Book description
The Manson Murders… The Boston Strangler… Haigh and the notorious Acid Bath Murders… the gruesome Brighton Trunk Crimes… the Hammersmith Nudes Murders… and the horrific case of Albert Fish, who ate the flesh of his victims – just some of the infamous crimes described in this comprehensive anthology of murder cases since 1828.
many of the lesser – known but equeally horrendous murders are included with such names as The Pyjama Girl Case, The Shark Arm Case and The Axe – Man of New Orleans. We begin to realise the awesome variety of methods at the murderer’s disposal, from the grisly to the ingenious, from the clinical to the macabre…
