From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history.
This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries (alphabetically arranged by criminal) provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included.
Author Biography: R. Barri Flowers is a literary criminologist and novelist. He is also the author of Domestic Crimes, Family Violence and Child Abuse (2000, $29.95), Drugs, Alcohol and Criminality in American Society (1999, $32.50), The Prostitution of Women and Girls (1998, $38.50), Female Crime, Criminals and Cellmates (1995, $35), and The Victimization and Exploitation of Women and Children (1994, $36.50). His coauthor and wife, H. Loraine Flowers, is a crime researcher, and author of children's books. They live in Beaverton, Oregon.

Flowers, Ronald B; Flowers, H. Loraine

R. Barri Flowers, H. Loraine Flowers

Ronald B Flowers; H Loraine Flowers

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.

United States, United States of America

Reprint, Jefferson, N.C, ©2004

obscured text on back cover

vi, 226 pages ; 23 cm
"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition ... first published by McFarland in 2001."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index
pt. I.A century to murders -- The 1900s -- The 1910s -- The 1920s -- The 1930s -- The 1940s -- The 1950s -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- pt. II. A century of murderers -- Male murderers -- Outlaws and organized crime killers -- Killers of celebrities -- Killers of children -- Familial killers -- Intimate killers -- Mass killers -- Politically motivated killers -- Serial killers -- Terrorist killers -- Other killers -- Female murderers -- "Black widow" killers -- Caretaker killers -- Killers of celebrities -- Killers of children -- Familial killers -- Intimate killers -- Mass killers -- Serial killers -- Other killers -- Juvenile murderers -- Familial killers -- Mass killers -- Sexual killers -- Other killers -- Pair and group murderers -- Hate crime murderers -- Murderers in United States schools -- pt. III. A century of victims -- Adult victims -- Child victims

The 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of US history. This reference book details 53 of the most famous murder cases; over 300 entries provide descriptions of crimes and crime events related to over 40 selected victims.

2023-06-28