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Born	November 6, 1835 • Verona • Italy
Died	October 19, 1909 (aged 73) • Turin • Italy
Subjects Of Study	psychology • crime

Alfredo Niceforo

Italian sociologist

Eleanor Glueck

American criminologist

Sheldon Glueck

American criminologist

Bernardo Provenzano

Italian mob boss

Cesare Beccaria

Italian criminologist

Lucky Luciano

American crime boss

Lorenzino de’ Medici

Italian writer and assassin

Johnny Torrio

American gangster

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noble

Monster of Florence

Italian serial killers

Felice Orsini

Italian revolutionary

Albert Anastasia

American gangster

Joe Adonis

American crime boss

William Burke

Irish criminal

Aristogeiton

Greek tyrannicide

Erik Menendez

American convicted killer

Lyle Menendez

American convicted killer

Otto Klineberg

psychologist

Abu Daoud

Palestinian terrorist

Gu Kailai

Chinese lawyer

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