All That is Wicked (eBook)

The 'Victorian Hannibal Lecter' and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind

Kate Winkler Dawson (Autor)

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2022 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Icon Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78578-950-2 (ISBN)

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'A master-class in bringing history to life, in all its creepy, twisted glory' - Karen Kilgariff, co-host of My Favorite Murder podcast 'Every true crime fan will be riveted by Kate's master story-telling of this unforgettable tale' - Paul Holes, author of Unmasked: Crime Scenes, Cold Cases and My Hunt for the Golden State Killer The thrilling story of Edward Rulloff - a serial murderer who was called 'too intelligent to be killed' - and the array of 19th-century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind. Rulloff was a brilliant yet utterly amoral murderer - some have called him a 'Victorian-era Hannibal Lecter' - whose crimes spanned decades, but by 1871 he was captured, chained in a cell - a psychopath holding court while curious 19th-century 'mindhunters' got to work. From alienists to neurologists to phrenologists, each one thought he held the key to understanding the essential question: is evil born or made? Acclaimed crime historian and podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson draws on hundreds of source materials and never-before-shared historical documents to present one of the first glimpses into the mind of a serial killer - a century before the term was coined - through the scientists whose work would come to influence criminal justice for decades to come.

Kate Winkler Dawson is an associate professor in journalism at the University of Texas. A seasoned documentary producer, her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, WCBS News, ABC News Radio, 'PBS NewsHour' and 'Nightline'. She is the author Death in the Air, American Sherlock and All That is Wicked, and the host of Tenfold More Wicked, a historical true crime podcast on the Exactly Right network, now on its fourth series.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.10.2022
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Schlagworte: A Taste for Poison Neil Bradbury Ann Rule The Poisonous Solicitor • Buried Bones podcast Wicked Words podcast My Favorite Murder podcast • Chase Darkness With Me Billy Jensen Killers Amidst Killers Murder Squad • Chase Darkness With Me The Dublin Railway Murder Thomas Morris Kate Summerscale • I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara Karen Kilgariff Georgia Hardstark • I'll Be Gone in the Dark Michelle McNamara Karen Kilgariff Georgia Hardstark Paul Holes • In Cold Blood Truman Capote Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered • In Cold Blood Truman Capote Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered The Devil in the White City • Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Christopher Berry-Dee • Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Christopher Berry-Dee The Five Triflers Need Not Apply • Wicked Words podcast My Favorite Murder podcast
• ISBN-10: 1-78578-950-3 / 1785789503
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78578-950-2 / 9781785789502