ch. 1. The lure and the law of homicide -- ch. 2. Explaining the will to kill -- ch. 3. The killers and their victims -- ch. 4. Intimate and family murder -- ch. 5. The young and the ruthless -- ch. 6. Well-schooled in murder -- ch. 7. Serial killers -- ch. 8. Medical murder -- ch. 9. Rampage -- ch. 10. Hate homicides -- ch. 11. Murderous terror -- ch. 12. Cult killings -- ch. 13. Catching killers -- ch. 14. Getting away with murder, or not