Depravity, Harvey Rosenfeld
Depravity, Harvey Rosenfeld
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Depravity
A Narrative of 16 Serial Killers

Author: Harvey Rosenfeld

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2012


Synopsis

Their crimes span the globe, but one thing unites them: they are sixteen of the twentieth centurys most notorious serial killers. In this well-researched volume, discover their motives and what made them tick. Walk the path of the investigators who broke their cases and listen to the killers own words. All of them made their communities tremble in fear. They include: Johann Otto Hoch, who moved to America from Germany in the 1890s and married a string of women. Instead of being the man of their dreams, he became their worst nightmare. Fritz Haarmann, The Vampire of Hanover, who killed dozens of young male vagrants and prostitutes from 1919 to 1924 in Germany. Bla Kiss, a Hungarian serial killer, who killed young women and tried pickling them in giant metal drums. Robert Hansen, who began killing prostitutes in Alaska around 1980. He let them flee in the wilderness before hunting them down with a knife and rifle. Learn about these and other serial killers. See what motivated them to lead such horrible lives and how they were finally brought to justice inDepravity: A Narrative of 16 Serial Killers.

About Harvey Rosenfeld

Harvey Rosenfeld,
a lifelong baseball fan, is the author of several highly regarded biographies,
including Raoul Wallenberg: Angel of
Mercy and Roger Maris: A Title to
Fame, one of the American Library Association’s Best Books of 1991.
Rosenfeld is the founding editor of Martyrdom
and Resistance, a bimonthly publication that focuses on the Holocaust.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Zemmiphobe on June 19, 2017

3.5 stars. This book gives a nice overview of different types of series killers from all around the world. They are organized somewhat by the motive of the killing, though I feel this is somewhat speculative in some of the cases. Biggest complaint about the book is that there doesn't seem to be the s......more

Goodreads review by Dominika on September 27, 2019

2.5 I was expecting more insight about the murders, the people behind it etc. Rather than that the book is more like a walkthrough, like a journalist work, gathering information from how the first bodies were discovered to the trials as a finish of the story. Linear and not satisfying read.......more

Goodreads review by Ann on February 06, 2021

A good book abt the psychy of serial killers, that jst happen to be depraved. I've learned about a few killers that I'd never heard of before. Very interesting & for me, was a solid 3 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on July 25, 2017

This book goes into the background of many serial killers, which, for many, satisfies their curiosity on the subject. Well written. Details are thorough without being overwhelming.......more