Harold Schechter
Harold Schechter | |
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| Born | June 28, 1948 |
| Occupation | True Crime Writer/Author, Professor Emeritus at Queens College, CUNY. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York, State University of New York |
| Genre | True crime, fiction |
| Subject | Serial killers, popular culture |
| Spouse | Kimiko Hahn |
| Children | 2, including Lauren Oliver |
| Website | |
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Harold Schechter (born June 28, 1948) is an American true crime writer. His works focuses on serial killers. He is a Professor Emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years.[1] He is the editor of the Library of America volume, True Crime: An American Anthology.[2]
References
- ↑ "Queens College Emeritus Professors list". Queens College. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ Schechter, Harold (2023). Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects. Workman Publishing Company. ISBN 9781523515295.
Other websites
- Official website
- "Harold Schechter's Dangerous Pastime, " by Gary Shapiro, http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/harold-schechters-dangerous-pastime/13904/
- "Murder by Mail:in gilded Age New York" book review by William Grimes, https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/books/24grim.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
- Poison Served His Purpose: a murder in New York gives us a landmark case and one gripping story," book review by Nathan Ward, http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010807
- Harold Schechter's "Five Best Killer Stories: sensational murder trials…," http://www.opinionjournal.com/weekend/fivebest/?id=110010848
- Review of Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment at Reason magazine