The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jonbenet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Unravels the Mysteries That Won't Go Away
America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime- Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, The Lindbergh Kidnapping, The Zodiac, America Dreams/American Nightmares, The JohnBenet Ramsey Murder, and...
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America's foremost expert on criminal profiling provides his uniquely gripping analysis of seven of the most notorious murder cases in the history of crime- Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, The Lindbergh Kidnapping, The Zodiac, America Dreams/American Nightmares, The JohnBenet Ramsey Murder, and Perspectives - often contradicting conventional wisdom and legal decisions.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780684846002 (0684846004)
Publish date: November 14th 2000
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
I have previously read Douglas' The Anatomy of Motive, and it quickly became one of my favorites, so I simply had to get my hands on more Douglas. The true crime section of bookstores where I live is scant, but I got lucky visiting my grandparents in Texas and found The Cases that Haunt Us in a used...
I can't believe I haven't written a book review for this book yet, but here goes. John Douglas is in my top 20 of favorite authors. Most have written classics, so it is a position of esteem to get such high ratings from me! I don't think any of my JD books have received less than 5 stars. This is a ...
I went through a big John Douglas phase and really, who can resist going through cases like Lizzie Borden, OJ, and Jean-Benet Ramsay (sp?) through the eyes of the original "Mindhunter"... Not I. A fast, interesting read if you dig true crime.