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

Ramsland, Katherine

ISBN 10: 0425270777 / ISBN 13: 9780425270776

Published by Berkley, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Devil's Dozen: 12 Notorious Serial Killers Caught by Cutting-Edge Forensics
• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425270777
• ISBN 13: 9780425270776
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.
 

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.