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Harold Schechter

Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowed for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books Fatal, Fiend, Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, and, with David Everitt, The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. He is also the author of Nevermore and The Hum Bug, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Ellen Poe. He lives in New York State and is the father of YA novelist, Lauren Oliver. — Mostly from Depraved

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Born 28 June 1948

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  • Cover of: Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago
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  • Cover of: Deviant: The Shocking and True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho
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  • Cover of: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer
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  • Cover of: The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers

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Born 28 June 1948

Subjects

Serial murderers, Murder, Biography, Serial murders, Case studies, Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Murderers, Authors, Authors, fiction, Criminals, biography, Encyclopedias, Murder, united states, Civilization, College readers, English language, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Inventors, Nonfiction, Popular culture, Problems, exercises, Rhetoric, Social conditions, Trials (Murder)

Places

United States, Massachusetts, New York, New York (State), Baltimore (Md.), Boston, Boston (Mass.), Chicago, Illinois, New York (N.Y.), Wisconsin

People

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Albert Fish (1870-1936), Davy Crockett (1786-1836), Ed Gein, Edward Gein, Henry James (1843-1916), Herman W. Mudgett (1861-1896), Jane Toppan (1854-1938), Jesse Harding Pomeroy (b. 1859), John Caldwell Colt (1810-1842), John Johnston (ca. 1822-1900), P. T. Barnum (1810-1891), Roland Burnham Molineux, Samuel Colt (1814-1862)

Time

1865-1918, 1960-, 20th century

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August 2, 2022 Edited by GoodGoat Added picture, link to Schechter's website and some details to bio
August 2, 2022 Edited by GoodGoat Added new photo
January 1, 2018 Edited by Brice Fuqua Added short bio
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import