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   K.A. wrote: "The only reason I remember it particularly is because I first saw a picture of the little girl without any headline, and thought, "Oh, what a cute little girl, but she needs her hair brushed." Then..."
      K.A. wrote: "The only reason I remember it particularly is because I first saw a picture of the little girl without any headline, and thought, "Oh, what a cute little girl, but she needs her hair brushed." Then..."Oh, God. Heartbreaking. And the guy is out of prison, given a rent free apartment and driven from prison in a limo.
 Shelley wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Separated by Joel Steinberg"
      Shelley wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Separated by Joel Steinberg"Now that I know she wasn't the perpetrator and seeing the change in her appearance, it's terrible. I have been reading up a bit on the case. It made h..."
I read What Lisa Knew: The Truth and Lies of the Steinberg Case, the one we were all reading as the case unfolded in court. It's not easy going but well worth your time.
 Fishface wrote: "....."
      Fishface wrote: "....."Thanks! I checked and my library has it. There are also cheap secondhand copies available as well.
 Juwan Deering, who torched a building full of children over an unpaid drug debt...
      Juwan Deering, who torched a building full of children over an unpaid drug debt...
...and Jamar Pinckney Sr., who shot his son for raping his baby sister?
 
     Bob Englund, who plays Freddy Kreuger...
      Bob Englund, who plays Freddy Kreuger...
...and Geza de Kaplany, who did something worse than Freddy ever dreamed of (you should pardon the expression)?
 
     In post 64, you identified the second person as 'Harry Potter'. It's even stranger, though, if you identify him by his real name, Daniel Radcliffe, since in that case the two actually share a first name.
      In post 64, you identified the second person as 'Harry Potter'. It's even stranger, though, if you identify him by his real name, Daniel Radcliffe, since in that case the two actually share a first name.
     K.A. wrote: "In post 64, you identified the second person as 'Harry Potter'. It's even stranger, though, if you identify him by his real name, Daniel Radcliffe, since in that case the two actually share a first..."
      K.A. wrote: "In post 64, you identified the second person as 'Harry Potter'. It's even stranger, though, if you identify him by his real name, Daniel Radcliffe, since in that case the two actually share a first..."I didn't even notice that!
 Rod Blagojevich...
      Rod Blagojevich...
...and Count Trumpula?

(Or maybe their hairdressers were separated at birth? I dunno.)
 The Yorkshire Ripper...
      The Yorkshire Ripper...
...and one of my favorite English profs from the UofM?

And let me add that when I Googled for him just now, it looked as if he had just written a book about true-crime biographies. Good old Link!!!
 Fishface wrote: "The Yorkshire Ripper...
      Fishface wrote: "The Yorkshire Ripper......and one of my favorite English profs from the UofM?
And let me add that when I Googled for him just now, it looked as if he had just written a book about true-crime b..."
Funny! If you find out the name of the book be sure to post it.
 Fishface wrote: "Shelley wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Separated by Joel Steinberg"
      Fishface wrote: "Shelley wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Separated by Joel Steinberg"Now that I know she wasn't the perpetrator and seeing the change in her appearance, it's terrible. I have been reading up a bit on the..."
 The story of Lisa Steinberg was sad, but what was even sadder was that the woman who was supposed to 'protect' her didn't do that.
      The story of Lisa Steinberg was sad, but what was even sadder was that the woman who was supposed to 'protect' her didn't do that.I realize that Hedda Neusbaum was just as much as a victim as Lisa was, but she was an adult and she could have taken Lisa and her younger brother and walked out while Joel Steinberg was not at home.
Maybe she was afraid that the children would be taken from her because it was an illegal adoption, but I would rather have the children taken away and know that they were alive then live with the fact that I didn't do anything to save their lives and that I watched the daughter that I say I loved be murdered.
 Koren wrote: "Funny! If you find out the name of the book be sure to post it. "
      Koren wrote: "Funny! If you find out the name of the book be sure to post it. "Oops, I thought I did! Here it is: Turned to Account: The Forms and Functions of Criminal Biography in Late Seventeenth- And Early Eighteenth-Century England
 
It was in one of his classes that I discovered true crime was an actual genre. The syllabus included both In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song, among more than a few others. After taking that class I was off and running.
EDIT: Amazon lied. It said this book is newly-published, but the publication date on my copy when it arrived in the mail was 1987 -- a year after I took that true-crime class.
 Teresa Wallin, victim of the Sacramento Vampire...
      Teresa Wallin, victim of the Sacramento Vampire...
...and Susan Atkins, described during Vincent Bugliosi's summation as a "vampyra"?
 
     Fishface wrote: "
      Fishface wrote: "Now these guys I've heard of."
Number 78 is wrong. Ted Cruz totally looks like Eddy Munster.
        
      Fishface wrote: "David Faraday, victim of the Zodiac...
...and Sacramento Vampire Rick Chase?
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This is actually kind of freaky.
  
  
  ...and Sacramento Vampire Rick Chase?
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This is actually kind of freaky.
 Judge Aaron Persky, who gives rapists light sentences:
      Judge Aaron Persky, who gives rapists light sentences:
Separated at birth from Ethan Phillips?

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Books mentioned in this topic
In Cold Blood (other topics)The Executioner's Song (other topics)
Turned to Account: The Forms and Functions of Criminal Biography in Late Seventeenth- and Early Eighteenth-Century England (other topics)
What Lisa Knew: The Truth and Lies of the Steinberg Case (other topics)
Surviving Intimate Terrorism (other topics)



 
     
    


 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
     
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
     
     
     
    

 
    
 
    

 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    


 
This is the picture I saw (her name was Lisa):