Serial Killers in the Library

Solon Public Library is pleased to host this guest post by library teen Eli. If you'd like to write a guest post for our library blog, send an email to ysl@solon.lib.ia.us and let us know!

 

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Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed
by Robert Graysmith

 

 Zodiac Unmasked is a book on (you guessed it) the Zodiac Killer. The author Robert Greysmith was a cartoonist during the time of the Zodiac, and wrote a previous book called Zodiac. The book follows the timeline of the killings and a suspect called Aurther Leigh Allen, showing why he believes Allen to be the Zodiac killer.

 

 

Zodiac (2007) 

 

You may recognize the name Robert Greysmith from the movie Zodiac. The movie follows Robert Greysmith (played by Jack Gyllenhaal) and his news company during the Zodiac killings. The movie highlights Greysmith's increasing obsession with the murderer.

 

I: The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olsen

 

 Following the theme of Serial killers, you may want to check out I: The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olsen. This book is about a serial killer known as the Smiley Face Killer. The book is written from the point of view of the killer. The reader follows him through his life to his arrest and imprisonment. 

 

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Do you enjoy reading about true crime? What is a mystery that's caught your interest?