The Sex Slave Murders

The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego

De: R. Barri Flowers

Narrado por: Barbara Whitesides

A marriage made in hell....

Barely five feet tall, sweet and innocent looking, Charlene Gallego used all of her charms to beguile pretty teenage girls and young women into the back of a van, where her lethal husband, Gerald, lay waiting. A killer couple bound together by secrets, lies, and sex slave fantasies....

Married multiple times and still in his early 30s, Gerald Gallego found the perfect companion in Charlene. Over a grisly period of 26 months, their bloody and brutal rampage of kidnapping, rape, and murder spanned three states and claimed 11 lives.

In this much-more-frightening-than-fiction tale of domination, depraved lust, substance abuse, violence, and murder, award-winning and best-selling criminologist R. Barri Flowers tells the whole story of a couple's twisted relationship, their ghastly crimes and ability to elude the law, how they were finally captured, and the two riveting trials that ultimately pitted wife against husband, with the stakes higher than either one imagined in their murderous bond.

©1995 R. Barri Flowers (P)2011 R. Barri Flowers

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Suspense Magazine's Best Books of 2011

"Flowers always relates an engrossing story in a hard-hitting and fast-paced manner." (Robert Scott, author of Shattered Innocence and Driven to Murder)

"R. Barri Flowers has done a tremendous job, and if you are looking for a true-crime read, this book should not be missed." (RAWSISTAZ.com)

"A gripping account of the murders committed by husband-and-wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Top true-crime author and criminologist R. Barri Flowers provides his keen insight and expertise into what made these killing partners tick. Flowers knows his stuff. Compelling reading." (Gary C. King, author of Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer and Driven to Kill)

difficult. silly writing leads to bad book

i love to read true crime. the point of. wanting to read is the desire to know more then basic summery. this book wasn't that good. im of course familiar with the couple, but thought id get details. the writing was really bad when it came to these fictitious sounding "statements" read like quotes. it sounded like stupid generic statements someone would use in a fiction book. if they were some how direct quotes, it was never explained. just make up dialogue. ruined it and i struggled to the very end but..alas i paid for it so i finished it.

Save Yourself the Time and Watch the Video

I have always believed that the book is always better than the video or in this case the documentary. One of the largest reasons for this is that more information is contained in the book. I have become used to gaining a lot more info in the book. In this book I wanted to find out something new about the murders or murderers. This was not the case for the book. You could Google the same information that is in the book. I was very disappointed in this work.

Killer Couple!

Story 4/5
Narration 3/5

Details the exploits of this killer couple but doesn't get <b>too</b> detailed.

The narrator has a nice voice, but all of her male characters sound constipated. I kid you not! The audio is also somewhat distorted.

quick read

It's a great book. brief history and then goes right into the crimes. interesting straight forward.

Engaging story; narration is good overall

I liked the female narrator's voice, but it is unsettling when she voices gruff Male voices.