Professor David Wilson facing forwards, in a crouched pose with his right hand resting on his right knee and left elbow resting on his left knee, with his left hand raised to the centre of his chest. He wears a dark blue shirt with a red white-dotted pocket square. He has short grey-white hair and beard. His expression is serious. The background is a deep red with news print and finger-print effects. Text reads: Professor David Wilson; My Life with Murderers; An evening with the UK's leading criminologist

My Life With Murderers: An Evening with Professor David Wilson

The UK's Leading Criminologist

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In a career spanning 40 years David has met all sorts of killers: hitmen, mass, spree and serial killers and those murderers who seem to kill “in 5 minutes of madness”. Sometimes he meets them in a tense interview in a cell; sometimes to share a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); or sometimes just to look them in the eye as he tells them that, yes, they really are a psychopath.

Some of these men became David’s friends; others would still love to kill him.

Now you have the opportunity to hear David’s story from idealistic prison governor straight out of Cambridge University to expert criminologist and emeritus professor. With experiences unlike any other and an unparalleled knowledge of murder, David will discuss his fascinating and compelling study of human nature, delving into infamous as well as lesser-known true crime cases in an attempt to make sense out of the senseless.

David Wilson is the author of the gripping books My Life with Murderers, A Plot to Kill and new release Murder at Home. Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University and the founding Director of the university’s Centre for Criminal Justice and Research, he is also a respected TV presenter, most recently fronting Channel 4’s In the Footsteps of Killers with Emilia Fox and David Wilson’s Crime Files for BBC Scotland.


VIP tickets include a 30 minute Meet & Greet at 6pm, extra content and a signed copy of David’s book.

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