Almost famous: Peter Woodcock, media framing, and obscurity in the cultural construction of a serial killer

This article contributes to criminological research on cultural constructions of serial murderers by investigating the little-known Canadian case of Peter Woodcock. There is a tacit scholarly consensus that news media routinely sensationalize modern serial killers as celebrity monsters. The case of...

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Main Author: Hier, Sean P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime, media, culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 375-394
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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