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer.
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