| COMING SOON:
 Innocence Lost: The
Crimes That Changed Australia
Following on from the other true crimes books, I wrote a book
on the crimes that have affected my own life. From the story of
Fisher's Ghost to my own family's link to the Wanda Beach
murders.
Release date: May 2009
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COMING SOON:
Predators
with Dr Paul Wilson
Child sexual murders always make headline news, but how did
the killers become the predators that stalked and murdered young
children? This book examines the how and why of child sexual predation.
Release date: July 2009
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COMING SOON:
Serial Killers and
Philosophy
Edited by
Assistant Professor Sara Waller
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Graeme Thorne was kidnapped from
a Sydney street in 1960. A ransom was made for the boy's return
before the kidnapper broke off contact. The boy's body was found
months later. Evidence found at the scene helped police catch
the boy's killer.
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On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 took
off from London's Heathrow Airport. It was an ordinary flight on
a cloudless day. Thirty-seven minutes later the 747 exploded.
All of the 259 people on board were killed and eleven more on
the ground as pieces of the wreckage fell over Lockerbie in
Scotland.
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In 2002, two thieves broke into the Van Gogh
museum in Amsterdam. Before police could arrive the two men
escaped with two paintings worth millions of dollars. To date
the painting have not been recovered.
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River of Blood provides detailed biographies
of serial killers from history and from across the world. The
book exposes the ordinariness of the serial killer, showing how
the killer blends into society, successfully avoiding the
stereotype assigned to the genre
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Ripperologist Journal August
2008
One Hundred and
Twenty Years Ago
On the 120th anniversary of the murder that
started the spree known as the Jack the Ripper murders, Amanda
Howard
examines the first canonical murder and those preceding it. |
Women in Crime Ink - June 2008
Who weeps for a serial killer?
Amanda Howard discusses the impact one serial killer had on her life.
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Ripperologist Journal Sept 2007
Sex or No Sex?
Amanda Howard investigate the motives
behind the Jack the Ripper murders.
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Ripperologist Journal December 2005
With co-authors Antonio Sironi and Adam Went,
we examine the impact the Whitechapel murders had on the world. |
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Ripper Notes April
2005
Factor X
I examine what
modern-day serial killers can teach us about Jack the Ripper
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Ripper Notes October 2004
Jack the Ripper: Not the First
I debunk the common belief that Jack the
Ripper was the first sexual serial killer |
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