Murder Down Under: Notorious Australian Serial Killers

by Anthony Ferguson

Overview

Notorious, numerous and varied, serial murderers from Australia have an eclectic record of crimes, methods and trademarks. Scrutinizing these murderers at length, this book aims to identify characteristics exclusive to Australian serial killers, connecting the crimes with the continent's geography, culture and social structure.

Featured are murderers like the "Granny Killer" John Wayne Glover, William "The Sydney Mutilator" McDonald and "Backpacker Killer" Ivan Milat. Also covered are well-known events like the Snowtown Murders and killer couples like David and Catherine Birnie. Unique in the true crime genre, this book studies fictional Australian murderer Mick Taylor to examine how pop culture portrayals develop the distinct psychology of killers from "down under."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476641515
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	01/29/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	213
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Anthony Ferguson is an author and editor living in Perth, Australia. He has published over forty short stories and non-fiction articles in a range of magazines and anthologies in Australia, Britain and the United States and is the secretary of the Australasian Horror Writers Association.
Anthony Ferguson is an author and editor living in Perth, Australia. He has published over forty short stories and non-fiction articles in a range of magazines and anthologies in Australia, Britain and the United States and is the secretary of the Australasian Horror Writers Association.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: The Age of Motiveless Murder
 1. Bushrangers, Blaggards and Bastards
 2. Deemania: Frederick Bailey Deeming and the Origins of the ­Killer-Celebrity in 19th-Century Australia
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 3. The Itinerant Schoolgirl Strangler
 4. The Brownout Strangler
 5. The Mutilator: Dead Man Walking
 6. The Night Caller
 7. In the Court of the Tattoo King
 8. The Lonely Hearts Killer
 9. Truro: The Absent Protagonist
10. The Beauty Queen Killer
11. The Birnies and the Killer Couple Trope
12. No More Grannies
13. The Backpacker Murders
14. The Frankston Serial Killer
15. Snowtown and the South Australian Nightmare
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16. Mick Taylor and the Tyranny of Distance
Conclusion: The Golden Age of Serial Killing
About the Contributors
Bibliography
Index