The Killer of Little Shepherds by: Douglas Starr ISBN10: 0857201689
ISBN10 0857201689
PUBLISHER Simon and Schuster
PUBLISHED 2011 , 2010
TYPE 320 Page Book
RATING 3.8 / 5.0 Avg.
LAST UPDATED: 2018-09-30

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The Killer of Little Shepherds

The Killer of Little Shepherds

The Killer of Little Shepherds was written by and Douglas Starr. The 320 page book was published by Simon and Schuster in 2011 (originally in 2010) with an ISBN 10 of 0857201689. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. The Killer of Little Shepherds mentions 1 serial killers including Joseph Vacher. The author Douglas Starr has 2 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

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At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, dubbed "The Killer of Little Shepherds," terrorized the French countryside. He eluded authorities for years-until he ran up against prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era's most renowned criminologist. The two men typified the Belle Epoque, a period of immense scientific achievement and fascination with its promise to reveal the secrets of the human condition. With high drama and stunning detail, Douglas Starr recounts the infamous crime and punishment of Vacher, interweaving the story of how Lacassagne and his colleagues developed forensics as we know it. We see one of the earliest uses of criminal profiling, as Fourquet painstakingly collects eye...

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The Killer of Little Shepherds by: Douglas Starr ISBN10: 0307279081 The Killer of Little Shepherds by: Douglas Starr ISBN10: 0857201689 View 2 books written by
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Serial Killer Rapists by: Kevin Smith ISBN10: 1733630619 The Killer of Little Shepherds by: Douglas Starr ISBN10: 0857201689 The Mind of a Murderer: Privileged Access to the Demons that Drive Extreme Violence by: Katherine Ramsland ISBN10: 0313386730 Legends, Monsters, or Serial Murderers? The Real Story Behind an Ancient Crime by: Dirk C. Gibson ISBN10: 0313397597 Nuns Without Cloister by: Marguerite Vacher ISBN10: 0761843426 Sons of Cain by: Peter Vronsky ISBN10: 0698176146 View 7 books that mention
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