By Paul B. Kidd, the only author who has ever had unlimited prison access to any living Australian serial killer, let alone Australia’s most depraved signature serial killer.

Signature serial killers are the rarest type of mass murderer, choosing to leave a “signature” or “calling card” proudly on display on their victims. William McDonald, better known as The Mutilator because of his depraved calling card, murdered time and again, mutilating his victims with his own unique signature until he was finally caught.

Paul B. Kidd spent a year on and off in prison interviewing The Mutilator, probing deep into his mind to get the full story behind his monstrous crimes and what drove his to them.
This controversial book also includes stories of Australia’s four other signature serial
killers and a detailed history of signature serial killers from all over the world, as well
as a picture section containing some graphic, never-before-seen photos.

The other Australian cases are:

• Arnold Soderman: The Schoolgirl Strangler
• Eric Cooke: The Night Caller
• John Glover: The Granny Killer
• Peter Dupas: The Ordinary Monster

About the author
Paul B. Kidd is Australia’s leading authority on ‘never to be released’ crimes. He is
a talkback broadcaster on Sydney Radio 2UE, a 60 Minutes researching producer
and an outdoor men’s magazine editor. His fascination with seemingly normal and
sane people who brutally kill and maim their victims has led him to write 13 books
on the worst child killers, serial killers and those who rape and murder in packs. An
informative and entertaining interviewee, Paul is an expert on the darker side of
human frailty.