Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture - Schmid, David (David Frank) (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005)
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-310) and index.
Keywords: Serial murderers -- United States -- Public opinion; Crime in popular culture -- United States; Serial murders in mass media; Fame