A New Kind of Monster: The Secret Life and Shocking True Crimes of an Officer . . . and a Murderer

by Timothy Appleby

Overview

The horrific and astonishing true story of the double life of Russell Williams, who was at once a respected figure in the Canadian military and a ruthless sado-sexual serial criminal and murderer.

A model officer and elite pilot, Colonel Russell Williams was trusted with flying international dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth, as well as commanding Canada's most important military airbase. Yet his dark and violent secret life included breaking into 82 homes of girls and women; thefts of vast amounts of lingerie (which he dressed in); two bizarre sexual assaults that left an uncomprehending Ontario village on a knife's-edge; and eventually, two rape-murders. In A New Kind of Monster, veteran Globe and Mail crime reporter Tim Appleby chronicles a true story that could have been lifted from the darkest pages of pulp fiction, one that offers fascinating—and troubling—insights on human psychopathology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307888723
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	433,587
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Timothy Appleby is a former crime reporter and foreign correspondent for the Globe and Mail.