Nature vs Nurture
Diary of a Serial Killer
Published on 24. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-0358-4720-4 (ISBN)
Description
A serial killer is someone that has killed more than three people in a repeated fashion and their characteristics are typically anti-social behaviour, psychopathic, narcissistic, paranoid and often very good at hiding these qualities from others.
Most famous UK killer, Jack the Ripper, 1880s, real name unknown.
Most famous USA Killer, Ted Bundy, 1970s.
Most prolific UK Killer, Harold Shipman, estimated 250 deaths.
Most prolific USA Killer, Charles Cullen, estimated 400 deaths.
It is believed that there may be 50 serial killers at large at any one time.
Rhona Smith wanted to set a record and not be caught. Her goal was 500 victims.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0358-4720-4 (9781035847204)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
After cancer, then a stroke, losing 40 per cent of my brain, I then had a whole year
of weird epilepsy. Attacks every two months on the same day with hallucinations,
discovered a skill to write, even though that part of my brain is missing.
Interestingly, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie and Lewis Carol had epilepsy.
Graduated in politics and philosophy at Hull University.
Have three children; one is at Manchester, studying drama ambition fatherdaughter
Bafta for the same movie/screenplay.
My brain is like a pack of cards where each card is a memory I can access and
generate a new story every day; in the last two years, have drafted 49 books
across multiple genres.