{"bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowed for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books *Fatal*, *Fiend*, *Bestial*, *Deviant*, *Deranged*, *Depraved*, and, with David Everitt, *The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers*. He is also the author of *Nevermore* and *The Hum Bug*, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Ellen Poe. He lives in New York State and is the father of YA novelist, Lauren Oliver. \u2014 Mostly from *Depraved*"}, "name": "Harold Schechter", "key": "/authors/OL20453A", "personal_name": "Harold Schechter", "birth_date": "28 June 1948", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [12848983], "links": [{"title": "Schechter's Homepage", "url": "https://haroldschechter.com/", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "latest_revision": 5, "revision": 5, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2022-08-02T19:58:17.281725"}}