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Harold Schechter

28 June 1948 -

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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  • Cover of: Psycho USA: famous american killers you never heard of

    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Serial murderers, Murder, Biography, Serial murders, Case studies, Fiction, History, Fiction, historical, general, Murderers, Authors, Authors, fiction, Encyclopedias, Murder, united states, Civilization, College readers, Criminals, biography, 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