The book The Killer Book of Serial Killers: Incredible Stories, Facts, and Trivia from the World of Serial Killers by Tom and Michael Philbin analyzes serial killers childhood and answers questions about why serial killers do what they do. This book has several chapters about different famous American serial killers as well as famous serial killers worldwide. One chapter gives information about how serial murders are different than regular murders and how serial killers rarely kill people they know, but complete strangers. This book gave good information about the childhood of these serial killers and many stories that helped get you into the mind of a serial killer. I found this book very useful in my research because it provided direct
