Serial Killers of the '70s
Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death

A brief history of a tumultuous decade of over a dozen serial killers who terrorized men, women, and children in the 70s. Many of whom are well known and a few that I was not as familiar with. While many of the serial killers reigned in the late ‘60s and ‘70s, known as the “Golden Age of Serial Kill......more

3.5/5. This book was very interesting and grasped me in deeply. It wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read and not the worst. I think out of the books I’ve read about the topic, it is up there with the top ones for being so widespread but also informative. My main issue with the book is at times it felt......more

This book was essentially going into somewhat -extreme detail based on some serial killers that were well known and not so well known during the 70s. The ones that are most prominent were Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Edmund Kemper, and Jefferey Dahmer. There were definitely lesser known serial killer......more

Learned about some new bad guys, but… 1) This book was poorly organized (within the chapters) 2) The writing was boring. It’s nonfiction, not a fucking textbook 3) The book felt rushed? I get that each chapter is a blurb into the crimes committed by a different serial killer, but jesus christ, make it......more