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The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath
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LENGTH10 hrs and 45 mins
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RELEASE DATE10-20-09
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Upon returning home in 1974, Pitera was a very different human being. Quiet and introspective, sullen and aloof, he had developed his body into a fighting machine. He began associating with gangsters from the Bonanno family and was soon dealing drugs on a huge scale, while simultaneously engaging in a killing spree that spanned almost two decades. In 1992, Pitera was sentenced to life in prison for murdering six people and supporting a massive drug-dealing operation. Yet this covered only a fraction of the crimes he committed. Pitera is thought to have murdered more than sixty people, cutting many of his victims into pieces before burying them on Staten Island. ©2009 Philip Carlo; (P)2009 Tantor
What the Critics Say
"Mix The Godfather with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and you've got this routine true-crime study of one of the most coldblooded murderers in history." (Kirkus)
What Members Say
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"Slow and dull"
The subject is interesting, but the story telling is slow and plodding.
We know the cops are good and the mob is bad. The author spends a bit too much time explaining the wonderful nature of the cops, leading to boredom.8 of 9 people found this review helpful -
"Philip Carlo brings this story to life"
What made the experience of listening to The Butcher the most enjoyable?Dick HIll and Philip Carlo make this a story fascinating with interesting looks into the sick mind of what's really a serial killer more than the typical Mafia hit man. Highly recomended!
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Butcher?The cold hearted psyche of this man can never be fully understood.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?Yes!
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"This is hilariously bad writing"
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?I enjoyed the book, but partly because it is so badly written that its repetitions, passive voice sentences, the whole trite shebang was amusing. The good thing was the parallel of the stories of the hit man and the DEA officer. But this author actually uses about four adjectives in the place of one and they all mean exactly the same thing.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Dick Hill?Yes
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Butcher?Half of the adjectives
1 of 1 people found this review helpful