Cold North Killers

by Mellor, Lee

• ISBN13: 9781459701243
• ISBN10: 1459701240
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-27
• Publisher: Dundurn Pr Ltd

Summary

There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada has been confined to#xA0;West Coast#xA0;butcher Clifford Olson and the "Schoolgirl Murderers" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, along with the horrific acts of pig farmer Robert Pickton. Unlike our American neighbours, Canada has been viewed as a nation untouched by the shadow of multiple murder. Then came Colonel Russell Williams and his bizarre homicides and serial home invasions, which were sensational news worldwide on the Internet and television and in scores of newspapers and magazines. The reason for Canada's serial killer blackout is clear: until now such information has never been compiled and presented in a single concise work. Cold#xA0;North Killersis a wake-up call. This detailed and haunting account of Canada's worst monsters analyzes their crimes, childhoods, and inevitable downfalls. It is an indispensable#xA0;compendium for any true crime lover, criminologist, or law-enforcement officer.

Author Biography

Lee Mellor was born in Chester, England, and immigrated to Canada as a child. He is a noted singer/songwriter and has a B.A. in history from Concordia University, where his studies focused on symbolic corpse desecration in the Middle Ages, Victorian penny dreadfuls, and ritualistic murder in India. Mellor has spent the past four years learning about serial homicide, and has interviewed and established relations with various police investigators and victims of violent crime. He lives in Brighton, Ontario.

Table of Contents

Preface: Canadian Serial Murder	p. 13
Acknowledgements	p. 19
Right Under Our Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of This Book, Part 7	p. 21
Introducing the Canadian Serial Killer	p. 23
The First Canadian Serial Killers	p. 25
The Educated Killer	p. 29
Joseph LaPage	p. 35
The Demon in the Belfry	p. 41
Ape Man	p. 48
Nature, Nurture, or Neither?	p. 59
The Bedroom Strangler	p. 61
Doug Moore	p. 67
Peter Woodcock	p. 73
The Beast of British Columbia	p. 82
Modus Operandi and Signature	p. 92
The Monster of Pont-Rouge	p. 93
The Killer Handyman	p. 96
The Gorilla Murderer	p. 101
The Butcher of St. Eustache	p. 107
Sam Pirrera	p. 112
William Dean Christensen	p. 118
Victimology	p. 121
The First Nations Killer	p. 123
Toronto's Gay Village Murders	p. 133
The Sex Pervert	p. 135
The Monster of Miramichi	p. 139
The Highway of Tears	p. 148
Right Under Our Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of This Book, Part 2	p. 157
Taxonomy of the Canadian Serial Killer	p. 163
Organized/Disorganized/Mixed	p. 165
Angelo Colalillo	p. 167
David Threinen	p. 171
Braeden Nugent	p. 172
Carl Hall	p. 173
Donald Armstrong	p. 180
Danny Wood	p. 182
The Visionary Killer	p. 185
Bruce Hamill	p. 187
The Missionary Killer	p. 192
The Slasher	p. 193
The Hedonist-Comfort Killer: Black Widows, Bluebeards, and Baby Farmers	p. 205
Charles Kembo	p. 207
The Internet Black Widow	p. 210
Sukhwinder Dhillon	p. 213
The Butterbox Baby Killers	p. 224
The Hedonist-Lust Killer	p. 231
Henry Williams	p. 233
The Mad Slasher	p. 235
The Hedonist-Thrill Killer	p. 240
James Greenidge	p. 242
The Homicidal Drifter	p. 245
The Power/Control Killer	p. 249
Cottage Killer	p. 251
The Happy Face Killer	p. 263
The Angel of Death	p. 277
The Lambeth Poisoner	p. 278
Dr. Robert MacGregor	p. 286
Right Under Our Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of This Book, Part 3	p. 291
Catching Serial Killers in Canada	p. 295
New Technologies: Offender Profiling	p. 297
Brian Arp	p. 298
The Schoolgirl Murderer	p. 302
(Suspects: Thomas Svekla/Joseph Laboucan and Michael Briscoe)	p. 327
New Technologies: DNA	p. 345
The 22 Caliber Killer	p. 346
The London Chambermaid Killer	p. 351
Allan Craig MacDonald	p. 353
Canadian Forensic Innovations	p. 357
The Fort Rouge Sex Maniac	p. 358
The Vampire Rapist/Strangler Bill	p. 365
Pig Man	p. 369
Right Under Our Noses: Colonel Russell Williams and the Writing of this Book, Part 4	p. 385
Outrage and Controversy	p. 397
Canada's Most Dangerous Profession	p. 399
Hemlock Valley Murders	p. 400
The Calgary Prostitute Murders	p. 401
(suspect: Peter Dale MacDonald)	p. 402
(suspect: Michael Durant)	p. 405
Negligence: When the System Fails	p. 408
Karla Homolka	p. 409
Allan Sweeney	p. 426
Melvin Stanton	p. 428
Paul Cecil Gillis	p. 431
Michael Hector	p. 433
The Boozing Barber	p. 435
Conclusion	p. 439
Notes	p. 443
Bibliography	p. 448
Index	p. 461
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