American Murder: Homicide in the early 20th century

American Murder: Homicide in the early 20th c...

American Murder: Homicide in the early 20th century was written by and Gini Graham Scott. The 221 page book was published by Greenwood Publishing Group in 2007 with an ISBN 10 of 0275999777. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. American Murder: Homicide in the early 20th century mentions 1 serial killers including Melvin Rees. The author Gini Graham Scott has 3 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

America has long had the reputation as the most violent and murderous of modern industralized nations. Even while violent crime has dropped in recent years, our murder rate is still incredibly high. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our society has undergone profound changes, and our technologies have advanced, but the motives and methods for murder and escaping the long arm of the law have kept pace, often capitalizing on availble technologies. In addition, as the century progressed, the media would become an integral part of murder in America, helping investigations, glamorizing murder, and bringing it into our homes on a daily basis. Here, Scott examines the changing face of murder in the context of societal changes, and traces th...