Joel Rifkin: The Horrifying & True Story of Joel the Ripper

The Serial Killer Books, Book 4

De: Jack Rosewood, Rebecca Lo

Narrado por: Kevin Kollins

Joel Rifkin trolled the streets on Manhattan and Long Island under the cover of night searching for a way to ease the intense urges he couldn’t deny. Prostitutes were his targets, and although he allowed some to live, there were many who were much less fortunate.

Dismembered bodies were soon discovered, but nobody could identify who was responsible for such despicable acts of murder and horror. Until one night when Rifkin was disposing of his 17th victim, he was finally caught.

One of the most famous serial killers, Rifkin has shared some of his thoughts and feelings about the crimes he committed, yet he still questions why he felt the way he did. He is perhaps one of the most interesting American serial killers to date, and his true crime stories are among the most disturbing.

There have been few New York murders committed by serial killers, including Rifkin and the Long Island Serial Killer. Rifkin was considered a suspect in the case of the Long Island Serial Killer, and this true crime audio discusses his opinions on who the killer could actually be.

If you are passionate about true crime serial killers, then you will absolutely enjoy this audiobook. Of all the serial killer audiobooks out there, this one delves into the controversy surrounding the death penalty and discusses whether monsters like Rifkin should be executed or allowed to live their days out in prison when they stripped that opportunity from the innocent victims they slayed.

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Great Read

Joel Rifkin: The Horrifying & True Story of Joel The Ripper (The Serial Killer Books Book 4) by Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo was a great read. Joel Rifkin lead New York to fear although prostitutes were Joel's targets. I enjoyed reading this true crime story.

Interesting Tale of a Killer

This was an interesting listen. Although the book is a three and a half hour listen only about an hour of it is directly about Joel Rifkin. The rest is about the other aspects of the case. Who was involved, classifying, victims, etc. I don't mind hearing all about these other aspects but thought most of the narration would be about Rifkin. Not that I wanted exact details about what he did to his victims but maybe have the other information given woven into Rifkin's story instead of adding it at the end, making the listener feel a bit cheated. If you like true crime/serial killer stories then you will enjoy this, I just think it would have flowed better if everything had been properly integrated.

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A Good read / listen

The true crime story of the self confessed serial killer Joel Rifkin. A well written and documented history of Joel Rifkin. Narration is good clear and precise.
Full of facts + additional information regarding serial killers in general.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A must listen for fans of true crime.

Joel's story was complete in about a hour...

Joel Rifkin: The Horrifying & True Story of Joel the Ripper by Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo was a bit different than most of the other novels and novellas that I've read by Mr. Rosewood. First off, Joel's story seemed like it was finished within the first hour or so, at which time discussion changed to other serial killers. Seeing as how this book is just over three and a half hours, that's a lot of time where you hear about things other than Joel Rifkin. I felt that his story was kind of rushed through. I definitely would have liked to have heard more detail into his story, and instead thought that the other information presented about serial killers in general was filler that didn't seem appropriate in a book that I thought was going to be all about Joel the Ripper. The information presented afterwards didn't add to the story of Joel Rifkin. Overall, if you don't have much knowledge of serial killers then you may enjoy this book a bit more. I have read a lot about serial killers, therefore the latter part of this book was a lot of information that I was already aware of.

Kevin Kollins did a goof job narrating this novel. I can't comment on any emotion that he brought to the story, as this book is more informational and tells the story of Joel Rifkin. It's not a narrative where various characters are talking back and forth. Mr. Kollins does a good job narrating the information that Mr. Rosewood has presented in this book though. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.

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Great Read

Loved it, told me alot about the case I never new. glad I bought it.