The Encyclopedia of Mass Murder by Wilfred Gregg

The Encyclopedia of Mass Murder by Wilfred Gregg

This is a remarkable, revelatory exploration of the world's most extreme cases of mass murder by two of the UK's most respected true-crime experts. From it, a significantly consistent pattern emerges of the person who commits multicide: almost always male, a loner lacking in social skills, not able to form stable relationships. Bearing a general grudge against society or blaming a particular individual, he determines to seek a fanatical revenge. Over 200 notorious cases include: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, two heavily armed students who opened fire at Columbine High School, Colorado, killing 13; Michael Ryan, perpetrator of the notorious 'Hungerford Massacre', in which 16 people were shot dead, including his own mother Brenda Spencer; a rare instance of a female mass murderer, who opened fire at a junior school, killing 11, 'Because', she said, 'I don't like Mondays'; Jeremy Bamber, the country boy found guilty of killing five members of his family; Julio Gonzalez, who, after a row with his girlfriend, set fire to the Happy Land social club, killing 87 people; The Supreme Truth Cult, who released nerve gas in subway trains in Tokyo, killing 12 people; and, Timothy McVeigh, responsible for the deaths of 168 people in the Oklahoma bombing.

Brian Lane was an expert in the field of true crime, and author of titles such as The Encyclopedia of Forensic Science (Headline 1992), The Encyclopedia of Women Killers (Headline 1994) and with Wilfred Gregg, The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Headline 1992). Brian died in 1999. Born in Sunderland, Wilfred Gregg owns one of the largest private libraries of books, magazines and newspaper cuttings on the history of murder from around the world. He lives in Middlesex.

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ISBN 13	9781841197708
ISBN 10	184119770X
Title	The Encyclopedia of Mass Murder
Author	Wilfred Gregg
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2004-03-25
Number of pages	400
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