This book begins with the East End of London in 1888 with the Whitechapel Murders of "Jack the Ripper", and goes onto record eight other cases of British multiple killers, bringing us to the present day with the continuing police investigations into the cases of Dr Harold Shipman and Alun Kyte, "The Midlands Ripper".
As well as documenting the crimes and the criminal investigations that led to the capture of these British multiple murderers, the development of forensic science and offender profiling is explored.
The book looks at the motivation and madness behind the actions of the serial killer and it allows a unique insight into the minds of thee murderers and those who attempt to stop them.
