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Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

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The authors of this book most definitely need to do more research because they alone are unable to keep dates and names correct. All the other "Encyclopedias" are able to at least know what they are talking about. These guys also need an editor worth at least minimum wage. The one they hired for this book was not doing very much to correct anything that needed it.

Lane and Gregg's book is nice if you want something to carry around everywhere you go, but it is poorly edited and/or poorly researched (for instance, Herman Webster Mudgett was hung on May 7th, not May 27th). There is also too much of an emphasis on murderers whom I wouldn't immediately title "serial killers," such as Adolfo Constanzo and Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. The writing is about average and overall the Schecter and Newton books are better references for those interested.

Instead of just giving to eye candy and "big names" in the field of serial murderers, this book gives close to about a 100 or so "others", and their crimes...pretty good.

Encyclopedias are suppose to have be brief and summarize the crimes. This book is no different since it doesn't have or go into explaining in detail about each crime but that would take volumes. The book does offer references and a list of serial killers from around the world. It's not just an American problem but serial killers come from all walks of life, nationalities, religion, ethnicities, and race. The book is just a brief summary of each of the most famous and some infamous as well as unknown serial killers who are not written about as much.

I found this book to give some false information and mix up the stories. the dates and names are wrong..needless to say i was dissapointed.