The misfortune of the little poisoner – and ten other stories from forensics

By Erich Wulff

Subject:
In eleven fascinating life and crimes stories Prof. Erich Wulff describes the exploits of murderers, killers and sexual delinquents, including their social backgrounds, from his 20 years working as a court forensic expert.

Target audience:
Forensic scientists, enthusiastic crime thriller fans and avid readers

Content:

Why would a seaman kill a whole ship´s crew or a daughter her mother? As a person and as a psychiatrist, the author is interested in the personal history of the perpetrators. What were these people like as children? What drove the perpetrator to commit the crime, and what choices would we have made? Instead of making sweeping condemnations this talented story teller puts the focus on the people: with their contradictions and chances, conflicts and irrational panic, with their culpable involvement. The sensitively told stories are as entertaining as crime novels and at the same time informative lectures for everyone who is involved with delinquents.

Author:

Prof. Erich Wulff was head of the department of Social Psychiatry at the Hannover Medical School and worked for many years as a forensic expert. His other publications by the Psychiatrie-Verlag are »Wahnsinnslogik« and »Irrfahrten – Autobiografie eines Psychiaters«.

Original title:

"Das Unglück der kleinen Giftmischerin - und zehn weitere Geschichten aus der Forensik"

BALANCE buch + medien verlag, Bonn, 176 Pages, 13.90 EUR.
First published by the Psychiatrie-Verlag 2005

For further information please contact: Ms Kerstin Zander.