Category Archives: Serial Killers

Identity of Gacy’s “Victim 19” is Confirmed After Three Decades

Posted on November 30, 2011 by jchasenovelist

While it must always be devastating to learn that a loved one has met a violent death, there hopefully is also a sense of peace and closure that can come when a person whose fate was long unknown is finally … Continue reading →

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What Have We Learned From Serial Killers?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by jchasenovelist

“Most police investigators will argue that anybody can become a criminal type simply by committing a crime and being processed through the justice system.  We are hypothesizing, however, that serial murdering is a form of disease rather than a lifestyle, … Continue reading →

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Serial Killer Convicted in Arizona Five Years after Summer of Terror

Posted on November 3, 2011 by jchasenovelist

Integrating my fascination with forensic psychology into my writing, all of my novels have made an effort to take readers inside the minds of serial killers—their grandiose feelings of infallibility, their lust for an ever increasing level of blood and violence, … Continue reading →

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Parents of Connecticut Killer Testify

Posted on October 29, 2011 by jchasenovelist

When it comes to the study of forensic psychology, it’s probably safe to assume that no criminal gets more attention than a brutal killer.  We are simultaneously fascinated and terrified by someone who could beat, rape, torture, and murder, often … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Scariest Month with a FREE Kindle Copy of COMPULSION

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jchasenovelist

I love October!  It’s fall and the holidays are just around the corner.  It’s also a perfect time to read a thriller.    Compulsion When Serial Killers Terrorize a California Beach Community, One Woman Stands in Their Way  Emily Stone doesn’t … Continue reading →

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No New Trial for Cleveland Strangler

Posted on September 13, 2011 by jchasenovelist

There is often a moment in the television crime dramas that I watch in which a police officer has an emotional discussion with the victim of a violent crime regarding the upcoming trial.  Olivia Benson from Law and Order: SVU, … Continue reading →

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What Does Forensic Science, Charles Manson, and a Black Labrador Retriever Have in Common?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by jchasenovelist

No, this isn’t the silly punch line for a joke.  I found a very interesting article that immediately captured my interest about three things that I study on a regular basis: forensics, serial killers, and Labrador retrievers.  Undisputed, Labrador retrievers … Continue reading →

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