Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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973801
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Doc. No
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b728171
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Main Entry
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Ramsland, Katherine M.,1953-
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Title & Author
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Inside the minds of serial killers : : why they kill /\ Katherine Ramsland.
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Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2006.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xii, 199 pages)
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ISBN
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0313081786
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: 9780313081781
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
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Contents
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Jack the Ripper and the history of serial murder -- Lust -- Omnipotence -- Intellectual exercise -- Glory -- Delusions -- Rage -- Profit -- Blood and bodies -- Living with death -- No particular purpose -- Early aspirations -- Related by blood -- Matches made in hell -- "Care" takers -- Close to a killer -- Behind the eyes -- Appendix: How they're caught.
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Abstract
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Examines the variety of serial killers and explains how they work, why they do what they do, who they are and what makes them kill.
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Subject
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Criminal psychology.
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Subject
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Serial murderers, Case studies.
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Subject
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Serial murderers-- Psychology.
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Subject
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Psychologie criminelle.
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Subject
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Tueurs en série, Cas, Études de.
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Subject
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Tueurs en série-- Psychologie.
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Subject
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Criminal psychology.
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Subject
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Serial murderers-- Psychology.
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Subject
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Serial murderers.
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Dewey Classification
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364.152/3
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LC Classification
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HV6515.R252 2006eb
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