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The Ride: A Shocking Murder and a Bereaved Father's Journey from Rage to Redemption
The Ride tells the true story of one of the most gruesome crimes in recent memory—the 1997 abduction and murder of ten-year-old Massachusetts resident Jeffrey Curley—and how his father, Bob Curley, managed to heal the deep wounds of rage and emerge to become an outspoken critic of the death penalty.In vivid, compelling prose, Boston Globe reporter Brian MacQuarrie recounts...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
June 2nd 2009
by Da Capo Press
(first published May 12th 2009)
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On October 1, 1997 ten year old Jeffrey Curley of Cambridge , Massachusetts took a ride with two adults, Salvatore Sicari and Charles Jaynes under the false pretense of receiving a new bicycle. He was brutally murdered after not accepting their sexual advances, then post-mortally raped, and stuffed into a plastic storage box. Then the container with his body in it was thrown off a bridge into the Great Works River in South Berwick, Maine .
The Ride is the story of that case, one which is familia...more
The Ride is the story of that case, one which is familia...more
A moderately interesting window into the singularly devastating tragedy one family endures, and a father's ethical journey. I picked this up because Sister Helen Prejan, of Dead Man Walking fame, contributed a blurb to the galley copy. The first few chapters deal with the crime, the investigation, and the trial; the rest of the book is devoted to father Bob Curley's soul-searching experience with the media and political arenas, first as a staunch proponent of the death penalty, progressing into...more
This book is by far one of the greatest book I have read in a long time. It is the story of Bob Curley and his person journey coming to terms with the atrocious murder of his ten year old son Jeffrey. I have always been pro death penalty, however after reading this book, I have found myself questioning my believes. This book is a must read for everyone.
a very poignant look at the process of losing a loved one violently...more violently than one can imagine. this book chronicles the change of his belief system concerning the death penalty and his coming to grips with a loss you cannot move past.
Very sad story about the father of Jeffrey Curley, the ten-year-old who was murdered. The book tells about the murder, and about how the father's opinion on the death penalty changes over time.
Only two stars because it's kind of overwritten.
Also, it's pretty graphic about the murder itself.
Only two stars because it's kind of overwritten.
Also, it's pretty graphic about the murder itself.
This was a tough read because of the subject matter, but it is well paced, well written and riveting!
compelling book about the death penalty. i cried several times, and i almost never cry when i read books.
The writing was so godawful I had to stop. The portrayl of the family and the murder was so corny and ham-handed and simplistic it made not really like anyone. But the story is a terrible one. That poor kid and family.
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