Erased presents an original profile of a widespread and previously unrecognized type of murder: not a "hot-blooded," spur-of-the-moment crime of passion... but a cold-blooded, carefully planned and methodically executed form of "erasure."

Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Crime without a name -- Part 1: Eraser Killing: The History And Psychology Of A New Criminal Profile -- 1: Out of the shadows -- 2: Dark triad -- 3: Real American tragedy -- Part 2: Getting Away With Murder -- 4: Lady-killer -- 5: Disappearing acts -- 6: Hiding in plain sight -- 7: Pregnant and vulnerable: when a child is seen as a threat -- Part 3: Psychological Autopsy Of A Classic Eraser Killing -- 8: Watery grave -- 9: Keeping secrets -- 10: Too good to be true -- 11: Seeds of a plan -- 12: Collision course -- 13: Sex, lies, and audiotape -- Conclusion: Fixing a broken system -- Bibliographical sources -- About the authors -- Index.