Ted Bundy and the Unsolved Murder Epidemic: The Dark Figure of Crime

ISBN-13: 9783031214172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 230 str.

Matt DeLisi

Opis

This book revisits the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. It seeks to reconcile the contradictions and controversies about his life that underscore the broader US unsolved murder problem, one that is estimated at between 250,000 to 350,000 open, unresolved, or cold cases. The incidence of crime is far greater than is captured by official statistics; most offenses are never detected, a concept known as the dark figure of crime which is explored here. Drawing on 25 years of practitioner, research, and consultant experiences with the most violent criminals, this book offers solutions toward clearing the current backlog of unsolved murders in the United States many of which were never reported and disproportionately perpetrated by offenders like Bundy. This compelling book speaks to students, academics and readers interested in true crime, serial murder, homicide and criminal justice. 

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Dark Figure of Crime.- Chapter 3: Asymmetry.- Chapter 4: Clinical.- Chapter 5: The Entity.- Chapter 6:  Timeline.- Chapter 7: The Open Road.- Chapter 8: Unsolved.- Chapter 9: No Body, No Crime.- Chapter 10: What Would Have to Be True?.- Chapter 11: Resolution.- Author Biographical Sketch.- References.- Index.- Endnotes.

O autorze

Matt DeLisi is Distinguished Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Professor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. A renowned scholar, Professor DeLisi is one of the most influential and prolific criminologists in the world with over 460 scholarly publications including 33 books on an array of topics in the social, behavioral, and forensic sciences. He has provided expert services and consultation on capital murder and multiple-homicide offender cases in multiple federal and state jurisdictions. In 2013, Professor DeLisi testified to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee and consulted on criminal justice policy to a variety of federal stakeholders including the United States Attorney General, National Institute of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others. For eight years, Dr. DeLisi served as a research specialist with United States Probation and Pretrial Services and engaged with scores of practitioners in the federal judiciary and correctional spheres.