Spree Killers: Devastating Massacres by Unpredictable Gunmen

Nigel Cawthorne

ISBN 10: 1840247576 ISBN 13: 9781840247572
Published by Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom, 2009
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This investigation into spree killing analyses the psychology of this chilling and relatively new phenomenon. Cawthorne carefully examines each case and shows how the killers suppress their rage and violent fantasies until a small incident sparks off their fatal rampage. The cases include that of Michael Ryan, who slew sixteen in the quiet English town ofHungerford; Wade Frankum, who went berserk with a rifle in a shopping plaza in Sydney,Australia; teenage students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and their killing spree at Columbine High School in Colorado, USA; Seung-Hui Cho, responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest shooting frenzy by a single gunman in the history of the USA; and the incident with Isaac Zamora in Mount Vernon, Washington State. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002418301

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This investigation into spree killing analyses the psychology of this chilling and relatively new phenomenon. Cawthorne carefully examines each case and shows how the killers suppress their rage and violent fantasies until a small incident sparks off their fatal rampage.

The cases include that of Michael Ryan, who slew sixteen in the quiet English town of Hungerford; Wade Frankum, who went berserk with a rifle in a shopping plaza in Sydney, Australia; teenage students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and their killing spree at Columbine High School in Colorado, USA; Seung-Hui Cho, responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest shooting frenzy by a single gunman in the history of the USA; and the incident with Isaac Zamora in Mount Vernon, Washington State.

About the Author: Nigel Cawthorne is the author of House of Horrors: The Horrific True Story of Josef Fritzl, The Father From Hell; The World’s Greatest Serial Killers and Killers: The Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Times. He is also known for his best-selling Sex Lives series which includes Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, and over sixty other books.

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Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2009
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