Nadia Fezzani is a Canadian journalist/author who has conducted extensive research about and interviews with many notorious American

serial killers A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people,An offender can be anyone: * * * * * (This source only requires two people) with the killings taking place over a significant period of time in separat ...

. She is known in Europe as having interviewed American serial killer

Richard Cottingham Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) is an American serial killer who was convicted in New York State of committing six murders between 1972 and 1980 and convicted in New Jersey of committing twelve murders between 1967 and 1978. H ...

for a French documentary that first aired on

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, ''Enquêtes et révélations''. The first person to interview Cottingham in 30 years, Fezzani got him to admit his culpability for the first time, as well as many more murders. She is also part of ''November 84'', a documentary about the disappearance of children. More recently, she was interviewed in a Netflix documentary, ''Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer'' where she briefly talks about her interview with serial killer Richard Cottingham. She wrote a book in French, ''Mes Tueurs en Série'', which was a best seller in 2014. Interviews with serial killers and professionals (profilers, criminologists, neurologists, etc.), explain how someone becomes a serial killer, what triggers them, and what could have been done to prevent such behavior. The title of the English edition is ''Through the Eyes of Serial Killers: Interviews with Seven Murderers'' and was published by

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in March 2015. Later on, she published a book on real life superheroes, ''Mission Superhéros'', in which she went on patrol with individuals who dress up at night and fight crime. She brings us into their world and provides insights into their psyche through interviews. That book was published in English in September 2017 by

with the title ''Real Life Super Heroes''.

Life

Fezzani conducted interviews with famous athletes for five years and was in charge of media relations for the

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and the Buffalo Sharks. She also conducted interviews with music stars, such as

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and

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. She has published in magazines and newspapers including Journal de Montréal, ''

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'', '' 24 Heures'', '' Dernière Heure'', ''UMM'', ''Bobbi'', ''Les Canadiens'', ''Summum'', ''Summum Girl'', ''Hometown Hockey'', and ''Samedi''. As a specialist on serial killers, Ms. Fezzani has given conferences on the topic to university students and various organizations. She has also worked with production companies on television documentaries. As noted, she is the author of ''Mes tueurs en série'' (2011). The English edition ''Through the Eyes of Serial Killers: Interviews with Seven Murderers'', with a preface by Dr. Eric Hickey, contains chapters on Arthur Shawcross, Keith Jesperson, Gary G Grant,

Joel Rifkin Joel David Rifkin (born January 20, 1959) is an American serial killer, who was sentenced to 203 years in prison for the murders of 17 women between 1989 and 1993. Early life Rifkin's birth parents were both young college students and his bio ...

, Jack Trawick, and

Patrick Kearney Patrick Wayne Kearney (born September 24, 1939), also called the Trash Bag Killer and the Freeway Killer, is an American serial killer who sexually assaulted and murdered a minimum of twenty-eight young men and boys in southern California betwe ...

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