NCJ Number
234107
Editor(s)
Sarah Brash,
Janet Cave,
Robert Doyle,
Mark G. Lazen,
Vicki Warren,
Jennifer L. Pearce
Date Published
1992
Length
192 pages
Annotation
This book features true crime stories committed by mass murderers.
Abstract
This book has seven chapters, featuring the following mass murderers: 1)"Loser," about Richard Speck, who claimed, "Yeah, I killed them. I stabbed them and I choked them." Eight young nurses were murdered by Speck, and that might not have been his only mass murder. Police also suspected him of the 1966 deaths of three young women in the Indiana Dunes National Lakefront Park whose bodies were never found. 2)"The Tower," about Charles Whitman, who explained, "At times it seems as if I am going to explode." Whitman killed his wife and mother before climbing to the top of the University of Texas clock tower and killing 16 other innocent victims. 3)"Days of Rage" provides snapshots of fourteen murderers who killed a total of 123 people. 4)"Mata," about Mark Essex, who said, "My destiny lies in the bloody death of racist pigs." Nine people were killed and 12 people were seriously wounded, mainly in the New Orleans Howard Johnson hotel where Essex made his stand. 5)"The Tally," about James Huberty, who said, "I believe in paying my debts, both good and bad." Huberty was responsible for the massacre of 21 people at the San Ysidro McDonald's restaurant. 6)"Small Game," about Marc Lepine, Canada's worst mass murderer who said, "Feminists have always had a talent for enraging me." Fourteen women died and 15 men and women were injured, some seriously. 6) "War Game," about Michael Ryan, who said, "I wish I had stayed in bed." He killed 15 victims, including his mother in Hungerford, England. Most of the killers featured in this book died from police fire or self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Features of this book include documentation that the killers left behind to justify their massacres. Bibliography