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Just Another Indian: A Serial Killer and Canada's Indifference
The Forgotten Victims
Eva Taysup
Shelley Napope
Mary Jane Serloin
Calinda Waterhen
"It seems any time a Native is murdered, it isn't a major case. It's just another dead Indian." Justine English, sister of murder victim Mary Jane Serloin
John Martin Crawford is a serial killer who preys on native women. Convicted in 1996, Crawford is serving concurrent life sentences for br...more
Eva Taysup
Shelley Napope
Mary Jane Serloin
Calinda Waterhen
"It seems any time a Native is murdered, it isn't a major case. It's just another dead Indian." Justine English, sister of murder victim Mary Jane Serloin
John Martin Crawford is a serial killer who preys on native women. Convicted in 1996, Crawford is serving concurrent life sentences for br...more
Paperback, 219 pages
Published
April 1st 2003
by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
(first published March 27th 2001)
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I could copy an essay into here to explain what this book did wrong.
The author shows nothing but contempt for the reader through the entire book - the tone assumes you're a racist white moron and you need to be lectured. Come on, a racist white moron isn't gonna read this book in the first place, so you're preaching to the wrong audience.
It does not follow a logical sequence of events; it jumps from date to date, back and forth through the timeline without indication.
It is completely one-sided,...more
The author shows nothing but contempt for the reader through the entire book - the tone assumes you're a racist white moron and you need to be lectured. Come on, a racist white moron isn't gonna read this book in the first place, so you're preaching to the wrong audience.
It does not follow a logical sequence of events; it jumps from date to date, back and forth through the timeline without indication.
It is completely one-sided,...more
i just wanted to say thank you to all those who read the book,. I'm glad you liked it. I really hope that the person who didnt deserve to live will really suffer in life. Sorry to say. But i feel sadned cause It was My Mother who was one of the victoms. Calinda jean Waterhen Is my mother and she gave birth to me in Prince Albert On October 11th, 1991. My name Is Amber D, Waterhen. I dont want to be crule or ignorant but it is what it is. Its his fault i had to grew up wit out a mother.. Anyway....more
This book was unbelievable...At first, I was kind of turned off by the writing of it, but then the book came together and slaps the reader in the face as one puts it together. It tells much more of the story of the victims' families than I have seen in other true crime books. The other thing that slaps you and where the title comes from is that tech. under Canadian law, this serial kill could potentially(very unlikely)still yet potentially be released from prison at an age where he could kill ag...more
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It was hard to read at first. Its something we as Native women in Canada live with all the time but to see it on pages in another story.
This book had the potential to be great, but fell short. The story was a very interesting one and one that probably every person in the Saskatoon area should know about, but the writing style did not to it justice. It lacks any sort of flow, skipping from 1996 to 1991 with no warning at all and referring to people by different names without explanation so it's very hard to keep track of.
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The concept itself wasn't that bad, but the book was horribly written. It jumped all over the place and was hard to follow at times. My heart aches for these poor girls that were treated this way.
Hate being forced to read something for school, but besides that this book jumped around a lot. I didnt start to enjoy it or feel much until it came to the parts when the victims families were talking. The book started to make more sense at the end too when the trial was in place. It actually went in order from there on. A little less confusing to follow
Worst book ever... the timeline jumps around so much that it was difficult to follow. There is a documentary on Youtube that explains it much better. search John Martin Crawford - the lady killer if you are interested in this case.
A thought provoking book. Its not just about the crimes of one of Canada's most prolific serial murderers, but also touches on why most Canadians have never heard of him. His victims may not have lived lives empathizable to the "average Canadian" (whatever that may be), but as bought out in the book, they still had hopes, dreams and people who loved them dearly.
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