Suicide victims that kill: a forensic search for clues
Be it spectacular crimes like a killing spree or the Germanwings plane crash, or family tragedies such as the death of an elderly couple: in all these cases, it is not only the perpetrator who dies, but they also kill innocent people. The criminology branch talks of murder suicides and a shocked public wonders about the causes and circumstances of the crimes. Modern forensic investigations, evidence left behind and interviews with family members, friends and acquaintances help to shine a light on the matter and to reconstruct motives and events. Milan Zimmermann has investigated many such crimes. With his emotive case descriptions, he lets the reader participate in this exciting and often surprisingly technical search for clues.
“Murder suicides are premeditated crimes. The killings and suicides are planned in every detail — that means they could be prevented if we knew how to correctly interpret the perpetrator's signals.” Dr. Milan Zimmermann
