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The Paradiso Files: On the Trail of Boston's Unknown Serial Killer
In this bold and suspenseful true-crime story, former homicide prosecutor Timothy M. Burke makes his case against one Leonard Paradiso. Lenny “The Quahog” was convicted of assaulting one young woman and paroled after three years, but Burke believes that he was guilty of much more – that Paradiso was a serial killer who operated in the Boston area, and maybe farther afield,...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
December 2nd 2008
by Steerforth
(first published February 19th 2008)
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The truth does eventually surface. There are things only family might know. Mr. Burke's account is distorted and glosses over glaring inconsistencies with the facts surrounding the Joan Webster case. This is an open murder investigation and Burke does not support his allegations with information that remains in police files. Her case is a topic on numerious discussion boards. It would be beneficial for readers to learn the facts and circumstances in the case instead of swallowing Burke's im...more
Very good, interesting, straight forward and easy to follow...
What an incredible book! Reading it from the perspective of a former victim/witness advocate, I have a great deal of appreciation and love in my heart for the author, Tim Burke. We may never know officially if "The Fat Man" killed Joan Webster, but Burke made it his mission to put a sadistic, misogynistic monster away forever, definintely saving lives while he avenged those Paradiso took away.
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I loved this book! Of course, I am emotionally connected to any parent who is suffering as these people are and coming from Hamilton, I remember the day they found Joan
Webster's body like it was yesterday. This book was so informative for those of us who are not of that world.
Webster's body like it was yesterday. This book was so informative for those of us who are not of that world.
This was better than expected, and being from the area very engrossing. The raw images of this murderer were hard to forget and I recommend to anyone interested in true crime, forensics, etc.
Very interesting book that looks into the mind of serial killer Lenny Paradiso (Boston; circa 1980's) and the work that went into his capture.
Kevin
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