Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present
18 hrs. 53 min.
Description
“Sons of Cain” is a global history of serial killers as a phenomenon, spanning an enormous time period—from the Stone Age to our days—set out by a professional crime historian and forensic expert, Doctor of Historical Sciences. This detailed study explores the phenomenon of serial killers throughout the history of mankind, their evolution, and why their horrifying crimes so captivate our minds.
Before this term began to be widely used (since 1981), there were no “serial killers.” There were only “monsters” — murderers whom society first perceived as werewolves, vampires, undead ghouls, and witches, and later as Hitchcock-style crazies.
In “Sons of Cain,” a book that fills the gap between dry academic research and sensational crimes, Peter Vronsky examines our understanding of what serial killing is, covering the period from prehistoric times (c. 15,000 BCE) to the present day. Delving into history and the human psyche, the author focuses exclusively on sexual serial killers, who differ from all other serial killers in their motives.
They are among us. They can’t be distinguished from ordinary people…
Before this term began to be widely used (since 1981), there were no “serial killers.” There were only “monsters” — murderers whom society first perceived as werewolves, vampires, undead ghouls, and witches, and later as Hitchcock-style crazies.
In “Sons of Cain,” a book that fills the gap between dry academic research and sensational crimes, Peter Vronsky examines our understanding of what serial killing is, covering the period from prehistoric times (c. 15,000 BCE) to the present day. Delving into history and the human psyche, the author focuses exclusively on sexual serial killers, who differ from all other serial killers in their motives.
They are among us. They can’t be distinguished from ordinary people…
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