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Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time. Keppel and Birnes take readers inside the operations of serial killer task forces to learn why.... read more

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How investigators survive the psychological rigors of investigating serial murder cases depends on the three main factors of recognition, acknowledgment, and control: (1) a quick and valid interpretation that one murder is related to another, (2) a reliable admission to others that a serial killer is in operation, and (3) a strategy that properly commands, staffs, and funds the investigative effort.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Robert D. Keppel (Author)
  2. William J. Birnes

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