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Gosnell : the untold story of America's most prolific serial killer / Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer.

Title
Gosnell : the untold story of America's most prolific serial killer / Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer.
Author
McElhinney, Ann
Publication
Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group, [2017]

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McAleer, Phelim, 1967-
Description
xx, 347 pages; 24 cm
Summary
In 2013 Dr Kermit Gosnell was convicted of killing four people, including three babies, but is thought to have killed hundreds, perhaps thousands more in a 30-year killing spree. Gosnell is currently serving three life sentences (without the possibility of parole) for murdering babies and patients at his "House of Horrors" abortion clinic. This book--now a major movie starring Dean Cain (Lois & Clarke)--reveals how the investigation that brought Gosnell to justice started as a routine drugs investigation and turned into a shocking unmasking of America's biggest serial killer. It details how compliant politicians and bureaucrats allowed Dr. Gosnell to carry out his grisly trade because they didn't want to be accused of "attacking abortion." Gosnell also exposes the media coverup that saw reporters refusing to cover a story that shone an unwelcome spotlight on abortion in America in the 21st century.
Subject
  • Gosnell, Kermit
  • Physicians > Philadelphia > Biography
  • Murderers > Philadelphia > Case studies
  • Abortion services > Philadelphia > Case studies
  • Abortion > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
  • Murder > Philadelphia > Case studies
  • Infanticide > Philadelphia > Case studies
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
  • TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-339) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
From drug bust to house of horrors -- "Murder in plain sight" -- Dereliction of duty -- Willing accomplices -- "The Indian woman" -- The babies -- Gosnell on trial -- Gosnell versus Gump -- Profiled in courage? -- Media malpractice -- America's biggest serial killer? -- Meeting the monster -- Aftermath.
ISBN
  • 9781621574552
  • 1621574555
OCLC
969266207
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library