Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

What a fantastic textbook — it builds upon the foundations of Keppel and Birnes' Signature Killers and incorporates so much more information and analysis in a much more academically appropriate package than a paperback book. As a former student and teaching assistant of Dr. Keppel's, I am overjoyed to see this book in print and think that it is an amazing resource for those who do not have the opportunity to take a class with Dr. K. ... I have already placed this book on my recommended reading list. ... To date, I have always brought my well-worn copies of Keppel and Birnes' Signature Killers and Geberth's Practical Homicide Investigations to each guest lecture and told the students if they are interested in these areas, they need to purchase these two books as essential resources. ... Again, this textbook is fantastic and is the best academic reference on this topic that I have seen to date.— Amanda L. Farrell, MA, MSc, Old Dominion University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Norfolk, Virginia

• The Components of Modus Operandi, Ritual, and Signature. The Discovery of Signature: Harvey Glatman, the Lonely Hearts Killer, William Heirens—"Stop Me Before I Kill Again!"—and Morris Frampton. The Jack the Ripper Murders: A Modus Operandi and Signature Analyses of the 1888–1891 Whitechapel Murders. The Essence of Torture. Signature Analysis Convicts The Right Man. The Picquerism Signature. A Sexual Assault Signature Lacking Primary Mechanisms. The Ritual of Sexual Degradation through Posing of Victims. What’s Important Is What’s Not There. Signature Left in Kansas City. Signature of an Arson-Rape-Murderer. The Definitive Signature of a Rapist and Murderer. Best Practices in Linking Cases. Index

Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

What a fantastic textbook — it builds upon the foundations of Keppel and Birnes' Signature Killers and incorporates so much more information and analysis in a much more academically appropriate package than a paperback book. As a former student and teaching assistant of Dr. Keppel's, I am overjoyed to see this book in print and think that it is an amazing resource for those who do not have the opportunity to take a class with Dr. K. ... I have already placed this book on my recommended reading list. ... To date, I have always brought my well-worn copies of Keppel and Birnes' Signature Killers and Geberth's Practical Homicide Investigations to each guest lecture and told the students if they are interested in these areas, they need to purchase these two books as essential resources. ... Again, this textbook is fantastic and is the best academic reference on this topic that I have seen to date.— Amanda L. Farrell, MA, MSc, Old Dominion University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Norfolk, Virginia

• The Components of Modus Operandi, Ritual, and Signature. The Discovery of Signature: Harvey Glatman, the Lonely Hearts Killer, William Heirens—"Stop Me Before I Kill Again!"—and Morris Frampton. The Jack the Ripper Murders: A Modus Operandi and Signature Analyses of the 1888–1891 Whitechapel Murders. The Essence of Torture. Signature Analysis Convicts The Right Man. The Picquerism Signature. A Sexual Assault Signature Lacking Primary Mechanisms. The Ritual of Sexual Degradation through Posing of Victims. What’s Important Is What’s Not There. Signature Left in Kansas City. Signature of an Arson-Rape-Murderer. The Definitive Signature of a Rapist and Murderer. Best Practices in Linking Cases. Index