Serial Killers of the '70s

Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death

Fritsch Jane

The Zodiac Killer, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler and Dating Game Killer – in many ways, terrifying serial killers were as synonymous with the 1970s as Watergate, disco and the oil crisis. This fascinating collection of profiles presents the most notorious, as well as lesser-known, serial murderers of that decade.

About the Author

Jane Fritsch is a former New York Times reporter who was a Pulitzer finalist with Dean Baquet, currently the Times' executive editor, and contributed to the paper's coverage of 9/11, which won a Pulitzer Prize. She also covered the trial of serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the Chicago Tribune. Fritsch has taught journalism at Columbia University and Iowa State and worked as a researcher and consultant for the Investigation Discovery channel documentary Deadly Legacy, about John Wayne Gacy.

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