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I am a killer : what makes a murderer : their shocking stories in their own words / Danny Tipping and Ned Parker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2023]Description: xiv, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781728266152
  • 1728266157
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Overkill: David Barnett -- Intended evil: Charles 'Chuck' Thompson -- Trapped: Linda Couch -- Means to an end: James Robertson -- Pyro Joe: Joey Murphy -- Killer in the eyes of the law: Kenneth Foster -- A silent order: Brandon Hutchison -- A family affair: Deandra Buchanan -- Crossing the line: Cavona Flenoy -- Owning it: Charles Armentrout.
Summary: "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 the families of both the perpetrators and the victims, and those in law enforcement who were involved in the case, leaving it up to the reader to make up their own mind about the killers and their crimes. This book paints and intimate and often disturbing portrait of these criminals, drawing on handwritten letters from the inmates, full transcripts of the interviews, personal pictures, crime scene images, and original police and court documents, this is a fascinating and detailed look at some of America's most gripping murder cases"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 364.1523 T595 Checked out 07/11/2024 33111011323785
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What goes through the mind of a killer when they commit murder?

What motivates someone to take a life? How do murderers remember their lives and crimes? With unprecedented access to high-security prisons all around the country, the creators of Netflix's I Am a Killer set out to get answers to these questions--by talking to the killers themselves.

Most of the killers will die in prison, but each one speaks openly about their pasts and their crimes. Additional interviews--with the families of both perpetrators and victims and the law enforcement officials who worked the cases--reveal the constellations of factors that lead to violent crimes. Each profile features exclusive photographs, documents, and commentary from the documentary producers to give a detailed and balanced account of the crime, leaving it up to readers to decide what was right.

Originally published in 2022 in Great Britain by Pan Books.

Overkill: David Barnett -- Intended evil: Charles 'Chuck' Thompson -- Trapped: Linda Couch -- Means to an end: James Robertson -- Pyro Joe: Joey Murphy -- Killer in the eyes of the law: Kenneth Foster -- A silent order: Brandon Hutchison -- A family affair: Deandra Buchanan -- Crossing the line: Cavona Flenoy -- Owning it: Charles Armentrout.

"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 the families of both the perpetrators and the victims, and those in law enforcement who were involved in the case, leaving it up to the reader to make up their own mind about the killers and their crimes. This book paints and intimate and often disturbing portrait of these criminals, drawing on handwritten letters from the inmates, full transcripts of the interviews, personal pictures, crime scene images, and original police and court documents, this is a fascinating and detailed look at some of America's most gripping murder cases"-- Provided by publisher.

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