Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder

Ronald M. Holmes is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner′s office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them Profiling Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, and Serial Murder. He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University.is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner′s office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them and He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University. Stephen T. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has authored 6 books and more than 15 articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.

• PART ONE: WHAT IS SERIAL MURDER? THE CHARACTER AND THE EXTENTProfiles in Terror - R Holmes and J DeBurgerThe Serial MurdererAfrican-Americans and Serial Homicide - P JenkinsThe Female Serial Killer - R Hale and A BolinFemale Serial Murderesses - S Holmes, E Hickey and R HolmesThe Unnoticed TerrorPART TWO: THE MIND OF THE SERIAL KILLERIntroductionThe Application of Learning Theory to Serial Murder or `You Too Can Learn to Be a Serial Killer′ - R HaleThe Divided Self - A CarlisleToward an Understanding of the Dark Side of the Serial KillerSequential Predation - R HolmesElements of Serial Fatal VictimizationInside the Mind of the Serial Killer - R Holmes, J DeBurger and S HolmesA Serial Killer′s Perspective - AnonymousPART THREE: INVESTIGATING SERIAL MURDER CASESStalking in America - R HolmesTypes and Methods of Criminal StalkersProfiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case - J DavisA Collaborative Investigative EffortPsychological Profiling - R HolmesUses in Serial Murder CasesCold Case Squad - D RiversPART FOUR: FUTURE TRENDS IN SERIAL MURDER INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCHIntroductionA Methodological Model - K RossmoSerial Murder Investigation - T O′Reilly-FlemingProspects for Police NetworkingSelected Problems in Serial Murder Investigations - R Holmes and S Holmes