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The Mad, Bad and Dangerous - Volume 1
The Mad, Bad and Volume I, is a collection of true stories about murders committed by men from widely differing backgrounds. One was the spoiled, eccentric son of wealthy parents.
At the opposite end of the social spectrum was an impetuous rural youth who was a petty thief, obsessed with the power of a gun. The suspect in the massacre of almost an entire family was a farm boy with a history of mental illness. Another youth with a disturbing past stalked young women.
A band of criminal brothers made a cold, calculating decision to permanently silence a witness. These men were separated by time and place, but had one thing in common. They were killers!
At the opposite end of the social spectrum was an impetuous rural youth who was a petty thief, obsessed with the power of a gun. The suspect in the massacre of almost an entire family was a farm boy with a history of mental illness. Another youth with a disturbing past stalked young women.
A band of criminal brothers made a cold, calculating decision to permanently silence a witness. These men were separated by time and place, but had one thing in common. They were killers!
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126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2018
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February 15, 2018
Engrossing!
Here are some true crime stories that you can get lost in. These criminals were mad, bad and dangerous.
Some of these murderers were obviously "not all there" but were they insane? I doubt it. Some of the crimes were undoubtedly premeditated. Although one killer claimed to have killed during an epileptic seizure, he saw that his victim was still alive, ensured that she was dead, then concealed the body. Sounds to me like he knew what he was doing.
You decide. Insane or not, they were definitely angry, bad and dangerous.
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Here are some true crime stories that you can get lost in. These criminals were mad, bad and dangerous.
Some of these murderers were obviously "not all there" but were they insane? I doubt it. Some of the crimes were undoubtedly premeditated. Although one killer claimed to have killed during an epileptic seizure, he saw that his victim was still alive, ensured that she was dead, then concealed the body. Sounds to me like he knew what he was doing.
You decide. Insane or not, they were definitely angry, bad and dangerous.
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September 15, 2018
Enjoyed this book...
Well written and put together. I guess human nature varies little no matter if you're from the mean streets of LA or an innocuous town in the Canadian mountains..
Well written and put together. I guess human nature varies little no matter if you're from the mean streets of LA or an innocuous town in the Canadian mountains..
October 16, 2018
Just not For me
This book is well written, that's not my issue. I just didn't find any of the cases compelling enough to keep my attention. I prefer newer crime stories as opposed to historical ones and these are old, obscure Canadian tales. Just not my bag, baby.
This book is well written, that's not my issue. I just didn't find any of the cases compelling enough to keep my attention. I prefer newer crime stories as opposed to historical ones and these are old, obscure Canadian tales. Just not my bag, baby.
May 9, 2018
True Crime
The book is very short and does not add any useful information to the reader. It is easy to read and not really informative.
The book is very short and does not add any useful information to the reader. It is easy to read and not really informative.
June 26, 2018
Enjoyable.
A short but enjoyable read. This is the first time that I've read this author and going by this book i would certainly read more of his books.
A short but enjoyable read. This is the first time that I've read this author and going by this book i would certainly read more of his books.
July 21, 2018
Five concisely written true crime accounts of Canadian bad apples, including the notorious Wood Brothers, nicknamed "the Canadian Krays". These accounts are distilled history; the author has obviously done much research and presented these five cases with a clear very readable narrative that offers the salient events and facts without useless conjecture, hypotheses, etc. that muddles many "true crime" books. Each the cases is intriguing, in part due to quotes from the participants in the events, whose words often provide a direct insight into the "why" of the events.
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