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Man Eater

Rage, Revenge, Cannibalism Author: Ryan Green She wasn’t always a killer. She even nursed wounded animals as a young child. But when the one male relative who was kind to her died, Katherine Knight became someone else. Powerless and sexually abused, Katherine would grow into a woman filled with rage and a desire to control. No longer the little girl who helped animals, Katherine took a job at an abattoir where her skill and love of the job earned her fame and a place alongside the men. Skilled in butchery, she slowly escalated her behavior, dabbling in violence and domination until [...]

2022-07-26T09:23:49-07:00July 12th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Without Pity

12 Gripping True Crime Stories Author: Ann Rule Without Pity is a collection of 12 true crime stories, each focusing on a murderer hidden in plain sight, under the guise of a friend or kindly neighbor, an innocuous do-gooder with an ulterior motive. In this volume, Rule curates nine stories from previous volumes (and provides timely updates on each), grouped around this theme of goodness underpinned by a hidden evil. Without Pity also contains three new stories. While many of Rule’s fans are less than happy with a “new” volume that mostly contains old material, I came to Without Pity as [...]

2022-07-26T09:27:13-07:00July 6th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Green River, Running Red

An Incredible History, A Dull Telling Author: Ann Rule Long before I went from finding true crime ghoulish to fascinating, I’d heard all the applause for Green River, Running Red. Once I joined the true crime bandwagon, I kept remembering this title and decided it was time to try it. I’d read other Ann Rule books in the meantime, namely The 1-5 Killer, and loved the way she told a story, making it a true narrative while never loosing site of the facts. Her nonfiction read like a novel, but it had the poignancy and terror of facts. Green River, Running [...]

2022-07-26T09:38:50-07:00June 19th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |
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