A natural subject for the UK's bestselling true-crime author: a study of people who randomly kill large numbers of others, or

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A chilling study of murderers’ minds. The plea of insanity in criminal cases can be traced back at least to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, which dates from 1755-1759 BC. It is a complicated defence, & its origins in modern law lie with the 'M' Naghten Rules' of 1843, formulated by British judges as a jury instruction in cases where a plea of insanity had been entered. Daniel M' Naghten shot & killed one Edward Drummond, believing him to be the British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, & was acquitted on the grounds of insanity, & the M' Naghten Rules still exert considerable influence over defences today. Clearly a plea of insanity in murder cases is of critical importance when the death penalty is still applied, & even today it may still be the difference between a life sentence in a high-security prison, or an indeterminate one in a secure psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile, 27 of the USA's 50 states have retained or readopted the death penalty, & at least 54 other countrie... ...

Books True Crime Books Letters from Serial Killers is a unique study of the criminal mind based on the author's extensive correspondence with convicted serial murderers.  Such a collection is extremely rare, & among the killers whose correspondence is examined are: Arthur John Shawcross, aka ' The Genesee River Killer'; Phillip Carl Jablonski, aka ' The Death Row Teddy'; Melanie Lyn Mc Guire, aka ' The Ice Queen'; Harvey ' The Hammer' Louis Carignan, aka ' The Want-ad Killer'; Ian Stewart Brady, aka ' The Moors Murderer'; Hal Karen & Ronald ' Butch' Joseph De Feo Jr, aka ' The Amityville Horror'; Gary Ray Bowles, aka ' The I-95 Killer'; John 'J.R.' Edward Robinson, aka ' The Slavemaster' Letters from Serial Killers is Christopher Berry-Dee at his steeliest best
- exploring the downright creepy correspondence with murderers, serial killers & psychopaths behind bars, with exclusive scans of letters & eerily decorated envelopes. A must-have for fans of the series, based on a collecti...
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A natural subject for the UK's bestselling true-crime author: a study of people who randomly kill large numbers of others, or

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Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers. A world-renowned investigative criminologist, he has gained the trust of murderers across the world, entered their high security prisons, & discussed in detail their shocking crimes.

The killers pursuit of horror & violence is described through the unique audiotape & videotape interviews which Berry-Dee conducted, deep inside the bowels of some of the worlds toughest prisons.

Christopher Berry-Dee has collated these interviews into this astounding, disturbing book, which, since its first publication, has gone on to become a True Crime classic.

Not only does he describe his meetings with some of the worlds most evil men & women, he also reproduces, verbatim, their very words as they describe their crimes, allowing the reader a glimpse into the inner workings of the people who have committed the worst crime possible- to mercilessly take the life of another human being.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781786069740
• Author: Christopher Berry-Dee
• Publisher: John Blake Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 351
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm













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Leading crime expert Christopher Berry-Dee gained the trust of some of the most infamous convicted killers, having corresponded

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Bestselling writer & criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives or partners of

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By an expert with over twenty-five years' experience interviewing more than thirty of the most dangerous male & female serial

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