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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The most common triggers for homicide are fear, rage, revenge, money, lust, and, more rarely, sheer madness. This isn't an exact science, of course. Any given murder can have multiple triggers. Sex and revenge seem to be common partners in crime. Rage, money, and revenge make for a dangerous trifecta of triggers, as well. This book offers my memories of homicide cases that I investigated or oversaw. In each case, I examine the trigger that led to...
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Language
English
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"A brutal triple murder in a remote Scottish farming community in 1869 leads to the arrest of seventeen-year-old Roderick Macrae. There is no question that Macrae committed this terrible act. What would lead such a shy and intelligent boy down this bloody path? And will he hang for his crime?"--
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Series
Publisher
Editorial Alma
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Nadie ha retratado la psicología humana como lo hizo Fiódor Dostoyevski. Su obra, fiel reflejo de una personalidad compleja y atormentada, marca una de la cimas de la narrativa universal. Admirada por generaciones de lectores y autores, Crimen y castigo narra el asesinato cometido por Rodión Raskólnikov, un estudiante arrogante y endeudado cuyo nihilismo anticipa la literatura existencialista. Su descenso a los infiernos corre en paralelo al...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The author of the landmark work On Killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicide--and what we must do about it. Paducah, Kentucky, 1997: a 14-year-old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle at his school. Littleton, Colorado, 1999: two high school seniors kill a teacher, twelve other students, and then themselves. Utoya, Norway, 2011: a political extremist shoots and kills sixty-nine participants in a youth...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What goes through the mind of a killer when they commit murder? Based on the massively successful Netflix documentary series of the same name, this book features ten of the most compelling cases from the series and is full of exclusive never-seen-before material. In each of the cases the inmate speaks openly about themselves and reflects on their life and their crimes. To gain a complete picture of the impact of the murders, the authors spoke to...
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