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A review by natreviews
The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, a Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice by Vanessa Brown
5.0
Man... What to say about this book...
It reads really well. It respects the victims, and doesn't go into too much detail about the murders itself, just enough to tell you what happened. I will put a Trigger Warning: sexual assault, rape, murder, assault, harassment, and necrophilia are all in this book.
For me, none of it super hit until the epilogue. That last paragraph or two made it real.
I will also say that Vanessa balances well the good and the bad, the victims stories with her personal story. I just have to say go read it for yourself. Vanessa Brown took her time and did amazing research into the case, which is an achievement of its own.
This book was written to bring back interest into the case, and like the Golden State Killer, hopefully get enough interest to warrant modern DNA testing. I hope one day that all of the families get closer, and that the Forest City Killer is caught.
It reads really well. It respects the victims, and doesn't go into too much detail about the murders itself, just enough to tell you what happened. I will put a Trigger Warning: sexual assault, rape, murder, assault, harassment, and necrophilia are all in this book.
For me, none of it super hit until the epilogue. That last paragraph or two made it real.
I will also say that Vanessa balances well the good and the bad, the victims stories with her personal story. I just have to say go read it for yourself. Vanessa Brown took her time and did amazing research into the case, which is an achievement of its own.
This book was written to bring back interest into the case, and like the Golden State Killer, hopefully get enough interest to warrant modern DNA testing. I hope one day that all of the families get closer, and that the Forest City Killer is caught.