The Beauty Queen Killer by Bruce Gibney

A 1984 Cross-Country Serial Killer True Crime of Christopher Wilder and the Model Search Manhunt

In the spring of 1984, Australian race car driver and photographer Christopher Wilder embarked on a six-week, six-thousand-mile violent spree across the United States. Posing as a fashion photographer scouting talent for major shopping mall pageants, Wilder abducted, assaulted, and murdered young women across Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, California, and New York.

Bruce Gibney detail the FBI's nationwide manhunt and multi-state police communications during the height of the crisis. The narrative tracks law enforcement efforts to identify the suspect, the survival stories of escaped victims, and the final confrontation in Colebrook, New Hampshire, that ended Wilder's spree.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Bruce Gibney provides a factual, chronologically detailed account of one of the most intensive FBI manhunts of the 1980s. Focusing on forensic communications and multi-jurisdictional police work, this book is essential reading for readers of Clifford L. Linedecker, Carlton Smith, and John Douglas.