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Victoria Redstall

    This British-born true crime author delves into the minds of serial offenders, seeking to uncover their motivations and methods. Her approach, often involving direct interviews with convicted perpetrators, offers readers a unique and unsettling glimpse into the darker aspects of the human psyche. Through her precise and penetrating writing, she examines complex cases, striving to understand what drives individuals to commit such horrific acts. Her work sheds light on the psychological and social factors that contribute to violent crime.

    The Grim Sleeper
    Serial Killers - Up Close and Very Personal
    • 2018

      The Grim Sleeper

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      During the mid-1980s, a brutal killing spree began in Los Angeles as several women were murdered, having been sexually assaulted and shot in the chest with the same .25 calibre gun. The man responsible was Lonnie David Franklin Jr. However, his identity wouldn't be revealed for more than 20 years, by which time he had become one of America's most prolific serial killers. At the time, Los Angeles was a city struggling under the weight of racial inequalities and a crack epidemic that was sweeping through its most deprived areas. The victims were black women, and often addicts and sex workers. Many in the communities of South Central felt that these factors all caused a lack of interest on the part of the LAPD in investigating the murders, allowing Franklin to carry on his killing spree undetected.

      The Grim Sleeper
    • 2011

      She is a glamorous model, actress, filmmaker and investigative journalist who has spent years visiting high security prisons, getting to know sadistic killers like Gary Ray Bowles and Keith Hunter Jesperson, 'The Happy Faced Killer'.

      Serial Killers - Up Close and Very Personal