Doctors Who Kill: The Medical Murderer
$30
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Furneaux, Rupert. The Medical Murderer. London: Elek Books, 1957. First Edition of an unusual history on doctors who kill.
A highly entertaining overview of the crimes, cases, and motivations of various medical murderers and serial killers, specifically, the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers who switched from helping to harming their patients. A real true-crime classic, this book covers over 100 different incidents, providing background on notorious criminals Dr. Dmitrou Panchenko, Prof. John Webster, Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde, and Nurse Dorothea Waddingham. In all, an excellent and enjoyable addition to any amateur criminologist’s reference collection.
159pp, 8vo, grey cloth boards. Shelf-cocked. Front board bowed. Spine bruised. Bookblock clean except for excess glue stain at top spine. Slight separation of binding visible in gutter between front pastedown and first free endpaper. Pages clean. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Dustjacket shows some wear at corners and edges. Small tear(s) with chip loss on lower fore corner and top spine. Discoloration to back. Good condition on both counts.
If this anthology of actual real-life doctors who kill appealed to you, you might consider checking out another true crime collectible: the infamous Hartford County Jail’s copy of the illustrated classic, Picturesque America.
