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Can I read The Schoolgirl Strangler on EtoBox?
The Schoolgirl Strangler by Katherine Kovacic is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Schoolgirl Strangler about?
The shocking true story of a serial killer in 1930s Melbourne. November, 1930. One sunny Saturday afternoon, 12-year-old Mena Griffiths was playing in the park w hen she w as lured away by an unknown man. Hours later, her strangled body w as found, mouth gagged and hands crossed over her chest, in an abandoned house. Only months later, another girl was murdered; the similarities between the cases undeniable. Crime in Melbourne had taken a shocking new turn: this was the work of a serial killer, a homicidal maniac. Despite their best efforts, police had no experience dealing with this kind of criminal. W hat followed was years of bungled investigations, falsely accused men - and the tragic deaths of two more girls - before the murderer was finally caught and brought to justice. With all the pace of a thriller, Katherine Kovacic recounts this extraordinary, chilling true story - of failed police enquiries, a killer with a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and the families shattered when four innocent lives were cruelly taken.
Who reads The Schoolgirl Strangler?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Katherine Kovacic
- Publisher
- Bonnier Publishing Fiction
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781760686864
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, Humanities
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