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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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
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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)ID Numbers
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| August 2, 2022 | Edited by GoodGoat | Added picture, link to Schechter's website and some details to bio |
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| 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 |