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POSTPONED; NEW DATE TO COME Free Online Book Talk · "Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects," by Harold Schechter, Professor Emeritus at Queens College, CUNY

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The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime classic In Cold Blood—these are more than simple artifacts that once belonged to notorious murderers. They are objets of fascination to a legion of true crime obsessives around the world. And not merely for fleeting dark thrills, but because they represent a way to better understand those who we typically label monsters in lieu of learning how they actually became one. Join us to celebrate the release of Murderabilia, by veteran true crime writer Harold Schechter, which presents 100 murder-related artifacts spanning two centuries.