Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Centruy - Hardcover

From the murder of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia at the beginning of the century, through the violent mob rule in the States of the thirties to the recent phenomenon of the serial killer, the motive, behaviour patterns and killing techniques of some of the world's most evil felons are explored. The detection, capture and subsequent trials are examined to give a complete picture of how crime and justice have evolved through the twentiety century.