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Forensic Pattern Recognition
Robert D. Keppel, Katherine M. Brown, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

A one-of-a-kind, this innovative reference presents a detailed look at the methods of forensic pattern recognition, preservation and processing for the five major forensic patterns. Written in clear, understandable language, it draws on the author?s vast crime scene experience and research conducted at Sam Houston State University. Its in-depth coverage offers techniques excluded from other book and its focus is on how to preserve and process ...

Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers (Practical Aspects of ...
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

CRC, 2008

Written by renowned experts Bob Keppel and William Birnes, this book focuses on analyzing crimes of violence to unveil common characteristics that might prove useful in the identification, apprehension, and conviction of murderers. It details the historical origins of modus operandi as an investigative tool, and discusses modern identification procedures. It also includes useful information for expert witnesses and portions of transcripts of ...

The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

Academic Press, 2003

Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time. Keppel and Birnes take readers inside the operations of serial killer task forces to learn why. What is the underlying psychology of a serial killer and why this defeats task force investigations? This is the first book of its kind that combines ...

Murder
Robert D Keppel

Custom Publishing, 2006

Murder is a multidisciplinary anthology of readings. It examines the most serious form of violence - lethal violence or criminal homicide, which is the intentional, malicious killing of one human being by another. The book synthesizes and organizes some of the best research and thinking on murder, produced by a number of eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines. The book is designed for use in courses in criminology, sociology, criminal ...

Offender Profiling
Robert D Keppel

Custom Publishing, 2006

Offender Profiling synthesizes and organizes the best thinking on crime assessment and offender profiling, produced by a number of eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, criminology, geography, and criminal justice. The eight substantive sections cover a broad range of topics.

Serial Murder: Future Implications for Police Investigations
Robert D. Keppel

Authorlink, 2000

The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer (True Crime)

32 reviews
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

Constable, 1996

Brilliant Chilling Thriller about a Serial Killer and a Police Officer!
Seattle was gripped with another serial killer in the mid-eighties which wouldn't be solved until about twenty years later. The killer was known as the Green River Killer and he killed about 50 women who were mostly prostitutes and drug addicts. At first, nobody seemed to notice these missing transients. As they piled up in certain spots, the Seattle Task Force had another monstrous serial killer ...

Signature Killers

16 reviews
Robert D. Keppel and William J. Birnes

Arrow Books Ltd, 1998

A masterwork
Bob Keppel cut his teeth working the Ted Bundy murders in Washington State in the mid-1970s. He later went on to work the infamous "Green River" investigation, as well as consulting on other high-profile serial murder cases like the Atlanta child murders in 1979-1981. He has worked with leading law enforcement professionals on the state and federal levels. As such, Keppel is well-positioned to ...

Criminal Homicide: Murder and Its Investigation
Joseph G. Weis, Robert D. Keppel

CRC, 2002

Serial murder isn't the most serious issue in law enforcement today. It's the fight that erupts in a bar, the gratuitous murder committed during a quick-stop grocery robbery, the drive-by shooting that is of the greatest concern because murder like this makes up by far the greatest number of homicides every year. This work details how most stranger killers commit their crimes and the factors that lead to their arrest. It draws upon fifty ...