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First Place Winner and National Finalist Honors
How Rampage Killers Interpret Their Worlds has received significant recognition in multiple literary competitions and review platforms.
The book was named a First Place Winner in the “Crime” category of the International Firebird Book Awards, recognizing Dr. S. Lee Funk’s groundbreaking exploration of the inner narratives, cognitive patterns, and social interpretations that shape the worldview of rampage killers.
Most recently, How Rampage Killers Interpret Their Worlds was honored as a Finalist in the True Crime category by The BookFest / American Legacy Book Awards, a competition recognizing outstanding titles published across the industry from 2010 to 2025.
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In addition, the book received a very favorable review from The Chrysalis BREW Project, further affirming its contribution to the study of violence, criminal psychology, and the interpretive worlds behind extreme human behavior.
Read the review here: The Chrysalis BREW Project
Dr. S. Lee Funk Earns 2025 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Following Storytrade Win
Why Rampage Killers Emerge: Conditions and Characteristics has been named a NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner for Fall 2025 by the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs.
Previously, the book was also named a Winner of the 2025 Storytrade Book Awards in the True Crime category, recognized "for demonstrating exceptional literary craft, excellence, and innovation."
Together, these awards underscore Dr. Funk's commitment to advancing informed, evidence-based discussion around violence and its prevention.
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