Serial Killers and the Media: The Moors Murders Legacy

by Ian Cummins, Martin King, Marian Foley

Book Overview

This book examines the media and cultural responses to the awful crimes of Brady and Hindley, whose murders provided a template for future media reporting on serial killers. It explores a wide variety of topics relating to the Moors Murders case including: the historical and geographical context of the murders, the reporting of the case and the unique features which have become standard for other murder cases e.g. nicknames for the serial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030048756
• ISBN13: 9783030048754
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"