From the Mouth of the Monster by Robert Mladinich

From the Mouth of the Monster

The Joel Rifkin Story

Robert Mladinich

Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · October 30, 2001

A former cop turned journalist details his interviews with his former college friend, Joel Rifkin, a notorious serial killer convicted in the murders of seventeen prostitutes, offering keen insights into the twisted mind of a serial killer and the path that led him to murder.

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Genres
Serial Killers, Criminals & Outlaws, Forensic Psychology
Published
Simon & Schuster, October 30, 2001

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A former cop turned journalist details his interviews with his former college friend, Joel Rifkin, a notorious serial killer convicted in the murders of seventeen prostitutes, offering keen insights into the twisted mind of a serial killer and the path that led him to murder. Original. Read more

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  • true-crime conversation
  • serial-killer case interest

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  • case-focused narration
  • sustained, page-by-page unease

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Serial Killers99%
Criminals & Outlaws82%
Forensic Psychology53%

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Publisher categories

  • Biography & Memoir
  • True Crime
  • Murder & Homicide
Authors
Robert Mladinich
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Published
October 30, 2001
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Biography & Memoir