literature
Below we present a selection of literature resources about cannibalism, as well as conventional homicides. This list is not exhaustive.
We encourage you to find these resources in local bookshops or libraries where possible.
| Authors | Title | Year of publication | Type of publication | General topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borowski, J. | Dahmer's Confession: The Milwaukee Cannibal's Arrest Statements | 2017 | Transcript of the confession | Cannibalism case |
| Pozsár, C. (Ed.) | Die Haarmann-Protokolle | 1995 | Collection of official documentation | Cannibalism case |
| Rütters, A. | Karl Denke: der Kannibale von Münsterberg?; ein deutscher Serienmörder | 2013 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Girod, H. | Der Kannibale: ungewöhnliche Todesfälle aus der DDR | 2000 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Klages, P. (Ed.) | Serienmord und Kannibalismus in Deutschland: Fallstudien, Psychologie, Profiling | 2011 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Riße, M. | Abendmahl der Mörder: Kannibalen - Mythos und Wirklichkeit | 2007 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Daly, M., Wilson, M. | Homicide | 1988 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Pinker, S. | The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined | 2011 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Petherick, W. | Profiling and serial crime: theoretical and practical issues | 2014 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Hickey, E.W. | Serial murderers and their victims | 2016 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Cullen, R. | The killer department: Detective Viktor Burakov's eight-year hunt for the most savage serial killer in Russian history | 1993 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Pistorius, M. | Catch me a killer. Chapter 9: Stewart Wilken. | 2005 | Book chapter | Cannibalism case |
| Schutt, B. | Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History | 2017 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Askenasy, H. | Cannibalism: from sacrifice to survival | 1994 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Conradi, P. | Der Todesengel von Rostow. Das psychologische Porträt des russischen Massenmörders | 1993 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Espy, J.C. | Bar Jonah Trilogy: A Journey Through the Dark Boroughs of a Pedophilic Cannibal's Mind (Book 1: Eat the Evidence; Book 2: A Parasite in the Mind; Book 3: There is No Body) | 2014-2015 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Harbort, S. | "Ich musste sie kaputtmachen": Anatomie eines Jahrhundert-Mörders | 2004 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Marshall, D | Killing for pleasure | 2006 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Mouton, R. | Reuk van die dood | 2008 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Still, L. | The limits of sanity | 1973 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |
| Berry-Dee, C., Redstall, V. | Cannibal serial killers: profiles of depraved flesh-eating murderers | 2011 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Blundell, N. | Serial killers: butchers & cannibals | 2010 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Castleden, C. | Cannibal killers: monsters with an appetite for murder and a taste for human flesh | 2010 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Constantine, N. | A history of cannibalism: from ancient cultures to survival stories and modern psychopaths | 2006 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Martingale, M. | Cannibal killers: the history of impossible murders | 2000 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Newton, M. | The encyclopedia of serial killers | 2006 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Welch, C. | Cannibal killers: from the case files of Sunday People and Mirror | 2014 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Haining, P. | Cannibal killers: the real life flesh eaters and blood drinkers | 2008 | Book | Cannibalism |
| Innes, B. | Serial Killers: Shocking, Gripping True Crime Stories of the Most Evil Murderers | 2019 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Cawthorne, N. | Sex killers | 2009 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Marlowe, J. | The world's most evil psychopaths: horrifying true-life cases | 2014 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Durden-Smith, J. | 100 most infamous criminals | 2012 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Wilson, C., Wilson, D. | Serial Killers: Psychopaths Who Kill Behind The "Mask Of Sanity" | 2008 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Murray, W. | Serial killers | 2007 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Donnelley, P. | 501 most notorious crimes | 2009 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| McNab, C. | Serial killer timelines: illustrated accounts of the world's most gruesome murders | 2010 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Whiticker, A. | 101 crimes of the century | 2008 | Book | Conventional homicides |
| Dubach, M | Die Entscheidung - Begegnung mit einem Kannibalen. Eine wahre Geschichte | 2017 | Personal correspondence with a cannibal | Cannibalism case |
| Fay, J.P., Whitney, B. | The Shawcross letters: my journey into the mind of evil | 2018 | Personal correspondence with a cannibal | Cannibalism case |
| Green, R. | Man eater: the terrifying true story of cannibal killer Katherine Knight | 2019 | Monograph | Cannibalism case |