Synopsis
The film "Psycho", by Alfred Hitchcock was based on fact. This book describes the life of a man in Wisconsin whose life was dominated by his dead mother, who was a grave robber, and a murderer and transvestite and who liked to dress in the skin of his victims.
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Review
"Top-drawer true crime." -- "Booklist"
About the Author
Harold Schechter is Professor at Queen's College, The City University of New York. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of five non-fiction books: BESTIAL, DEVIANT, DERANGED, DEPRAVED and THE A TO Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS.
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