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Authors: Harold Schechter

Deranged

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

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Chapter 3

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Table of Contents

O rose, thou art sick!

DERANGED

Prologue

PART 1

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PART 2

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PART 3

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PART 4

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Acknowledgments

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About the Author

The sale of this book without its cover is unauthorized. If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that it was reported to the publisher as “unsold and destroyed.” Neither the author nor the publisher has received payment for the sale of this “stripped book.”

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

A Pocket Star Book published by
POCKET BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
www.SimonandSchuster.com

Copyright © 1990 by Harold Schechter

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

For information address Pocket Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

ISBN: 0-671-67875-2

eISBN: 978-1-4391-8785-2

First Pocket Books printing October 1990

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POCKET STAR and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc.

Cover design by Brigid Pearson

Cover photograph by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

Manufactured in the United States of America

For information regarding special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-800-456-6798 or [email protected]

Don’t miss these “top-drawer true-crime” (Booklist) shockers by HAROLD SCHECHTER

DEVIANT

DERANGED

DEPRAVED

BESTIAL

FIEND

FATAL

and

THE A TO Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS

by Harold Schechter and David Everitt

Be sure to read Harold Schechter’s acclaimed historical crime fiction featuring Edgar Allan Poe

THE HUM BUG

and

NEVERMORE

All available from Pocket Books

He preceded Ed Gein by decades—and forced a trusting nation to witness pure evil. The ghastly deeds of Albert Fish are chronicled by Harold Schechter, “America’s foremost pop historian of serial murder.” —The Boston Book Review

DERANGED

The Shocking True Story of America’s Most Fiendish Killer

“This biography of the ultimate dirty old man, Albert Fish … [is] as horrifying as any novel could be.” —American Libraries “Compelling … grippingly fascinating-repulsive.” —Booklist “What Albert Fish did … would chill the bones of Edgar Allan Poe.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

Look for Harold Schechter’s essential account of H.H. Holmes, whose grotesque crimes shattered turn-of-the-century Chicago

DEPRAVED

The Shocking True Story of America’s First Serial Killer

“This is must reading for crime buffs…. Gruesome, awesome, compelling reporting.” —Ann Rule, bestselling author of Green River, Running Red “Destined to be a true crime classic…. As chilling as The Silence of the Lambs and as blood curdling as the best Stephen King novel.” —Flint (MI) Journal “A meticulously researched, brilliantly detailed, and above all riveting account…. Schechter has done his usual sterling job in resurrecting this amazing tale.” —Caleb Carr, bestselling author of The Alienist “An astonishing piece of popular history…. I unhesitatingly recommend [Depraved] … to round out your understanding of the true depth, meaning, and perversity on [this] uniquely American brand of mayhem.” —The Boston Book Review “Schechter’s writing keeps you turning the pages….” —Syracuse Herald-American

And don’t miss Harold Schechter’s other true crime masterpieces

BESTIAL

The Savage Trail of a True American Monster

“[An] essential addition … deserves to be read and pored over the hard crime enthusiast as well as devotees of social history.” —The Boston Book Review “[A] deftly written, unflinching account…, Schechter’s macabre stories unfold like finely-tuned crime novels … well-documented nightmares for anyone who dares to look.” —Journal Star (Peoria, IL)

FIEND

The Shocking True Story of America’s Youngest Serial Killer

“A memorably gothic tale … true-crime lovers will not want to miss it.” —Publishers Weekly

DEVIANT

The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho”

“[A] grisly, wonderful book … scrupulously researched.” —Film Quarterly

THE A TO Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS

By Harold Schechter and David Everitt

“The scholarship is both genuine and fascinating.” —The Boston Book Review “A grisly tome…. Schechter knows his subject matter.” —Denver Rocky Mountain News “The ultimate reference on this fascinating phenomenon.” —PI Magazine

Praise for Harold Sc hechter’s historical crime fiction featuring Edgar Allan Poe

THE HUM BUG

“A riveting excursion … Poe and his times come across with wonderful credibility and vitality.” —Booklist

NEVERMORE

“[Schechter] … keeps the finger of suspicion wandering until the very end.” —The New York Times Book Review “A literary confection…. A first-rate mystery.” —Booklist

Also by Harold Schechter:

FATAL

FIEND

BESTIAL

DEPRAVED

DEVIANT

A-Z GUIDE TO SERIAL KILLERS

OUTCRY

THE HUMBUG

NEVERMORE

DYING BREATH

Table of Contents

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Epigraph

Prologue

PART 1 The Gray Man

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PART 2 King of the Missing

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PART 3 Wisteria

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PART 4 Bloodlust

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