The London Underground Serial Killer - Couverture souple

Platt, Geoff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473827329 ISBN 13 : 9781473827325

Editeur : Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The full story of the life and times of Kieran Patrick Kelly, the London Underground Serial Killer, who wandered up and down the Northern Line of the London Underground between 1960 and 1983, pushing innocent people that he had never met under trains, and who finished up killing over thirty people. The book provides a full biography of Kelly, discussing the details of his crimes, his victims and his ability to evade justice; he managed to secure mistrials or acquittals in twenty-five trials before being eventually convicted and sentenced to die to prison, which he did in Durham, in 2001. It could be argued that Kelly is the most investigated serial killer in the history of the world. His murders were investigated as they occurred between 1953 and 1983; they were re-investigated in 1983 and again in 2015. The author of this book played major roles in the two latter enquiries, conducting the entire enquiry in 1983 and acting as a consultant to the 2015 enquiry. More is known about Kelly than any other serial killer in history. He was arrested before he had finished killing, then murdered his cellmate in the police station and was interviewed by the author ten minutes after this final murder, before spending the next two years discussing his crimes and his motivations with the author. The end result is a truly unique insight into the mind of a serial killer!

Biographie de l'auteur :

Geoff Platt served twenty-five years in the Metropolitan Police, starting at the infamous Carter Street Police Station in the aftermath of the Kray and Richardson Gangs in the 1970s, before moving to Brixton in time for the riots. After working in the Anti Terrorist Branch and the Flying Squad, he finished his career in charge of the C.I.D. at West End Central, the country s busiest police station. After his book, The London Underground Serial Killer was published in 2015, he was appointed by the Police Commissioner to act as consultant on a new enquiry into the case.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1473827329
• ISBN 13: 9781473827325
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160