Parents Are Murderers: The Terrible Crime Of Killing His Own Children: True Stories Of Filicidal Murder And Crime (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798539021801)

If you're a true crime fanatic, this is the work you've been looking for. If murder is a horrible crime, what would describe parents killing their children?
This collection of "Filicidal Killers" provides a gripping overview of how things can go wrong in once-loving families. This book depicts ten of the most notorious and horrific cases of homicidal parental units out of control. People like--Andrea Yates, Diane Downs, Susan Smith, and Jeffrey MacDonald--who received a great deal of media attention. The author explores the reasons; from addiction to postpartum psychosis, insanity to altruism, revenge, and jealousy.