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Elliott Leyton (August 21, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was a Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author who, according to the CTV television news network, was amongst the most widely consulted experts on serial homicide worldwide.
Mar 1, 2022 · Elliott Leyton’s book Hunting Humans, a study of notorious murderers, became a bestseller and his expertise led to work as a consultant for police agencies and TV networks.
Hunting Humans is Elliott Leyton’s classic study of six of the world’s most notorious serial killers. It established him as a leading authority on one of crime’s most disturbing phenomena and as an expert consultant for the FBI, New Scotland Yard, and Interpol.
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Feb 16, 2022 · This week, we're fondly remembering a truly remarkable person and professor: Elliott Leyton, dubbed by London Times as "The Godfather of Criminal Psychology," and whose books CBS called "required reading for all homicide detectives." Read the tribute in the Gazette.
Feb 16, 2022 · Dr. Elliott Leyton was a world-renowned expert on serial killers and mass murderers, dubbed by the London Times as the “Godfather of criminal psychology.” Dr. Elliott Leyton advised the RNC, FBI, London’s Scotland Yard and others on serial killers.
Elliott Leyton is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most distinguished authors and scholars. His books include The Myth of Delinquency, Hunting Humans, Men of Blood and Touched by Fire.
Feb 15, 2022 · Elliot Leyton, the author of Hunting Humans, and who the London times called “the Godfather of criminal psychology,” passed away at Kenny’s Pond Retirement Home on Monday at the age of 82.
Hunting Humans is Elliott Leyton’s classic study of six of the world’s most notorious serial killers. It established him as a leading authority on one of crime’s most disturbing phenomena and as an expert consultant for the FBI, New Scotland Yard, and Interpol.
Mar 31, 2022 · Professor Elliott Leyton, who has died aged 82, was a Canadian academic and a widely consulted expert on serial killing before publishing a study of modern British murder cases in Men Of Blood...
Jan 1, 1986 · In this new edition of his landmark 1986 study, pioneering anthropologist Elliott Leyton examines the psyche and motivations of his six original multiple-murderer subjects and now takes stock of how far we've come since then in our understanding of why people commit gruesome assaults on innocent strangers.
