Canadian Monsters: 25 Horrific Canadian Serial Killers

by Robert Keller

Serge Archambault : Known as “The Butcher of St. Eustache,” Archambault performed horrendous mutilations on his victims. Russell Johnson : A psychotic amateur wrestler who scaled the sides of apartment buildings in order to get to his sleeping female victims. Peter Woodcock : Sadistic juvenile killer who sexually assaulted and murdered three children in the 1950’s. Wayne Clifford Boden : The “Vampire Rapist” terrorized Montreal and Calgary, leaving behind a trail of savagely bitten bodies. Braeden Nugent : Brutally cruel killer who beat, stomped and kicked his helpless victims to death. William Fyfe : The “Killer Handyman” beat, stabbed, strangled and burned to death nine Quebec women between 1979 and 1999. Christian Magee : Known as the “Mad Slasher” Magee literally hacked his young victims to pieces. Russell Williams : A colonel in the Canadian Air Force, Williams was also a cross-dressing, home invading serial killer. Melissa Ann Friedrich : Black widow who lured her unfortunate victims via Christian dating sites. Robert Pickton : Prolific prostitute killer who dismembered his 49 victims and fed them to his pigs. Plus 15 more sensational true crime cases. Get your copy today.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Short Stories

158 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2015

Reviews

[Carolyn Walsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short summaries of the horrific murders by 25 Canadian serial killers. Many I had never heard of despite their shocking crimes. One case was a murder of a mother and child near where I lived. I was unaware it was part of at least seven killings by the same depraved man. The three most notorious were probably Robert Pickton, Colonel Russell Williams, and Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, who have been the subjects of full-length true crime books. A short book of 160 pages and a quick but gruesome read.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book follows 25 of the most gruesome serial killer cases in Canadian history…

This book is definitely worth the read. There were times I wanted to put this book down but I just couldn’t! being Canadian myself I just don’t understand how these monsters lived or live among us, I’ve read about few of these cases before & few of them were cases I never heard of. It’s very interesting read, its short.. the writer doesn’t go into much background of the serial killers, just gets the point.

(Disclaimer: this book is free on kindle)

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scary as hell! Especially the ones close to where I live right now - lock your doors!

[Fruzsina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book feels like scrolling through wikipedia entries. The level of details is varying between the different killers, in some cases leaving you wanting to know more. Nevertheless it gave a good overview and allowed me to discover cases I had never heard of.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

In diesem Buch werden 25 Fälle von kanadischen Serienmördern geschildert.
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Einfach weil es so viele Fälle waren - mehr als in jedem anderen True Crime-Buch, das ich je gelesen habe - waren sehr viele dabei, die ich noch nicht kannte und ich konnte mich so voll und ganz auf diese Fälle einlassen. Diese Anzahl hat aber auch dafür gesorgt, dass bei den einzelnen Fällen nicht wirklich ins Detail gegangen wurde und es stellenweise sehr gehetzt wirkt. Genau wie ich es von einem Buch erwarte, dass sich mit solchen Tragödien beschäftigt, sind die Fälle zwar für den Leser spannend, aber trotzdem noch sachlich und respektvoll beschrieben. Leider gab es recht viele Rechtschreibfehler, die sicher zu vermeiden gewesen wären. Der Schreibstil ist sehr angenehm zu lesen.
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Viele Fälle

[L J Field · Rating 3 out of 5]

Madness in Northern America

This volume details the murderous habits of twenty-five Canadian maniacs. Fitting 25 stories into about the same page count as Keller’s other books means that these tales are quick and without much exposition. For each narrative there is a fairly bare statement of facts and then one is on to the next chapter. Mr Keller is a fine writer, but seems to do better when he allows himself more space. Thus I rate it at three stars. Keller’s books in the Murder Most Vile series (19 vols. so far) contain eighteen stories each and thus give the writer more room to breathe. Still, some of these tales are quite compelling to read, and of course we are presented with the Canadian Robert Pickton who fed his victims to his pigs, a news piece that disgusted a continent.

[Asheleigh Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

The way that the victims are spoken of, especially in regards to Indigenous woman who were prostitutes' was rather tasteless.
There are so many typos riddled throughout the book it's a wonder this went through a publisher.
While describing severe bite marks left on the victims of the Vampire Rapist the author referred to this act as "Peccadillo" ... the definition of which is "a small or relatively unimportant offense or sin." These bites were so deep that they were what was used to positively identify the assailant so I'm not sure about you but I don't consider that small or unimportant myself.

Essentially the two stars is for the fact that it seems to be factually accurate in comparison to other books that I've read and it is surprisingly difficult to find a Canadian specific collection regarding serial murderers.

[Deirdre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too Close for Comfort

I live near the Canadian border and have spent a great deal of time in Canada because of its close proximity. It was really nice when the American dollar was worth more than the Canadian dollar. I've always seen Canada as safe and clean, with friendly people.

I was used to the vicious killers in the United States. The slew of serial killers in the news Ted Bundy, Dean Corll, John Wayne Gacy, and the various killers terrorizing California. It never occurred to me that evil killers also resided in pristine Canada.

Well Robert Keller has stepped on my Rose Colored Glasses by showing me that there have been some really vicious Canadian murderers - true Monsters. Next time I'm going to be much more vigilant when I cross the Canadian border.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good read

This is an interesting read, however, the grammatical errors are far too common in this novel. Other than that, I would reccomend this novel to fellow true crime fans!

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really bad. The "author" doesn't write respectfully about the victims of these terrible crimes and the book is riddled with typing errors. I'm guessing this was self-published, without an editor. I regret buying this and don't even feel right giving it away.

[Tammy Lynn Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robert Keller is the master!

I love any and everything Keller writes! I've been reading his works for many years! Amazing work, always fresh! My favorites are the Deadly Women and Murder Most Vile compilations!

[Susan Thomson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling

I loved this book, I like crime books, I loved learning about the many serial killers Canada had that have been caught .

[Zoë · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing isn’t the best and there are quite a few errors in it, but the overall content was really interesting as I hadn’t heard of any of these serial killers prior to reading this book.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and warped look at some of the worst Canadians ever. It was a quick read that shows a lot but wish in some ways it was more thorough with details

[Tony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on a sad truth

Very well documented facts of some of Canada’s history of murder cases. I couldn’t stop reading till it was finished.

[Tori Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and interesting but does have a few spelling and grammar mistakes.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick summary of all these killers. I guess I would have preferred some more in depth info. But overall good quick read.

[Darlene Jilks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories about Canadian serial killers-

[James Carruthers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good bite sized tales

Perfect for a waiting room or a commute these books can be picked up and put down for short fulfilling reads.

[MischievousMeBrittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A chilling yet compelling read, this book explores some of Canada’s most notorious serial killers. Well-researched and gripping!

[Patricia Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

some of the more famous canadian murderers and a few ones never heard about really great book if interested in canadian murderers

[Fannie ND · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty horrific and interesting ! I would recommand to read it bit by bit since it can be kinda hard on the moral, but otherwise, totally recommand it !

[Carrie Newman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have liked the author to delve a little deeper

[Al Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a fit of whimsy, I hereby announce I will give everyone five stars, but the reviews may not reflect it.

I liked this. It wasn't as detailed or compelling as some books I've read on well-known serial killers, but if you want to check out some who haven't hit the mainstream, this is a good jumping-off point. Bear in mind we're talking about murderers here, and the author doesn't leave out the gory details.

[Bettye McKee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Canada's Bad Boys. (and Girls)

Here are brief accounts of 25 Canadian serial killers. Some of them I had never heard about, such as the Butterbox Babies.

This is an interesting book and I enjoyed reading it in spite of numerous errors, such as "furlong" for "furlough."

[Justkeepreading85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed the flow of this book and it informed me of a bunch of Canadian killers I didn’t know existed! My only complaint is that it wasn’t long enough, it left me wanting more.