Homicidal

"People simply will not accept the fact that there is such a thing as a homicidal mind," Truman Capote once said, "People who would kill as easily as they would write a bad check." But people like this do exist—and in Homicidal, journalist and crime writer Paul Alexander profiles one of the most brutal homicidal minds in criminal history.

According to allegations, Lonnie Franklin Jr. killed at least ten women—maybe more—in the Los Angeles area over 25 years. Because of serious mistakes in the LAPD's handling of the case, Franklin stayed active for decades—a terrifyingly normal "serial killer next door" who met his victims mostly through random encounters.

The best-selling author of true crime titles Accused, Murdered, and Mistried, Alexander delves deep into law enforcement records and collects never-before-heard firsthand accounts to cast new light on this complicated case. Combining the attention to detail of a crime...