The evil within

Told from the perspective of a senior murder squad detective, this book collects true accounts of serial killers across the globe. Killing is as old as humanity, and many of its crimes have been carried out with extraordinary cruelty and no regard for the lives taken. Trevor Marriott drew on his years investigating homicide to describe the slayings and butchery committed by men and women whose minds were twisted, corrupt and sadistic. He looks at some of the most infamous serial killers and the appalling acts they carried out. Among them are William McDonald, known as the "Sydney Mutilator", Peter Kurten, the "Dusseldorf Vampire", Steve Wright, the "Suffolk Strangler", and the Ripper Crew, a satanic group in the United States. Each chapter recounts a real case of serial murder from a different part of the world.