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Any murder is an horrific crime, but some homicides are so shocking, so grisly or so unusual that they grab headlines all over the world. The most horrendous murders that took place during the decade of New Wave and permed hair are detailed in Murders That Shocked the World - 1980s. Among those profiled are serial killers Andrei Chikatilo, Fred West, Dennis Nilsen and Bobby Joe Long, while the unsolved murders of Margaret and Seana Tapp, and Swedish politician and statesman Olof Palme, also are investigated.

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Michael Cowton honed his journalistic skills on national newspapers as a features writer, columnist and chief sub-editor, working variously for the Daily Express, The Observer and Mail On Sunday. As a published biographer, his writing credits include works on the bands Level 42 and Pet Shop Boys. A former magazine editor and visiting lecturer in media studies, he is currently employed as a production editor for a major publishing house. Married with two children, he lives in Lincolnshire.

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