Mad Scientist | Rory Jack Thompson | Tasmanian True Crime

Mad Scientist
By Dr Rory Jack Thompson

Written during his long-term psychiatric incarceration, this 398-page softcover autobiography provides a deeply unsettling but detailed look into the life, brilliant scientific career, and mental descent of Dr Rory Jack Thompson. In 1983, while serving as a principal research scientist for the CSIRO in Hobart, Thompson was arrested for the notorious murder of his wife, later being found not guilty on the grounds of insanity.

This self-penned account covers his family dynamics, marital breakdown, and his years within the Tasmanian prison system up until his death in 1999. It remains a scarce and stark primary document in Tasmania's modern criminal and medical history.

• Format: Softcover, 398 pages
• Condition: New stock, but warehoused since 1993

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