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The Son of Sam Killings
The Son of Sam Killingsexplores all sides of these famous serial killings. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, and societal impacts related to New York City serial killer David Berkowitz. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
112 pages, Hardcover
Published December 15, 2019
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June 4, 2021
Wow, I hadn't realized that my family moved away from New York just before the Son of Sam killings. Actually, I hadn't realized I was alive for them. I'm older than I thought! So this taught me a lot of the details, and also how much interest the killer kept getting for decades after he was jailed.
I had some problems with the text, in that some of the graphics were very forced and the captions for photographs not well thought out. The author kept getting a bit distracted by details and didn't consistently remember whether to write a book about the murders or the murderer, so it felt a bit scattered. There were some good perspectives brought up -- the reporter Breslin's relationship with the case, and what the responsibility of the press was, but without really giving enough information to make a judgment or giving resources to look for more information. The aftermath was also a bit confused, with a glance at conspiracy theories but again I wanted either more from the author, either directly or with places to go. This is explicitly a teaching book, so teach!
The back matter was glitchy, but that is probably because I received an ebook; it has summaries like a timeline and important facts, and then a glossary and index but some of it is obscured in my copy so I can't really evaluate them.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.
I had some problems with the text, in that some of the graphics were very forced and the captions for photographs not well thought out. The author kept getting a bit distracted by details and didn't consistently remember whether to write a book about the murders or the murderer, so it felt a bit scattered. There were some good perspectives brought up -- the reporter Breslin's relationship with the case, and what the responsibility of the press was, but without really giving enough information to make a judgment or giving resources to look for more information. The aftermath was also a bit confused, with a glance at conspiracy theories but again I wanted either more from the author, either directly or with places to go. This is explicitly a teaching book, so teach!
The back matter was glitchy, but that is probably because I received an ebook; it has summaries like a timeline and important facts, and then a glossary and index but some of it is obscured in my copy so I can't really evaluate them.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.
March 18, 2025
Not as good as others in the series.
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