THE PROFESSOR AND THE PROSTITUTE. And Other True Tales of Murder and madness

Paperback. What would drive a brilliant professor to become obsessed with a scheming prostitute - so obsessed he would bludgeon her to death with a hammer? What made a prosperous and loving mother kill herself - and take the lives of her two children? How did a nice suburban princess get involved with a transsexual - and become implicated in his murder after he married another man? When did the 14yr. old Dallas preppie turn from loving son to the killer of his parents? How could two prominent gynecologists - twin brothers - degenerate to the point of drug abuse and double suicide? Why do seemingly respectable, ordinary people - people "just like us" - twist out of control and commit acts of murder and madness? The author dissects the apparent psychological motives behind these astounding acts. Illus. 279pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.