Erased: Missing Women, Murdered Wives
by Jossey-Bass

	Erased: Missing Women, Murdered Wives
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Book Description

Based on five years of investigative reporting and research into forensic psychology and criminology, <i>Erased</i> presents an original profile of a widespread and previously unrecognized type of murder: not a “hot-blooded,” spur-of-the-moment crime of passion, as domestic homicide is commonly viewed, but a cold-blooded, carefully planned and methodically executed form of “erasure.” These crimes are often committed by men with no criminal record or history of violence whatsoever, men leading functional and often successful lives until the moment they kill the women, and sometimes children, they claimed to love. A surprising number go on to kill a second or even third wife or girlfriend, often in exactly the same way. <p> <p> In more than fifty chilling case studies, Marilee Strong examines the strange and complex psychology that drives these killers—from the murder a century ago that inspired the novel <i>An American Tragedy</i> to Scott Peterson, Mark Hacking, Jeffrey MacDonald, Ira Einhorn, Charles Stuart, Robert Durst, Michael White, Barton Corbin, and many others. <i>Erased</i> also looks at how these men manipulate the legal system and exploit loopholes in missing persons procedures and death investigation, exposing how easy it can be to get away with murder.

Reader Reviews

This book really hit home for me and I stayed awake all night to the point of exhaustion to finish it. I came very close, twice, to being a missing or murdered wife. My ex-husband finally served some jail time after kidnapping and attempting to murder me but when we were married the police acted as though my being beaten by him was a "domestic disturbance" and they refused to file a report.

I finally understand why my ex-husband acted the way he did and how he was able to screw everyone who ever cared for him without remorse.

This book should be required reading for every cop around the world and for every prosecuter who wants a better understanding of the "charming sociopath".