The Attlas of True Crime offers a detailed exploration of the criminal underworld through these illustrated histories of dozens of infamous criminals who have left their mark upon society-in the darkest ways possible. Their stories are all collected here in this definitive guide to crime…and punishment. You will shudder over the apex serial killers: Gacy, Bundy, Berkowitz; the cannibals: Dahmer, Gein, Fish; and the spree killers like Speck, Whitman, and Manson. Also here are the spouse killers, parents who take the lives of their children, and children who target other children; heartless kidnappers; gangs that pull off massive heists; and impressively deceptive con men. Criminals who kill without conscience and who break the law for a living. This book traces the rise of crime over the past two centuries-the renegade outlaws of America's Wild West, the bootleggers of prohibition, the tommy-gun toting bank robbers of the Great Depression to the organized crime syndicates of today. Representing law and order, you will encounter the FBI and the other policing agencies of America as well as the top crime-fighting organizations around the globe, In addition, you will learn about the evolving technologies of forensic science and criminal profiling. It's all here, compiled in one book that lets you savor the truly bad behavior of villains, thieves, and scoundrels… from the safety of your armchair.