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Murder down under : notorious Australian serial killers / Anthony Ferguson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferguson, Anthony, 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Serial murderers--Australia--Case studies.
- Serial murderers.
- Serial murders--Australia--Case studies.
- Serial murders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : Exposit, [2021]
- Summary:
- ""Numerous and varied, serial murderers from Australia have an eclectic record of crimes, methods and trademarks. Scrutinizing these murderers, this book aims to identify characteristics exclusive to Australian serial killers, connecting the crimes with the continent's geography, culture and social structure. Featured are murderers like the "Granny Killer" John Wayne Glover, William "The Sydney Mutilator" McDonald and "Backpacker Killer" Ivan Milat. Also covered are well-known events like the Snowtown Murders and killer couples like David and Catherine Birnie. Unique in the true crime genre, this book studies fictional Australian murderer Mick Taylor to examine how pop culture portrayals develop the distinct psychology of killers from "down under.""-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Age of Motiveless Murder
- Bushrangers, Blaggards and Bastards
- Deemania: Frederick Bailey Deeming and the Origins
- of the Killer-Celebrity in 19th-Century Australia
- By T.C. Phillips
- The Itinerant Schoolgirl Strangler
- The Brownout Strangler
- The Mutilator: Dead Man Walking
- The Night Caller
- In the Court of the Tattoo King
- The Lonely Hearts Killer
- Truro: The Absent Protagonist
- The Beauty Queen Killer
- The Birnies and the Killer Couple Trope
- No More Grannies
- The Backpacker Murders
- The Frankston Serial Killer
- Snowtown and the South Australian Nightmare
- By Claire Fitzpatrick
- Mick Taylor and the Tyranny of Distance
- Conclusion: The Golden Age of Serial Killing.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-4151-X
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