Sadistic Killers: Profiles of Pathological Predators

Acclaimed crime writer Carol Anne Davis explores the minds of sadistic killers: their childhoods, their growing pathology and horrific crimes. Knowing what some of these killers endured doesn't even begin to excuse their crimes — but it does explain them. Davis delineates the different subgroups of sadists — for example, those who kill indiscriminately — in Britain, the US and Australia. There are also chapters on: female sadists, who tend to be overlooked by the media; consensual sadomasochism — including a rare interview with a well-known female practitioner, Lynn Paula Russell; and, input from a psychologist who has helped rehabilitate some of Britain's most violent men. Sadistic Killers is a compelling look at the formative influences of a sadist and at his or her crimes. Unflinching in detail but never gratuitous, this is an informative read with a hopeful ending.

• Author
• Carol Anne Davis

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 344

• Publisher
• Summersdale Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781840245813

• Genres
• crime

• Release date
• 2007