Murder Down Under

Notorious Australian Serial Killers

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Notorious, numerous and varied, serial murderers from Australia have an eclectic record of crimes, methods and trademarks. Scrutinizing these murderers at length, this book aims to identify characteristics exclusive to Australian serial killers, connecting the crimes with the continent's geography, culture and social structure.Featured are murderers like the "Granny Killer" John Wayne Glover, William "The Sydney Mutilator" McDonald and "Backpacker Killer" Ivan Milat. Also covered are well-known events like the Snowtown Murders and killer couples like David and Catherine Birnie. Unique in the true crime genre, this book studies fictional Australian murderer Mick Taylor to examine how pop culture portrayals develop the distinct psychology of killers from "down under."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-02-17
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:213
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476682846

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Anthony Ferguson is an author and editor living in Perth, Australia. He has published over forty short stories and non-fiction articles in a range of magazines and anthologies in Australia, Britain and the United States and is the secretary of the Australasian Horror Writers Association.

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Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Age of Motiveless Murder1. Bushrangers, Blaggards and Bastards2. Deemania: Frederick Bailey Deeming and the Origins of the Killer-Celebrity in 19th-Century Australiadelete delete delete By T.C. Phillips3. The Itinerant Schoolgirl Strangler4. The Brownout Strangler5. The Mutilator: Dead Man Walking6. The Night Caller7. In the Court of the Tattoo King8. The Lonely Hearts Killer9. Truro: The Absent Protagonist10. The Beauty Queen Killer11. The Birnies and the Killer Couple Trope12. No More Grannies13. The Backpacker Murders14. The Frankston Serial Killer15. Snowtown and the South Australian Nightmaredelete delete delete By Claire Fitzpatrick16. Mick Taylor and the Tyranny of DistanceConclusion: The Golden Age of Serial KillingAbout the ContributorsBibliographyIndex