The Last Book On The Left Quotes

“The Satanic Bible teaches the tenets of Satanism, which are to have respect for yourself and others; advocate for free speech; live a life of happiness and pleasure while you can; and understand that the villain or adversary in your life has a story, too. NONE OF IT SAYS TO MURDER PEOPLE.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

“While today this would be national if not worldwide news, in the seventies, even the murders of a handful of pretty young girls stayed somewhat regional. Few outside of Washington State knew the details of the Seattle killing spree, and similarly, word of Bundy’s Utah murders barely spread beyond the borders of the state.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Mental health is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.”
― Marcus Parks, The Last Book On The Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Learning how to be human by attending a frat is like learning how to ride a horse by going to a Tijuana donkey show.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book On The Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Dahmer was as manipulative and calculating as the other killers we've covered in this book, demonstrating a keen understanding of how to evade capture the vast majority of his victims were Black men, not because Dahmer was exclusively attracted to the them but because he knew that police were much less likely to investigate their disappearances. In this, he was absolutely correct, harkening back to the "less dead" theory we discussed in Gacy's case. When you add gay and poor to that victim profile as many of Dahmer's victims were, you've got the perfect trifecta of investigative apathy.”
― Marcus Parks, The Last Book On The Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Learning how to be a human to be human by attending a frat is alike learning how to ride a horse by going to a Tijuana donkey show.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book On The Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Always use a condom, especially in Philadelphia! Have we learned nothing from one of Tom Hanks’s most famed roles? Protect yourself!”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

“Berkowitz was like an armed Jim Morrison without the drug problem.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

“the most feared serial killer the city of New York had ever seen chose victims based more on alternate-side-parking rules than appearance or behavior.”
― Ben Kissel, The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers