Killers Caught

True Stories of Extraordinary Murder Hunts

Emily G. Thompson

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English

DK
23 January 2024

True crime; Popular culture

Series: DK

How more than 20 of the world's most notorious and prolific killers were finally brought to justice

They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong.

Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the lucky breaks, the chases, the painstaking detective work, and the unlikely heroes that led to the capture of some of the world's most notorious murderers and serial killers, such as ""The Good Nurse"" poisoner Charles Cullen, finally detected by a young colleague; ""Night Stalker"" Richard Ramirez, spotted by a 13-year-old boy; "" Son of Sam"", unmasked by a parking ticket; John Wayne Gacy, connected to his final victim by a stray receipt; and, Rodney Alcala, spotted on a TV game show...

Killers Caught reveals the remarkable circumstances leading to the downfall of these deadly individuals, as well as the stories of how many more of crime's most notorious and prolific murderers were finally brought to justice.

By: Emily G. Thompson
Imprint: DK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780241645581
ISBN 10: 0241645581
Series: DK
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 23 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emily G. Thompson is a true crime author and freelance writer from Northern Ireland. She has her own website and award-winning podcast, Morbidology, which boasts of over 300k downloads each month. The weekly true crime show takes a look at cases from all across the globe and highlights systemic failures in various systems. It recently won ""Best International Podcast"" at the iHeartRadio awards. She is the author of Unsolved Child Murders- Eighteen American Cases, 1956-1998, the co-author of DK's Unsolved Murders-True Crime Cases Uncovered, and DK's Cults Uncovered- True Stories of Mind Control and Murder, Mysteries Uncovered- True Stories of the Paranormal and Unexplained.