Flash Point

The American Mass Murderer

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Flash Point

The American Mass Murderer

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The crime of mass murder is surrounded by myth, false assumptions, and misinformation. It is frequently sensationalized in the press, while the complex motivations of the perpetrator are ignored or soon forgotten. The mass murderer is rarely a crazed killer who lashes out against his victims in a mindless frenzy of violence. This book examines not only the crime of mass murder, but also the complex motivations of the mass murderer, presenting a completely new method of categorizing and analyzing the crime and its perpetrator. The evolving nature of the crime is examined in the context of actual case histories of mass murder in America. Kelleher's insights will be of interest to criminologists and anyone interested in the sociology of crime.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Introduction
The Crime and the Criminal
Perverted Love
Politics and Hate
Revenge
Sexual Homicide
Mass Executions
Sane or Insane
The Unexplained
Inside the Mind of a Mass Murderer
Tomorrow's Mass Murderer
A Survey of American Mass Murderers
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Jul 16 1997
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 224
ISBN 9780275959258
Imprint Praeger
Dimensions 235 x 156 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Michael D. Kelleher Ph.D.

MICHAEL D. KELLEHER, who has written widely on the…

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