The Casanova Killer: The Life of Serial Killer Paul John Knowles

In 1974, Paul John Knowles, nicknamed the Casanova Killer, carried out a murderous spree that lasted about four months. Although he is less well known than many of the killers of his era, Knowles craved fame, and this biography follows his life and crimes. It opens in Milledgeville, Georgia, where a night-shift nurse arrives home to a silent house. Inside, mirrors are smashed, furniture is slashed and books are scattered across the floor. Calling out for her husband and teenage daughter, she runs from room to room and soon finds herself at the scene of a double homicide. The chilling discovery is only the beginning. The book traces how a man who wanted to be remembered became one of the most unpredictable killers of his generation, and what drove him to such violence.