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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
A white knuckle read Aug 15, 2008
By Harry C.
One month ago, my wife and some of the other women in the neighborhood decided to clean out the attics and hold a combined garage sale. Towards the end of the sale when most of the other wives have left a creepy guy in a white van shows up and starts to look at everything --- a bit too long, around 35 minutes. He is interested in every item and asks questions like, "do you have more of these (coins, comics, books, baseball card, dvds, etc.) for sale in the house?" Then he tells Lynn (the woman who was holding the sale) that he was a plumber/electrician/carpenter and he was will to work cheap and he noticed a section of shingles on Lynn's roof that appeared to be loose and could lead to water damage. At this time my wife slipped away to call me (only four houses away.) When she was gone, he asked to see the attic and when Lynn refused he asked to use the bathroom. This is when I showed up. Before I confronted him, I walked up to his van and took the plate number. This caused him to drop his act and with out another word he drove away.
Five days ago I received SEX KILL in the mail. One of the chapters was about a man who answered classified ads early in the morning in order to rape housewives who are still in their robes and pajamas. The account was terrifying and struck accord with me. I reported the garage sale incident and the plate number to the police who did have a previous report of a man passing out home improvement flyers door-to-door who tried to force his way into a home. When they retrieved a flyer, they discovered that the phone number on it was bogus and the investigation turned cold.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the abhorrent nature of the pervert/rapist/killer as cautionary tales, yet not to fall into the same traps as so many other unfortunate victims. But I would also offer this warning: SEX KILL is a hard and brutal read that accurately reflects a hard and brutal world.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A haunting and heartbreaking collection Sep 09, 2008
By Jason
When looking at this collection of true crime stories, the reader is left disturbed on a two core levels. First, with the realization that criminals like this actually exist - and I use the term "criminal" loosely...men like Ed Gein go beyond the term, with a more apt description being that of demon instead of criminal.
Second, the fact that many of these real-life monsters act with complete knowledge of their actions, but believe that they are either above or beyond the law, and have the right to satisfy all of their sadistic lusts.
Fortunately, to the latter point, these men of evil intent were NOT beyond the reach of the law. Pick the book up today - you will not be disappointed!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
An excellent find for true crime fans! Sep 09, 2008
By Fred W.
I picked up SEX KILL last weekend based on the recommendation of a friend who likewise is a fan of the true crime genre. This compilation follows a format of presenting some of the most significant true crime stories circa the 1950's, from some of the best magazines of type, including Master Detective, and Police Dragnet Cases.
If you are a fan of James Ellroy or Dominick Dunne, and want to immerse yourself in the flavor of the writing style of the time, this book is a must have for your collection!!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
I Locked My Doors! Mar 10, 2009
By Deirdre Hudson
True crime books have always given me the chills, but this selection of real life stories of bizarre sex offenders and thrill killers had me locking the doors AND WINDOWS before going to bed at night. This is the kind of book that makes you reevaluate your opinion of mankind as a whole. A real page turner, but only if you can handle being creeped out at every page!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Walking among us Feb 12, 2009
By Peter
This book is vile, vicious and shocking ... three things that a great true crime books should be.
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