Before Kill by Lucy Freeman (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Catch Me Before I Kill More. Freeman, Lucy. Cardinal. 1956. 357p. paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean--3.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Thus. True crime account of William Heirens (the "Lipstick Killer"), brilliant student at the University of Chicago & secret B&E artist & kleptomaniac, & the murders to which he confessed in 1946 (though doubt about his guilt persists to this day; he died in prison in 2012). Orig. published in hardcover in 1955 & by Cardinal in a paperback edition in 1956, this is the First Printing of this mass market paperback edition from Award Books (#A170SK), no date. Condition is Good+: very clean & unmarked inside. Front cover has a 2" tear descending from top along spine, & moderate edgewear/light creasing to back corner/small chip on bottom front edge. Pages are mildly tanned. Nicely protected in Free mylar collector bag.! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Covers show some light soiling / use. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages.

Paperback. first edition. C-221 very good , creases paperback,

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1956 First Cardinal Edition C-221.

paperback. Condition: Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. No Jacket. First Edition. New York. 1956. September 1956. Pocket Books. 1st Pocket Books Paperback Printing. Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 357 pages. paperback. C-221. Cover by Leo Manso. keywords: Mystery Vintage Paperback. DESCRIPTION - A young woman was brutally murdered in Chicago. The police found this Message written in lipstick on the wall of her room: CATCH ME BEFORE I KILL MORE. A seventeen-year-old student named William Heirens pleaded guilty. Court psychiatrists declared him sane. He is now in prison for life. How was this brutal murder committed? Why? What made young Bill Heirens a berserk killer? inventory #37090.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Paperback. True crime account of William Heirens (the "Lipstick Killer"), brilliant student at the University of Chicago & secret B&E artist & kleptomaniac, & the murders to which he confessed in 1946 (though doubt about his guilt persists to this day; he died in prison in 2012). Orig published in hardcover in 1955, this is the First Printing from Sept. 1956 of the First Mass Market Paperback Cardinal Edition from Pocket Books (#C-221). Condition is Good+: completely clean, pages are heavily tanned around the edges, more mildly in middle, commensurate with age, but are completely supple & unmarked. Flaws: expected edgewear all around & 1" tear between front cover & spine that has been closed with clear tape, s light chips & creasing. Nicely protected in Free mylar collector bag.! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Condition: Very Good. NY Crown Publishers 1955. 1/0/00 Binding: Hardcover VG. in G dj dj in two pieces with chipping, tears, in mylar; owner's plate; lite wear at tips 316 pages. Illustrated by illus. 1st edition. 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THERE IS A FRONT COVER FOLD AND TWO CREAses of the SPINE. THE, PAGES ARE TONED WITH AGE. THE PAGE EDGES ARE TINTED GREEN BY THE PUBLISHER. THIS PAPERBACK BOOK EXPLORES THE MIND AND ACTIONS OF A CRIMINALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH OF 17 YEARS THAT LED TO HIS CONVICTION FORTHE KIDNAPPING, STRANGULATION AND DISMEMBERMENT OF A 6 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE NORTHSIDE OF CHICAGO IN 1945. WILLIAM HEIRENS WAS CONVICTED OF A HORRIFIC CRIME AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. HEIRENS NEVER ADMITTED TO THE MURDER BUT HE DID DESCRIBE THE CRIME IN DETAIL UNDER PENTATHOL (THE SO CALLED TRUTH SERUM.) HE DIED IN PRISON AFTER 65 YEARS. THE BRUTAL CRIME FRIGHTENED THE CITY AND THE NATION. THERE IS A CLIPPING FROM THE METRO SECTION OF THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER OF APRIL 5, 2002 THTR IS TITLED, PRISONER OF 56 YEARS MAINTAINS INNOCENCE, THE ARTICLE IS BY GARY WISBY. THERE ARE 3 B/W PHOTOS INCLUDINF THE SMALL GIRL SUZANNEW DEGNAN AND A YOUTHFIUL AND AN OLDER WILLIAM HEIRENS.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Printing. Fine in wraps with white & red lettering. Account of the brutal murder of a young woman in Chicago & the 17-year old student who did it. Non-Fiction, Vintage Paperback.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, Slightly Frayed DJ. First Edition. '.the William Heirens story: an account and a quest.' 316pp. (loc 262/1).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. "Before I Kill More." by Lucy Freeman 1955 Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 8 1/2" x 6" 316 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with edge nicks and rubbing. The jacket is now protected with a Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, writing, and bends. There are a few black and white photos within the book. All pages are lightly toned, there are a few small stains on free end pages and the previous owner's name is stamped on the front free end page. The boards are in good minus condition with light wear around the edges The binding is tight and square.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Price Clipped. Presumed First. Book appears light to moderately read with general wear at edges and extremities in a like dust jacket that has been price clipped, but remains nicely intact and quite handsome! "Lucy Freeman first visited William Heirens, the notorious Lipstick Murderer, in prison on a newspaper assignment- the aftermath of events that shocked America. As she began to learn about this boy who was capable of the most vicious killings at the age when most boys start their first romance of think about what career to choose, she resolved to find out what made him different from the rest!" 320 pages + photos peppered throughout. Includes lengthy appendix featuring Heirens' statement of his crimes. Unusual for it's era!