Survived by one : the life and mind of a family mass murderer / Robert E. Hanlon with Thomas V. Odle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanlon, Robert E., 1957-

Series:

Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson series in criminology.

The Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson series in criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Odle, Thomas V.

Murderers--Illinois--Biography.

Murderers.

Mass murder--Illinois--Case studies.

Mass murder.

Antisocial personality disorders--Case studies.

Antisocial personality disorders.

Physical Description:

xi, 195 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale ; Edwardsville : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On November 8, 1985, 18-year-old Tom Odle brutally murdered his parents and three siblings in the small southern Illinois town of Mount Vernon, sending shockwaves throughout the nation. The murder of the Odle family remains one of the most horrific family mass murders in U.S.history.

Contents:

Introduction

Mother and son

Discipline, deprivation, and resentment

Beatings, chains, and fifth grade

Cycle of violence

"I was doing really well"

Dead inside

Murder : November 8, 1985

Arrest, confession, and county jail

On trial for life

Life on death row

Moratorium and commutation

Atonement.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8093-3263-9

OCLC:

856411610