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Gorilla Killer: A True Story of Betrayal, Brutality and Butchery

Ryan Green

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Dec 12, 2020 Deirdre rated it it was amazing

Strap Yourself In

OMG! Ryan Green really bought Earle Leonard Nelson to life - and how horrifying a true crime tale it is. Earle was a full fledged Monster. What he lacked in intelligence he made up in criminal cunning. Despite the abuse he suffered he was also shown compassion by family and many around him, even though he didn't deserve it once his true colors of blood read were revealed, still he continued to receive it.

Several years ago I read a brief summary about Nelson's crimes, but it was Strap Yourself In

OMG! Ryan Green really bought Earle Leonard Nelson to life - and how horrifying a true crime tale it is. Earle was a full fledged Monster. What he lacked in intelligence he made up in criminal cunning. Despite the abuse he suffered he was also shown compassion by family and many around him, even though he didn't deserve it once his true colors of blood read were revealed, still he continued to receive it.

Several years ago I read a brief summary about Nelson's crimes, but it was Ryan Green who recess the true brutality of Eagle's actions. The butchery and depravity He inflicted on his many victims was hard to stomach. Though horrific without the descriptive pictures painted by the author, the reader wouldn't have gotten the true view of the vileness that was actually perpetrated on these defenseless victims.

From the beginning was placed on the size of Nelson's hands and the tremendous strength He possessed. It became more terrible to learn how he used his brute force in the cruelest manners possible with no empathy for the frail, elderly, smaller women he targeted. Just rape and strangulation were not depraved enough for Earle. He had to go there...near decapitation and necrophilia. He didn't just want his poor victims helpless he wanted them lifeless. Then he had total control to play out all his horrid fantasies.

I mostly listened to this book, hearing about Nelson's traversing initially throughout California, then the West Coast committing his grizzly crimes was bad enough. But when he began moving to other cities / states I was so angry that despite so much publicity including various photos, names, and aliases he could not be caught. Then as I pulled into my dark backyard after work I hear to my horror that Nelson made it all the way to Buffalo. WAIT! WHAT?! Before he continued to Canada. I had to quit reading for awhile. That he stayed in and killed in Buffalo was a very unexpected shock.😮😲😱

This book exceeded my expectations by miles. If you are squeamish or faint of heart do not read this book. If you are a true crime aficionado READ IT! I highly recommend it and I guarantee you will not be disappointed - angry, disgusted certainly, but you'll see our worse serial killers had a nearly forgotten predecessor whose name is Earle Leonard Nelson. Thanks for a great and terrifying reading experience Ryan Green. ...more

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