I can't remember the title of a book of serial killer fiction from the 80's
January 10, 2011 7:06 PM   Subscribe

I need help remembering a book title for some serial killer fiction from the 1980's

What I remember is a teenager kills his mother, gets sent to a mental hospital where he escapes. He starts dressing like a woman to get close to women and then he kills them.

I realize it's not exactly Dickens, but I'd like to remember the title of the book.
posted by Jesco to Writing & Language (3 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Sounds a lot like Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.
posted by Ahab at 5:54 AM on January 11, 2011


That's what it sounds like to me too. Also, check out the 1990 movie based on the book starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. A suspense classic!
posted by xenophile at 9:46 AM on January 11, 2011


Response by poster: No. It's not Silence of the Lambs.
posted by Jesco at 3:38 AM on February 23, 2011


« Older He didn't just disappear from his apartment, but...   |   Extracting subtitles from recorded Australian TV? Newer »
This thread is closed to new comments.