Murder One,9780898797732

Murder One

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ISBN13: 9780898797732
ISBN10: 089879773X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-06-01
Publisher(s): Writers Digest Books
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Summary

Things went horribly wrong for the character--he's now lying in the county morgue. You've got the victim and a chalk outline. Now, with Murder One, you'll have the method. And your book will be better for it.

Author Biography

Mauro Corvasce and Joseph Paglino are investigators for the Prosecutor's Office in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Corvasce has been in law enforcement since 1978 and is an expert in arson, forensics and fingerprinting. Paglino has served as an investigator for New York City's Chief Medical Examiner and the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Corvasce and Paglino live in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The two also teamed up to write Modus Operandi for Writer's Digest Books.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(3)
1 An Overview of Murder A general guide to the legal terminology of homicide, along with a step-by-step guide to homicide investigation and a list of reports and forms connected to homicide investigation.
4(8)
2 Weapons of Murder A basic introduction to the terminology of firearms, including rifles, shotguns, revolvers and other handguns, as well as knives and unusual weapons.
12(12)
3 Business and Financial Murders How and why people kill for financial gain, from eliminating the competition to avenging a loss.
24(15)
4 Narcotics Murders Drug users and dealers, from big-time to small-time. Here's how and why they kill.
39(15)
5 Gang Murders Murder in the street, from executions to drive-bys.
54(15)
6 Organized Crime Murders A brief history of the Mafia and other criminal organizations. Examines their motives and methods for murder.
69(13)
7 Contract Murders A look at people who kill for hire--and those who hire them to kill. Where to find a contract murderer, weapons and methods of choice.
82(13)
8 Familial Murders Spouse killing spouse, parents killing children, children killing parents, sibling killing sibling. Here you'll learn the how and why.
95(17)
9 Stranger and Familiar Stranger Murders A guide to murders committed on strangers--as a result of arguments, burglaries or sometimes just bad timing. Also explains murders committed by a killer who only vaguely knows his victim and has perhaps created in his mind a fantasy relationship.
112(13)
10 Crime-of-Passion Murders Murders that result when the thin line between love and hate is crossed. The methods and motives of women and men are examined and compared.
125(11)
11 Thrill Lust Murders When the killer is a psychopath, the murder is committed for the sheer pleasure of the act. Here's a look at why and how these murderers work.
136(12)
12 Sexual Murders The motive for this type of murder is sexual fulfillment. Two distinctly different sexual murderers are profiled--Ted Bundy and Henry Lee Lucas.
148(16)
13 Mass Murders The killer may have one victim in mind, but many others are in the wrong place at the wrong time. The motives and methods of this type are compared to those of the serial killer.
164(5)
14 Serial Murders Here's how and why a variety of serial-murderer types hunt and kill their human prey--from the delusional type to the goal-oriented to the domineering to the sexually obedient killer. Includes a case study of Jeffrey Dahmer.
169(17)
15 Vehicular Murders When the murder weapon is a two-ton vehicle the results are ugly. Who uses this method, why and how, and how they are caught.
186(9)
16 Bizarre Murders Not for the squeamish, this chapter covers voodoo murders, ritual murders and acts of cannibalism
195(10)
Glossary 205(7)
Index 212

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