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The Last Victim (book)
''The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer'' (1999) is a non-fiction work by author Jason Moss, co-authored with counseling professor Jeffrey Kottler, in which he details his fascination and subsequent correspondence with several notorious American serial killers. Synopsis In 1994, Moss was an 18-year-old college student at UNLV. While studying for his honors thesis, he established relationships by correspondence with John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, Henry Lee Lucas, Jeffrey Dahmer, Elmer Wayne Henley, and Charles Manson. He obtained samples of correspondence from and interviews with these men. Moss researched what would most interest each subject, and cast himself in the role of disciple, admirer, surrogate, or potential victim. In his book Moss said that he had been interested in a career with the FBI. He thought that gaining the trust of a serial killer, possibly learning more about their stated crimes or unsolved murders, was a way to distingui ...
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Jason Moss (writer)
Jason Michael Moss (February 3, 1975 – June 6, 2006) was an American attorney who specialized in criminal defense. He was best known as the author of ''The Last Victim (book), The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer'' (1999), a memoir about his exploration of the minds of incarcerated serial killers, which started as a research project in college. He corresponded and conducted personal interviews with several notorious killers. Struggling with depression (mood disorder), depression, Moss took his own life in 2006. His book was adapted and produced as a film, ''Dear Mr. Gacy'', released in 2010. Personal life Moss was born in Bethpage, New York in 1975 and attended local schools. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As an honors student, he had completed a research project into the minds of serial killers by establishing correspondence with them and gaining interviews. At the age of 19, he met twice with John Wa ...
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The Howard Stern Show
''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 and Howard 101, Stern's two uncensored channels on the subscription-based satellite radio service SiriusXM, since 2006. Other prominent staff members include co-host and news anchor Robin Quivers, writer Fred Norris and executive producer Gary Dell'Abate, along with former members Jackie Martling, Billy West, John Melendez, and Artie Lange. Stern began his radio career in the mid-1970s and developed his show through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York, WCCC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut, and WWWW in Detroit. In 1981, he began at WWDC-FM in Washington, D.C., where he was first paired with Quivers and became a ratings success. That was followed by three years at WNBC in New York City. After his abrupt firing, Stern mo ...
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Non-fiction Books About Serial Killers
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with being presented more objectively, like historical, scientific, or otherwise straightforward and accurate information, but sometimes, can be presented more subjectively, like sincerely held beliefs and thoughts on a real-world topic. One prominent usage of nonfiction is as one of the two fundamental divisions of narrative ( storytelling)—often, specifically, prose writing—in contrast to narrative fiction, which is largely populated by imaginary characters and events, though sometimes ambiguous regarding its basis in reality. Some typical examples of nonfiction include diaries, biographies, news stories, documentary films, textbooks, travel books, recipes, and scientific journals. While specific claims in a nonfiction work ma ...
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Collaborative Non-fiction Books
Collaboration (from Latin ''com-'' "with" + ''laborare'' "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Collaboration is similar to cooperation. Most collaboration requires leadership, although the form of leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group.Spence, Muneera U. ''"Graphic Design: Collaborative Processes = Understanding Self and Others."'' (lecture) Art 325: Collaborative Processes. Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 13 April 2006See also. Teams that work collaboratively often access greater resources, recognition and rewards when facing competition for finite resources. Caroline S. Wagner and Loet Leydesdorff. Globalisation in the network of science in 2005: The diffusion of international collaboration and the formation of a core group.'' Structured methods of collaboration encourage introspection of behavior and communication ...
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American Non-fiction Books
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William Forsythe (actor)
William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has starred in films such as ''American Me'' (1992), ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Dick Tracy'' (1990), '' Gotti'' (1996), '' The Rock'' (1996), and ''The Devil's Rejects'' (2005). He has also played recurring characters in television series such as ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010) and '' Justified'' (2010). Forsythe was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the indie film ''The Waterdance''. Early life William Forsythe was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Billy Gene Forsythe (1932–2010) and Anita Elena Castellano (1938–) and grew up in the borough's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. He is of partial Italian descent. Career Forsythe started out in minor film roles and guest appearances in high-rated TV shows including ''CHiPs'' (1977), ''Hill Street Blues'' (1981) and ''T. J. Hooker ...
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Jesse Moss (actor)
Jesse Moss is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series '' Whistler'' (2006–2008) as well as the films ''Final Destination 3'' (2006), '' The Uninvited'' (2009) and '' Tucker & Dale vs. Evil'' (2010). He has won a Leo Award from four nominations. Life and career Moss is best known for his roles of Jason Wise in ''Final Destination 3'' and Quinn McKaye on '' Whistler'', for which Moss won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2007.Leo Awards official site
, retrieved February 4, 2008. Moss also starred in '''', the 2010 film adaptation of ''
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Dear Mr
Dear(s) or The Dears may refer to: Organizations * Duearity – a Swedish medtech company which trades on Nasdaq First North under ticker symbol DEAR. Manga * ''Dear'' (manga), a 2002–2007 Japanese manga series by Cocoa Fujiwara * ''DearS'', a 2002–2005 Japanese manga series by Peach-Pit, and a 2004 anime series and visual novel *''Dear+'', a Japanese manga magazine Music * Dears (band), a Taiwanese duo * The Dears, a Canadian rock band * ''Dear'' (Apink album) or the title song, "Dear (Whisper)", 2016 * ''Dear'' (Boris album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Dear'' (Hey! Say! JUMP album) or the title song, 2016 * ''Dear'' (Shion Miyawaki album), 2008 * "Dear" (Mika Nakashima song), 2011 * "Dear" (Vivid song), 2009 *''Dear.'', a 2018 EP by Cavetown Other uses * Dear (surname) * Drop Everything And Read, a school-based sustained silent reading program See also * Dear... (other) * ''Dear Dear'', a 1992 album by 54-40 * Deer (other) * Salutation * Term of ...
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide such as firearms, drugs, and poisons; treating mental disorders and substance abuse; careful media reporting about suicide; and improving economic conditions. Although crisis hotlines are common resources, their effectiveness has not been well studied. The most commonly adopted metho ...
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New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ...
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Serial Killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three murders, others extend it to four or lessen it to two. Psychological gratification is the usual motive for serial killing, and many serial murders involve sexual contact with the victim. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) states that the motives of serial killers can include anger, thrill-seeking, financial gain, and attention seeking, and killings may be executed as such. The victims may have something in common; for example, demographic profile, appearance, gender or race. Often the FBI will focus on a particular pattern serial killers follow. Based on this pattern, this will give key clues into finding the killer along with their motives. Although a serial killer is a distinct classification that differs from that of a mass mu ...
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Psychopathy
Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent Anti-social behaviour, antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and Boldness, bold, Disinhibition, disinhibited, and Egotism, egotistical Behavior, traits. Different conceptions of psychopathy have been used throughout History of psychopathy, history that are only partly overlapping and may sometimes be contradictory. Hervey M. Cleckley, an American psychiatrist, influenced the initial diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality reaction/disturbance in the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (''DSM''), as did American psychologist George E. Partridge. The ''DSM'' and ''International Classification of Diseases'' (ICD) subsequently introduced the diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and Antisocial personality disorder#ICD-10, dissocial personality disorder (DPD) respectively, stating that these diagnoses have been referred to (or include ...
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