How to Catch a Killer Hunting and Capturing the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Every account of catching a serial killer is different. Sometimes, the killers make crucial mistakes; other times, investigators get lucky. And the process of profiling and apprehending these predators has changed radically over time, from laser ablation to video spectral analysis to DNA-based genetic genealogy. In this fascinating book, the history of forensics unfolds through the "capture stories" of some of the most notorious serial killers, going back almost a century.