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John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
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Judge Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick’s John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster is an unforgettable work, a rare chilling glance behind the scenes of a universally well-known story, that of notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
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For the first time Gacy’s lawyer and confidant tells his chilling tale of how he defended an American serial killer.
“Sam, could you do me a favor?”
Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true-crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga - the story of a young lawyer fresh from the public defender's office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history. This is a gripping true crime narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.
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The Search for the Green River Killer
- The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
- By: Carlton Smith, Tomas Guillen
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
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The Search for the Green River Killer is the ultimate authoritative account of the Pacific Northwest killing spree that held a nation spellbound - and continues to horrify and fascinate, spawning dramatizations and documentaries of a demented killer who seemed unstoppable for decades.
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The Definitive Green River Killer Book
- By Christopher on 04-16-19
By: Carlton Smith, and others
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Confession of a Serial Killer
- The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer
- By: Katherine Ramsland PhD
- Narrated by: Michael Braun
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Since adolescence, he had read about serial killers and imagined becoming one. Soon after killing the family, he murdered a young woman and then another, until he had 10 victims. He named himself “B.T.K.” (bind, torture, kill) and wrote notes that terrorized the city. He remained on the loose for 30 years.
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Boring & lame! Don’t wast your credit!!
- By Iread on 01-23-22
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Paradiso
- The Paradiso Novels, Book 1
- By: Francesca Scanacapra
- Narrated by: Penny Andrews
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Italy, 1937. In a tiny village in rural Lombardy, Graziella Ponti is born into a loving family. Though they are not rich and life is full of challenges, Graziella and her family are content and safe, surrounded by the tightly knit community of Pieve Santa Clara. But when the shadow of World War Two falls across the village with the arrival of Nazi soldiers, nothing in young Graziella’s life will ever be the same again.
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In poor taste
- By barbara strahan on 04-20-24
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The Enigma of Ted Bundy
- The Questions and Controversies Surrounding America’s Most Infamous Serial Killer
- By: Kevin Sullivan
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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If you want a view into the world that lies behind the Ted Bundy murders, this last work in a series of six books on Bundy is definitely for you. For within this audiobook, you will find many questions still surrounding this fascinating and intricate case, as well as the answers that are only now being provided here. There’s so much more to learn, and new information is still surfacing about Bundy, his victims, and his potential victims. As such, there is new testimony included from those who had a brush with the killer, and others who played their own roles in this multistate case.
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Another Must Own Bundy Book
- By Hunter Harrell on 04-05-21
By: Kevin Sullivan
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Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy
- Defending America's Most Evil Serial Killer on Death Row
- By: Karen Conti
- Narrated by: Karen Conti
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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John Wayne Gacy raped, tortured, and murdered 33 boys and young men, burying most of them in the crawlspace under his Chicago home. Karen Conti was in high school at the time watching the bodies being removed on the television news. Fourteen years pass. Through a twist of fate, Conti, now a young and inexperienced attorney, is called upon to handle Gacy’s final death row appeals. The serial killer soon becomes her most famous, difficult, and haunting client.
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Interesting and thought provoking
- By Christopher Grau on 04-13-24
By: Karen Conti
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Dark Murder
- DCI Greco, Book 1
- By: Helen H. Durrant
- Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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A woman is found dead by a canal. Her eyes have been poked out. Detective Stephen Greco has just started his job at Oldston CID and is faced with several murders with no obvious connection except for the murderer's penchant for disfigurement. His team are crumbling under the pressure; he doesn't know whom he can trust. Can Greco regain composure and control in order to stop the murders?
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Entertaining
- By Tami on 12-19-17
By: Helen H. Durrant
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Clementine
- The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
- By: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
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By Winston Churchill's own admission, victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible without her". Until now, however, the only existing biography of Churchill's wife, Clementine, was written by her daughter. Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine her due with a deeply researched account that tells her life story, revealing how she was instrumental in softening FDR's initial dislike of her husband and paving the way for Britain's close relationship with America.
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Exasperating At Times But Very Good--
- By Gillian on 04-09-18
By: Sonia Purnell
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Beyond Cruel
- The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer
- By: Stephen G. Michaud
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the way he passed off fake money at local shopping centers. But when US Secret Service agents finally arrested him, they were met with more than just phony bills. They found that their counterfeiter led a shocking double life.... DeBardeleben's home was littered with drugs, bondage gear, and a collection of audio tapes in which he recorded the abuse of his countless victims.
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meh!
- By Rachel P. on 05-31-20
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The Anatomy of Evil
- By: Michael H. Stone MD, Otto F. Kernberg MD
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
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In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.
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The pinnacle of true crime
- By Tommy Garou on 07-13-18
By: Michael H. Stone MD, and others
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Innocent Blood
- A True Story of Obsession and Serial Murder
- By: Terry Ganey
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Innocent Blood is the true story of Charles Hatcher and his life of crime - a powerful and blood-chilling glimpse into the darkness between sanity and madness. It also chronicles a justice system gone wrong. Throughout his criminal career, Hatcher was able to fool dozens of psychiatrists, who repeatedly failed to identify him as a multiple murderer. Hatcher's astonishing skill was not just in his ability to murder and escape imprisonment. He became an expert at manipulating the criminal justice system.
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a real missed opportunity
- By MrsCeeDoubleAargh on 06-28-18
By: Terry Ganey
What listeners say about John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster
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- Chrisa Hickey
- 04-06-19
Narrators - please understand what you’re reading!
I don’t understand why Robin Bloodworth uses Boston and Long Island regional accents to dramatize Midwestern characters - who, by the way - were real people - but it was super distracting to listen to him voice a Chicago cop as if he was a member of the Sopranos.
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- D. Donohue
- 07-12-21
terrifying
I was 8 when he was arrested and lived a mile away. I currently live on Summerdale ironically enough. My parents used him as a tactic to keep us safe. Be home on time or don't talk to strangers or a boogie man like Gacy will get you. It worked.
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- Mikey
- 12-03-20
Holy crow!
Holy crow, chapter 12! If you are reading this in your car you will not stop halfway through chapter 12... you’ll sit in your driveway till the whole hour has passed, with your mouth agape, unable to stop listening. And the reader for this book is awesome. He makes you believe you are listening to JWG’s words verbatim out of his own mouth. Excellently written.
I did not care for his closing argument, though. It convinced me in the direction that the actual jury voted, against JWG. I also didn’t care for the author’s callous comments about a transgender woman. I know the time period (70s and 80s) was cruel to this community, but this book was written in 2011.
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- JustBill
- 04-29-20
Why and Why We Produce Such Monsters?
The book is an excellent presentation of John Gacy and a lawyers attempt to show insanity gone beyond all limits. I listened to this to find out the defense strategy. The book keeps your attention, and that made me ask myself "Why."
I think it is my inability to understand such madness, and even after the book, I cannot. Madness cannot be understood by even the doctors that write books on it. I think everything points to genetics and a mutated gene gone rogue.
I have moved away from Capitol Punishment, as there is something to learn from these monsters, but the book is a good one, and for true crime fans, a true winner. I do wonder why America produces their fair share, and wonder about that.
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- The Young Homestead
- 06-08-21
excellent!
I'm fascinated with true crime and serial killers. it was eye opening (and terrifying) to hear this story told by his defence lawyer.
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- Kerr
- 09-07-20
Yeah, It Was Pretty Good
Not a lot of gory details. So, if you like that kind of sick stuff, you not only need to call a therapist, but you won’t want to buy this book.
If you’re into legal-procedural-courtroom dramas, you’ll like this book. It is detailed without being too much. It reads like any great fictional legal thriller.
Narrator was great.
Definitely worth a credit.
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- Stephanie G.
- 10-16-20
Wow
I never knew much about Gacy. These lawyers had a very hard job for sure. Couldn't have turned out better in my opinion.
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- Joe
- 01-10-21
Good story from good perspective
Good book, good performance. In times like these it’s great to get a perspective on an infamous monster that reminds us that even the most evil human beings are still human beings.
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- emorris4
- 08-24-21
Well written
The narrator does a terrible Chicago accent. It sounds east coast. 6 million people in the metro area and they can't get a narrator that can do a proper Chicago accent. Or just don't do an accent. He also said "Des Plaines" wrong approximately 200 times. Not a big deal but it was annoying. He did a good job otherwise and I recommend.
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- Romula
- 01-23-21
Unbelievably good
First time listening to a book of this caliber. Felt like I was there during the entire investigation and court proceedings. So intense.
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