Natural born celebrities serial killers in American culture / [electronic resource] :
David Schmid.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005.
- viii, 327 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-310) and index.
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Serial murderers--Public opinion.--United States Crime in popular culture--United States. Serial murders in mass media. Fame.