Serial Killers of the '70s: Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death

Written by Jane Fritsch

Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi

From Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy and David Berkowitz, the 1970s were a time of notorious and brutal serial killers. Find out more about them, along with some you may never have heard of.
 
The Co-Ed Killer, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler, and Dating Game Killer—in many ways, terrifying serial killers were as synonymous with the 1970s as Watergate, disco, and the oil crisis. This fascinating collection of profiles presents the most notorious as well as lesser-known serial murderers of that decade. Beyond Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz, it includes more obscure killers like Coral Eugene Watts, known as “The Sunday Morning Slasher,” who killed 80 women; Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer"; and Rodney Alcala, who is believed to have killed between 50 and 130 people between 1971-1979.

Profiles will include:
Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer
David Berkowitz: The Son of Sam
Kenneth A. Bianchi and Angelo Buono, Jr: The Hillside Strangler
Ted Bundy
John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown
Coral Eugene Watts: The Sunday Morning Slasher
Vaughn Greenwood: The Skid Row Slasher

• Language: English
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Release date: Nov 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781668604564

Reviews for Serial Killers of the '70s

[Becki · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well worth reading or listening to. Of course everyone knows about the big names in this book but I did learn about a few new ones. Chilling stuff. Recommend reading