Criminals Who Become Killers

by Andrew Alexander

This edition in the True Crimes Series looks at career criminals and what turns them from being villains into killers. The three men under scrutiny are John Childs, Arthur Hutchinson and Kenneth Regan.John Childs had been involved in several armed robberies as a get-away driver.Arthur Hutchinson had convictions for indecent assault, rape, burglary and theft.Kenneth Regan had been imprisoned for drug smuggling, money laundering and providing forged British passports.Then, each of them made a cold-blooded decision to turn into a killer. John Childs became a contract killer. Arthur Hutchinson broke into a house and for no motive other than carnal lust, murdered three members of the same family. Kenneth Regan planned to rebuild his drug smuggling business at a cost of killing a family of five.This 6,800-word study aims to give the reader an insight into the world of criminals who kill and the crimes they have committed. It is designed to be both a work in its own right and an introduction to the True Crimes genre.True Crimes Bamber – Slaughter at White House FarmLevi Bellfield – The Bus Stop StalkerDavid Berkowitz – The Son of SamTed Bundy – The College Girl KillerBuono and Bianchi – The Hillside StranglersJohn Christie – The 10 Rillington Place MurdersDale Cregan – Gangland EnforcerJeffrey Dahmer – The Milwaukee CannibalJoanna Dennehy – The ‘Man-Woman’ MurdererRuth Ellis – The Last Woman to be HangedKenneth Erskine – The Stockwell StranglerStephen Griffiths – The Crossbow CannibalJohn Haigh – The Acid Bath MurdersBrady and Hindley – The Moors MurderersColin Ireland – The Gay SlayerDonald Neilson – The Black PantherDennis Nilsen – The Muswell Hill MurdererHarold Shipman – Doctor DeathGeorge Joseph Smith – Brides in the BathPeter Sutcliffe – The Yorkshire RipperJohann ‘Jack’ Unterweger – International Serial KillerFred and Rose West – The House of HorrorsSteve Wight – The Suffolk StranglerAileen Wuornos – The Hitchhiker From HellAustralian Serial KillersCriminals Who Become KillersFemale Serial KillersLesbian Serial KillersSpree KillersWhole Life SentencesWorld’s Worse Serial Killers

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 19, 2014