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Penned by two journalists in close contact with Ted Bundy's friends and relatives, as well as spending 150 hours interviewing him on Death Row, Ted Bundy: The Only Living Witness is the definitive account of America's most notorious criminal, as told by the people who knew him best. číst celé

"A chilling exposé is drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with Ted Bundy...It is a shocking self-portrait of the self-described, 'most cold-blooded son of a bitch you'll ever meet' that was also recently made into a Netflix documentary."--Page [4] of cover.

This text is drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with Bundy himself, providing shocking insights into the killer's 11th hour confessions before his death in a Florida electric chair

Ted Bundy was America's first celebrity serial killer, and one of the most chilling enigmas in criminal history. Handsome, boyish and well-spoken, a law student with bright political prospects, he was also a predator and sexual deviant who murdered and mutilated at least 30 young women and girls, many of them college coeds but at least two as young as 12.

In Dark Dreams, FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood, alongside bestselling author Stephen G. Michaud, delves into the minds of the world's most dangerous sexual criminals, revealing their pervasive presence in society. As a leading expert on aberrant offenders, Hazelwood uncovers the twisted motives and thought processes behind the most reprehensible crimes. He shares innovative investigative techniques he pioneered at the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, which enable law enforcement to construct psychological profiles of these offenders. Hazelwood recounts chilling cases that illustrate the depths of human depravity: a young woman's remains discovered near a torture device after her disappearance; a teenager found hanging in a storm sewer with a stopwatch in his mouth, raising questions about ritualistic murder or a dark fantasy; and a married couple who, with their toddler in tow, kidnap a hitchhiker and keep her as a sexual slave for seven years, driven by a horrific bargain. Despite the gruesome nature of these crimes, Hazelwood demonstrates that determination and logic can lead to justice for even the most cunning criminals. Dark Dreams is a gripping exploration of the criminal mind and the relentless pursuit of justice, earning a 2002 Edgar Award nomination for Best Fact Crime.

»Für den Tag, als ich auf dem Mount Everest starb, hatte meine Tochter Meg ihr erstes richtiges Rendezvous geplant. Was Väter alles tun, um ihre Töchter von den Jungs fernzuhalten.« Beck Weathers Der 10. Mai 1996 war der tödlichste Tag am Mount Everest: In einem mörderischen Schneesturm kamen neun Bergsteiger um. Weathers erwachte als einziger wieder aus seinem Kältetod. Hier erzählt er selbst, was damals geschah und wie es soweit kommen konnte. Er begann mit dem Bergsteigen, als er Mitte 30 war, und wollte mit dieser selbst verordneten Therapie sein Depressionen bekämpfen. Die Kosten dafür waren hoch: die zunehmende Entfremdung von Frau und Kindern. Die Ehe war eigentlich am Ende, als er in den Himalaya aufbrach. Doch seine Frau setzte alle Hebel in Bewegung, um ihn nach Hause zu bringen. Erst nach dieser dramatischen Wende und einer langen, qualvollen Zeit der Genesung begann für ihn die Auseinandersetzung und Versöhnung mit sich selbst und seiner Familie.

Along with Robert Ressler and John Douglas, Roy Hazelwood is one of the founders of VICAP, the FBI program that profiles serial killers. Hazelwood's specialty, is sexual crime—sexually motivated serial killers to rapists to the frightening psychology that drives sexual sadists to the bizarre scenarios behind autoerotic deaths. Hazelwood consulted on the notorious "Barbie and Ken" case, the Atlanta child murderer, and the explosion aboard the USS Iowa. This is a fascinating look at the human dark side from an expert on the subject.