Business Week, "Making a Killing Online," November 20, 2000.

The authors examine the controversy over Internet commerce being conducted by convicted felons, in particular by Angel Resendez—Ramirez (known as "the Railroad Killer" of the early 1990s), who sells personal artifacts and memorabilia through websites such as eBay.

Edward J. Ingebretsen, "Monster—Making: A Politics of Persuasion," Journal of American Culture, Summer 1998.

The author discusses the treatment of criminals in America and how it parallels that of our treatment of fictional monsters. Through his examination of the treatment of Jeffrey Dahmer by the media, the author contends that popular entertainment and news media create a public ritual of fear.

Eric Pooley, "Cop Stars," New York Magazine, March 16, 1992.

The author discusses how police officers and gangsters are telling their true—crime stories in books, on television, and in the movies to take advantage of...