Killer Bios: Professional Resources List

Anonymous. (2011, January 12). Loughner’s sickness. Wall Street Journal.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article speculates about Laughner’s possible mental health concerns and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Arrigo, B. A., & Griffin, A. (2004). Serial murder and the case of Aileen Wuornos: Attachment theory, psychopathy, and predatory aggression. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 22(3), 375-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.583

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes a detailed case study analysis of Wuornos and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

The Associated Press. (2001, June 10). Model soldier McVeigh is remembered as being funny, “good-natured” he left army embittered against the government. St. Louis Dispatch.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes McVeigh from his father’s perspective and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Bragg, R. (1995, August 4). A killer’s only confidant: The man who caught Susan Smith. New York Times.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article tells the story of the Union County Sherriff Howard Wells and his success in getting a confession from Smith. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Bundy, Theodore Robert [Theodore Robert Cowell] (1946-1989): American murderer. (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a biographical narrative of Bundy. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Chapman, R. (2013). McVeigh, Timothy (1968—2001). In R. Chapman, & J. Ciment (Eds.), Culture wars in America: An encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices (2nd ed.).

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of McVeigh’s background and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Lamar, J. V., & Holmes, C. (1989, February 6). “I deserve punishment” killer Ted Bundy bargains and postures to the end. Time,133(6), 34.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article describes an overview of Bundy’s last days of life leading up to his execution and will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

McVeigh, Timothy James (1968-2001). (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of McVeigh’s background and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Meyer, C. L., Oberman, M., White, K., & Rone, M. (2001). Mothers who kill their children: Understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the prom mom. New York University Press. 92-125.

• This article discusses economic and sociological factors correlated with infanticide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Muskal, M. (2012, November 9). Giffords attends Loughner sentencing. The Charleston Gazette.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article tells the account of the congresswoman attending the sentencing of Laughner, the man who shot her. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Orenthein, J., Packman, W., Jackson, R., & Bongar, B. (2010, November). Filicide: Gender bias in California defense attorneys’ perception of motive and defense strategies. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 17(4), 523-537.

• This article discusses a research study conducted on defenses used by attorneys to defend clients accused of filicide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Ramsland, K. (2013). The many sides of Ted Bundy. Forensic Examiner, 22(3), 18-25.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides first-hand accounts from the view of Bundy’s family, friends, and lovers. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Slapper, G. (2011). Changing madness to badness. Journal of Criminal Law, 75(5), 337-340. https//:doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2011.75.5.719

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article explores the question of the compulsory medicating of Laugher, who was found unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Susan smith gets life; accused gasps at unanimous verdict; Susan Smith: A life. (1995, Jul 29). Edmonton Journal.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article details the final court sentencing of Smith and a brief timeline of her life. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Walker, A. J. (2006). Application of the insanity defense to postpartum disorder-driven infanticide in the United States: A look toward the enactment of an infanticide act. University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion Gender & Class, 6, 197-221.

• This article discusses the relationship between the insanity defense and postpartum depression in women accused of infanticide/filicide. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Wuornos, Aileen. (2008). In L. J. Palmer, Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States (2nd ed.).

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a timeline of Wuornos’ life as a prostitute and serial killer. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.

Wuornos, Aileen Carol [Aileen Carol Pittman] (1956-). (2002). In S. Phelps (Ed.), World of Criminal Justice, Gale.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Credo Reference database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and also available in the online classroom through the Killer Bios app. This article provides a brief narrative of Wuornos’ life and eventual crimes. It will assist you in choosing a client for your Week 1 Choose Your Client discussion, your Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment, and your Week 5 Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper.