I see it again and again. I knew nothing about Gary Heidnik coming into this so I learned quite a bit. I hated reading it, and advise you not reading it if you're offended by those kinds of comments.Firstly, this is a very old book. Cellar of Horror is a shocking true account of the self-proclaimed minister with a long history of mental illness, who preyed upon the susceptible and the retarded in a bizarre plan to create his own baby factory. I feel like this could have been a crazy book if written differently with a bit more detail on things that went down in the "cellar of horror".This was a lot more about the trial and whether or not he was insane than the crime.I enjoyed the first half of the book but the second got repetitive. I was expecting more detail but this does not deliver. The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror But sensational can be interesting if the story is true.
He had a genius IQ which is how he was able to work the system to his advantage and still continue live a deranged life style. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. April 15th 1992
!Real life is always more terrible than what we can imagine. Beyond Reason, his book about a University of Virginia coed and her German boyfriend who conspired to kill the woman’s parents was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award.
If you want a glimpse at the depths of human depravity, check this one out. Four young women had been held captive--some for four months--half-naked and chained. Wow, could not put this book down.
Please try your request again later.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. He is a veteran journalist who has worked on newspapers and for fourteen years with United Press International, including three years in Asia where he covered the Vietnam War and the fall of Saigon. I would love to read more about this guy so I might find a different book.
loved it from the beginning to the end with good detail in the writing and loved the way the book was set out Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2015
I continue to be amazed at what people are capable of even when there is debate about their sanity.
"Real life is always more terrible than what we can imagine.
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I also see very disturbed people around, and I think, "Is this the next case of horror?
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Other than that it was a very interesting and disturbing true story.good writing by the author and a grisly story.
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It's the second book i have read on this guy. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood The author did a good job of describing the psychopath, sociopath, serial rappist, and killer.
While that may be interesting in some circles, I felt that and other parts could have been either filled with more aspects of the crime, or left out entirely.
Very suspenseful loaded with details. But then, I'm a fast reader anyway.I knew nothing about Gary Heidnik coming into this so I learned quite a bit. I learned about this incident back in college.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. !I feel like I know this story... yet I KNOW I dont. Last night I finished it for the second time. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
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Englade's forensic examination of Heidnik is "unputdownable", even when the author moves on from the actual crimes to the trial, he continues to hold one's interest well.
After finishing this, I wanted to know what happened to Gary Heidnik.
Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree
Serial killer Gary Heidnik's name will live on in infamy, and his home, 3520 North Marshall Street in Philadelphia, is a house tainted with the memory of unbelievable horrors. His goal was to impregnate the women and then raise a family in his basement.
Why is it that "crazy" people always get a free pass before doing something horrible?
All in all I think this had the ability to be an interesting book.
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No pictures in the Kindle edition, thoughThis book was really creepy, but it's just a typical true crime novel with not a lot that stands out about it. Yes this guy was sick, it was terrible what he did.
Never heard of this crime and still a stumbled upon this book very interesting read never like I say I never heard of this crying before but it was very interesting how he got away with it and how he kept his secret hidden for as long as possible I think it was very interesting I think anybody interested in true crime would like this book
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But more grotesque discoveries lay in the kitchen: human limbs frozen, a torso burned to cinders, an empty pot suspiciously scorched...My Dad is the arresting officer of this guy.