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This book is definitely not for the faint of heart especially if you can't handle reading about a people that have molested children, drugged and raped young men and young boys, butched/cannibalized their corpses or graphic depictions of animal dissection, torture, mutilation of animals and people.

Trigger Warning: animal abuse, dissection of animals, graphic description of the drugging, rape, butchering/mutilation of corpses of men & young boys corpses, cannibalization of their corpses.
I have a dark & vivid imagination so it made me feel physically sick to read exactly what he did to his victims.
The way this book is written, it like the author has never heard of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the way he simplifies the horrific crimes he committed as if any normal and intelligent human being wouldn't understand it's annoying and the author repeats himself a lot.

It is clear from a young age that Jeffrey Dahmer was obsessed/fascinated by death, dissecting animals he wasn't going to grow up and become a normal person in society, he clearly had issues, with "fitting in" socialising, bullying and due to his morbid interests including collecting roadkill, dissecting animals that his interest in "seeing the insides and how it works" had a darker meaning. He had dark fantasies from a young age, due to spending a lot of time isolated or alone, he was left to his own devices and over time he developed, very dark, disturbing fantasies.
From a young age Jeffrey Dahmer was always fascinated by dead animals roadkill, dissection of animals,is father taught him how to bleach or "clean bones" He took home a piglet's head and dissolved the flesh in acid so he could keep the skull.
He dissected a pig at school which he kept and took home, he collected roadkill and took it home to dissect it, he put a dead cat in acid to see what would happen.
His father was a scientist so he taught him about animal dissection and bleaching bones in formaldehyde.
These were skills he would later use to his advantage on his 17 victims which included (13-14 year old boys) that he molested or drugged and raped.

His M.O. (Modus Operandi or his motive for killing) was control/lust, he was a sexually motivated serial killer & he wanted to lure, control, own, use, possess and consume his victims "so they would be apart of him forever" He placed the severed heads/skulls of his victims on his shrine. He practiced witchcraft.
Jeffrey Dahmer was a gay man (which his dad would condemn and hate him for, he would expect him to do conversion therapy) he tried to appear as normal and ordinary as possible, but he was very similar in behaviour to Ted Bundy, he was manipulative and he used it to his advantage many times to get himself out of trouble.
Jeffrey was very charming, very shy, reserved, mild mannered, anti-social loner, he was good at luring people into a false sense of security before drugging his victims, raping them while they were unconscious, removing their skin, muscles from the bones, then smashing the bones to a powdery dust, flushing it down the toilet or scattered in the woods behind his house where he lived with his family.
He decapitated his victims and kept the genitals in his fridge/refrigerator till he eventually literally ran out of space, but he would consume the heart of other body parts of his victims, his favourites were the biceps, heart, head and genitals.
Jeffrey usually went to gay bars or bath houses until he was kicked out and banned from going to the bathhouses he would frequently go to a gay bar on the prowl for his victims.
Some of his victims were possibly male prostitutes that were underage, some were not gay or only decided to go back to Jeffrey's house because he "offered to pay them for a nude photoshoot" which was a ruse and never happened.
Some of his victims were in financial strife so they interested in going with Jeffrey because they needed the money.
Jeffrey Dahmer was a sexually motivated, predatory, necrophile (they have the sexual attraction & desire to have sexwith a corpse and to also consume their flesh and blood), he was a cannibal hence the moniker "The Milwaukee Cannibal"

There were a multitude of things that made Jeffrey Dahmer became who he was, positive and negative influences, his parents were both a narcissist, neglectful, too wrapped up in their own world to even notice Jeffrey Dahmer and his brother David.
A dysfunctional household, a parent that is emotionally & mentally unstable, frequent violent arguments, his father had the intention to start fire and hurt people that bullied him because he was shy.
It's not hard to understand why he grew up the way he did, his upbringing affected him negatively, if he had friends, or his parents spent time with him, he probably would have grown up different to who he became, but I still think he would have had dark, disturbing fantasies.
Jeffrey Dahmer was tried in court, found sane and fit to stand trial, convicted of his crimes and he was sent to prison, where he was later murdered.
He was murdered due to the shrine of his victim's severed heads/skulls he had in his apartment, for making his food look like his victims, he did have a grotesque and cruel sense of humour.
The other prisoners were obviously aware of his crimes, they were disgusted and disturbed by him and his crimes.

This was an interesting read as I had never heard of John George Haigh before I picked up this book.

John George Haigh was considered a serial killer even though he didn't commit quite as many crimes as some prolific serial killers from the past. He did kill six people, but what is interesting about his crimes is how he tried to get rid of the evidence. He thought by using sulfuric acid that he would be able to get by with murder as he thought that the acid would melt the bones of his victims. Also he did not commit the crimes because he loved to kill, he committed the crimes so that he could wipe out the victims bank accounts and then use their money to live the good life.

I was impressed how the authorities went about investigating him and how they were able to catch him in the end. The author, Jack Rosewood, once again lays everything out on the table and lets us readers sift through it. Three stars for this one.

I liked this book pretty well as it is mostly just a trivia and fact book highlighting different aspects of all kinds of serial killers. I didn't realize it wasn't like "regular" true crime as I thought it was going to have maybe a different chapter for different serial killers, but it is not like that. The format is more like a summary list of different things and interesting facts about serial killers from the late 1800's to modern times.

Very informative facts of the serial killers and some of the serial killers listed I have not heard of before, which makes me want to read some of their books. The author, Jack Rosewood, has thrown in some serial killers that he has written about and has links to his website to get some of the books. Three stars on this one.

This was a great true crime book!

This was the first time that I had read anything by this author and I was impressed with his writing style. I have never heard of this killer before and he was supposedly a normal person.

Cary Stayner had everyone around him fooled letting them think he was normal until he went on his killing spree, sending shock waves through the community where he lived. This is definitely a five star read and I will be adding this author to my true crime authors.

[Richard Cottingham: The True Story of The Torso Killer: Historical Serial Killers and Murderers] by [Jack Rosewood] is part of a 30 book series of [True Crime by Evil Killers]. Richard Cottingham was known as "The Times Square Killer" and the "Torso Killer" because he often cut off the heads and hands of the victims to hinder body identification. A short, gruesome read; not for the faint-hearted. . 173 pages 3.5 stars (it might have been better, but the explicit details of the crimes made me squeamish½

I was excited to read this, and for good reason. It was fabulous, as I expected and just like Jack Rosewood's other books. It is well-written and well researched. Every story was great, with good details. It was hard to put down, as I wanted to keep reading every story. I highly recommend this book. I also recommend Jack Rosewood's other books. Some of my favorites!

Disclaimer: I received this as a LibraryThing Member Giveaway. No compensation was received other than the chance to read this book.

Brief summary: This is a look at 16 true crime cases where dads (or uncles that stand in for dads in the family) decided that annihilating their family was a suitable action to take. Some of the crimes in this book have not finished their trials yet, but all have resulted in a known perpetrator being identified.

This work contains fairly short chapters (the entire book is only 169 pages), which give a high-level overview of each crime and the trial (if it has reached that point). The tone of the writing feels more like the author is having a conversation with you rather than the detached voice some true-crime writers take.

The book has a good selection of cases, and some are more infamous than others. Some of the dads and their crimes have been covered more in-depth in other true-crime works.
Overall, if a reader was looking for a summary of these sorts of cases, this would be a good start to finding which specific cases they would be interested in.

Recommended as a gift book for true-crime readers, and those who enjoy watching true-crime shows.

*I received a copy of this book through the Members Giveaway program in exchange for an unbiased review.*

I requested this book because learning about true crime cases is a hobby of mine, although I usually prefer shows or movies as the books can sometimes be a bit much for me. True crime novels are often so immersive that it can psychologically drain me to go through just one case, so when I saw this one had 16 I was worried I'd be in for a ride. lol Thankfully, Killer Moms was able to deftly navigate discussing 16 objectively awful people committing absolutely heinous, disgusting crimes without the psych hangover afterward. While some of the names were familiar to me, I wasn't familiar with a lot of the details surrounding the investigations and the book laid them out pretty simply. I also liked the tone of the book; it didn't follow the mold of typical true crime narration, which is usually very monotone and serious. I enjoyed the copious amounts of shade I picked up when reading through the excuses or backgrounds of the women who committed these crimes. The tone of the book wasn't light-hearted overall, which I liked because that could have severely undercut the seriousness of the subject matter. The actual meat of the crime was always described with respect to those involved, didn't focus too much on the gory parts of said crimes (which I see a lot in true crime media), and wasn't dragged out over multiple pages for no reason. However, it wasn't so serious that I couldn't pick up the author's snark and general disbelief (which I shared) at some of the things that were said and done by these women. Mr. Rosewood has done his research on each of these women and it shows. There were a few cases in this book that I was familiar with through the national coverage the trials received, but there was still information included in the book that was new to me. Mr. Rosewood didn't waste the reader's time exploring points of speculation or sensationalized details in an effort to keep you reading, nor did he fly off the handle with claims based off of unsubstantiated rumors in place of actual information. Some of those were mentioned here and there but they were always presented accurately for what they were. On a smaller note, I also liked the time jump between cases. Some were more recent, others were decades ago, some were nationally covered and others were not. For the ones that weren't, they were so bizarre I found myself wondering why the media looked past them.

If you like true crime but find most true crime media difficult to get through, this is a wonderful alternative that is no less accurate or thorough. As another reviewer mentioned, the author's style is very readable. He provides a condensed but detailed and objective look into each case and gives a brief psychological look into each woman's mentality, motives and intentions leading up to and following their crimes. He does so in a manner that in no way excuses them, but certainly goes a long way to explaining how they ended up in the situations that they did. They all still suck but I did enjoy learning about their backgrounds and how each woman was shaped by theirs. If I had any critiques, I'd say to run the final draft through a proofreader one more time. There was a case in the book that I wasn't familiar with so I wasn't sure of the exact spelling of one of the suspect's names, but the spelling of said name flip-flopped repeatedly through the story and that kind of threw me off. I noticed other small, similar errors, which were usually with names or missing letters, but nothing a quick proofread wouldn't fix. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. If you are new to true crime, prefer a more condensed investigation into the genre, or want a change in the presentation and overall feel of your true crime narration, check out Killer Moms. Thank you to the author for allowing me to review a copy!

I won this book from LibraryThing Member Giveaways.

Suspense/thriller and true crime, my two favorite genres, are closely related. The only difference is one is fiction, a story dreamed up in the mind of a creative author. The other is factual, an atrocity committed by a disturbed person.

The book opens with an introduction. Then, is divided into sixteen chapters (cases), all centered on a common theme, killer moms. And closes with a conclusion. Granted, some of the cases were relatively more publicized and sensationalized than others, but that does not mean that the obscure ones were any less significant. All were heinous. All were tragic.

Rosewood's writing style is very readable with its simple, accessible language and short sentences. Each case history begins with a lead-in. The cases, themselves read like fiction. Compelling fiction. In-depth. With graphic descriptions of settings, characters, and scenes.

I finished this in two days! Fast, for me. Considering the subject matter, "enjoy" seems inappropriate. It was...unputdownable. Of course, I had heard of Casey Anthony, Andrea Yates, and Susan Smith because they were all over the news(and social media). I recognized their names and knew what they were charged with. Nothing more. This book filled me in on the backstories. I look forward to reading more of his work.

You might find it hard that voracious reviewer of nonfiction Christian books would ever consider not only reading, but reviewing a book like this. While about 68% of the 97 books I’ve reviewed so far this year have belonged to this genre, being a TOP CONTRIBUTOR on Amazon for True Crime books, I’m enthralled by what would drive an individual to commit such heinous crimes. And, thereby violating the commandment of THOU SHALL NOT KILL, which is why I found this to be especially true with the 16 individuals this book discusses.

Albeit, my dear OH and I haven’t gotten endowed with the birth of any children. Perhaps this hasn’t been in His plans for us to have any children, which might be for the better since one of us suffers from a genetic condition we didn’t want to pass on to any children we might have had. So, not having any children of our own, I find it inconceivable that any woman would even consider brutally murdering the child they’ve gotten blessed with.

While it is medically understandable that some women might suffer from the condition known as postpartum psychosis after giving birth, causing them to react with an unknowing behavior of what they’re doing. What Mr. Rosewood has done in this book has been to dwell on other causes that can are considered indefensible. The cases he has decided to include in his book are design to intrigue his readers, as it definitely did for this aficionado of nonfiction Christian books.

This insightful book, of the unimaginable thought of mothers capable of murdering their children, has been well-written by the book’s author, giving his readers knowledge of what some mothers are capable of doing when confronted by certain unexpected situations.

Given the above, I’ve given the author, Jack Rosewood 5 STARS for his endeavor here, and I pray these women will attempt to ask forgiveness from the Lord for their intolerable transgressions provided they’re willing to do so.

I won this in a giveaway and I honestly thought it'd be alot cooler. Kind of disappointed in the pictures. Its an interesting concept but I wouldn't buy it.

Certainly not your child's coloring book!
How fun is this, and educational too! I loved the little clues found in each illustration, uniquely bringing the killers to life. I admit having to look up a few that I had not heard of.
It printed out nicely, and the areas to color were well defined.

A fascinating look into a few of the world’s most famous serial killers. I especially loved the little debates at the end of each book in which the author contemplated whether each of the serial killers was indeed a “serial killer” or if they fit any other type of category. It was interesting also to hear that despite all the atrocities that the men committed that they were still all considered legally sane even while some of them went of their way to try and seem insane.

Fascinating information and the narration was spot on.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

A rundown of 12 different crimes, most of which involved teenagers or were perpetrated against them. Sometimes, it’s really shocking to see just how destructive youth can be.

Informative and short, this is a recommended listen for true crime fans looking to expand their knowledge of serial killers.

As always, the narrator has a smooth reading pace that makes it easy to absorb the information.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Love this collection.

If you’re looking to learn more about mysterious cases this is the true crime listen for you. The cases inside were mostly ones that I've never heard of before, but ones that I am looking forward to doing more research on. This book gives the basics of what happened in each case, who the suspect is, and other important information, but it doesn’t really go in depth. I would recommend this piece for someone who is just getting into true crime. Honestly, I had hoped there would be a bit more information for each. Still a great collection though.

Narration was steady and the cadence worked well with the author’s writing style.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

As expected, I loved this book. There are so many serial killers talked about in this volume. Some high profile, some not so much. There is a lot of good information one each one, and some drawings of them, as well. I think anyone who likes true crime or serial killers will enjoy this book. I do highly recommend it.

Even though I might be a rather voracious reviewer of nonfiction Christian books, I’ve still got a fondness for books belonging to the genre of True Crime books. My reading/reviewing of such a vast juxtaposition of types of books might seem a bit odd, it isn’t, as one of the books I read dealt with men of faith who were also men of murder.

If there’s one book, I wait to read during January of the new year; it’s Jack Rosewood’s Annual True Crime Anthology, where he gives his reader’s a monthly snapshot of the most gruesome, tragedic, and terroristic events of crimes that captured everyone’s interest.

The most horrific occurrence of 2019, by far, had to have been the staggering death statistic concerning the Christchurch Mosque shootings, an event which up to that time had never gotten witnessed before, an incident that changed the mindset of everyone as to where anyone can feel safe and secure from terrorists.

Unfortunately, this event overshadowed the rest of 2019’s rash of additional mass shootings at schools and murders. These days all it takes is for someone to go bonkers all of a sudden, then taking the lives of innocent individuals around that person before taking their own lives in an unintentional sign of remorse for what they’ve done.

This book doesn’t concentrate its coverage here in the US; the book’s reportage is global in the handling regarding the subject matter at hand. To get the full impact of the heinous activities that had occurred in 2019, the reading of this book shouldn’t get rushed through but read at a moderate rate to allow each event to percolate a mental picture in the minds of the book’s audience of readers. For wanting to inform his readers of true crimes that they might have missed hearing or reading about, I’ve given Jack Rosewood 5 STARS for that information.

I read this book via an Amazon KINDLE Unlimited download.

If you’re a True Crime book aficionado like I am, just look at my Amazon badge for being a TOP CONTRIBUTOR for True Crime books, then this endeavor by True Crime book author Jack Rosewood is one book that must definitely be in your library.

If you thought that the writing team of Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo couldn’t bring to their readers another collection of 150 murderers and serial killers then you’ve been horribly mistaken, for that is what they’ve done here.

It is one thing to merely write something regarding these perverted, depraved individuals and the horrific, heinous deeds they’ve done. There’s a massive juxtaposition when the writing dwells into the historical upbringing these individuals had to endure as children, a childhood which unintentionally set the stage for rest of their murderous lives.

The authors of this book have made sure to give their readers not only the mere childhoods of these individuals, they’ve made sure to include the psychological ramifications of their childhoods on their actions as adults. But writing about their childhoods merely sets the stages for these actions, gruesome details about their insidious murders have not been avoided as doing so would lessen the severity of their dastardly deeds.

Like many of the crime shows we’ve watched on television, the manhunts for these individuals are also included, along with their trials and ultimate outcomes which finally brought some justice to the families of those that been the unfortunate victims at the hands of these murderous individuals.

For having given their readers another marvelous compendium of 150 murderers and serial killers that is hard to put down. As a devotee for this genre of True Crime books, I find it hard not to give Mr. Rosewood and Ms. Lo the 5 STARS they so richly deserve.

Recieved as a Library Thing Review Copy: Six gruesome serial murderers taken from the pages of recent history. Enough to make sure you never hitchhike, talk to strangers or live in some cities. I am sure that these are well researched novellas, however they are very clunky in their writing, they may have tried to be written in the "48 Hours" style of murder documentary where once you return from an ad break you are reminded yet again of what has gone before. In that case the writing style is off. There is too much repetition of certain phrases. having labelled a killer eg "The Campus Killer" this term is used over and over again when a simple he would have done or even the killer's surname - Kemper. a quarter of the way into the first novella, I therefore felt that the constant use of the killer's nickname or name designated by the press was a technique to get the word count up in the book. This annoying writing habit was used throughout the 6 biographies. Mr Rosewood may be enjoying scaring the bejebars out of readers, but there are better ways to write without sacrificing the facts.½

I was a little disappointed with these stories. I like that they were short but several were too short and left me looking for more... overall enjoyable format although the writing lacks finesse and could use an editor.

I received this eBook from a LibraryThing giveaway in exchange for a review

Being the type of True Crime book lover that I am, with Amazon having given me a TOP CONTRIBUTOR BADGE, [just check what’s next to my name]; I believe I’m well-equipped to discuss the windfall one gets by downloading this collection of 6 True Crime books, written by Jack Rosewood.

With all of the authors involved with writing books for this genre I’ve found author Jack Rosewood to be one of the best. The writing in his books have been well-researched and well-written, and lack any sort of personal bias in what’s being communicated. And why not? He’s got the blood of a crime journalist, that of his father, coursing through his body; which created an early fascination of all sort of criminals and heinous mass murderers that caused his pursuit in writing similar stories,

From the multitude of books, the author has already written, Mr. Rosewood has chosen the following 6 to be included in this boxset:
n the following volumes, you shall discover the stories of six murderers so tainted by darkness that their horrific accounts still bring fear to men and women of our present day:
• EDMUND KEMPER, the Co-Ed Killer, whose victims were mostly young, defenseless students.
• The Briley Brothers, three siblings who were as mentally unstable as they were bloodthirsty.
• CHRISTOPHER WILDER, serial killer who mercilessly killed in two different continents.
• John Christie, who lived a double life while killing cruelly and indiscriminately.
• John Haigh or The Acid Bath Murderer, whose methods of disposing of victims made him infamous.
• JOSEPH PAUL FRANKLIN, whose racist hatred fueled him into a deadly “cleansing of the world”, according to his own claims.
I’ve had the pleasure of having read/reviewed half of these books [UPPERCASE TITLES], and if I can find the time, I’m going to read the rest of them.
With the regular price of $3.99 for the KINDLE edition of each of these books [six books = $23.94 + any applicable tax] how any True Crime book devotee go wrong with downloading this college for $7.99 or for FREE as a KU. For having written this marvelous collection and wanting more individuals to afford the price, I’ve given Mr. Rosewood 5 STARS.

Shocking serial killer stories, true crime, what more can I say? This book was a good book. I enjoyed the different stories told inside. This author gives great detail to the stories and makes me wonder what is going on in this world. But I enjoy the creepy and scary and this book is both for me. *This book was given to me for free at my request from LibraryThing and I provided this voluntary review.*

Along with romances, Christian books, True Crime books is one of my favorite genres of books to read/review; and if you’ve got any doubts regarding the validity of what I’m saying just look at my Amazon profile where I’ve received a badge for being a TOP CONTRIBUTOR for True Crime Books.

There are dozens of authors who are involved in writing this kind of book and Mr. Jack Rosewood is one of my favorites, as he gives his readers an engaging, complete story for each of the individual criminal, murderer or serial killer he chooses to write about. Given the nature of this book, being an anthology Mr. Rosewood cuts to chase to give readers a concise story which concentrates on the essential aspects of each events he’s included here; most importantly these stories are unbiased as they just contain the well-research facts for each event. To get an idea of what the author has included in this anthology as one has to do is to read the author’s own description for his book.

The year 2018 had been fraught with multiple school and large-scale shootings with the US, worldwide terrorist attacks; but thanks at least to the technological improvements locating and apprehending these sadistic and heinous perpetrators of these events have become easier.

For having given all aficionados of True Crime stories as myself, I’ve given Mr. Rosewood and his endeavor here 5 STARS.

Excellent content, lacking tighter editing. Rosewood is a fine writer and researcher lacking a good team.

Good, but...

Repetitive, sharing the same fact again often in the following sentence. Informative, organized book that just needs some editorial housekeeping.