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The Want-Ad Killer
Written by Ann Rule
Narrated by Paul Boehmer
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After his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death-using want ads to lure his young female victims. And time after time, justice was thwarted by a killer whose twisted legal genius was matched only by his sick savagery. Here, complete with the testimony of women who suffered his unspeakable sexual abuses and barely escaped with their lives, and of the police who at last put him behind bars, is one of the most shattering and thought-provoking true-crime stories of our time.
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The Want-Ad Killer
Written by Ann Rule
Narrated by Paul Boehmer
Description
After his first grisly crime, Harvey Louis Carignan beat a death sentence and continued to manipulate, rape, and bludgeon women to death-using want ads to lure his young female victims. And time after time, justice was thwarted by a killer whose twisted legal genius was matched only by his sick savagery. Here, complete with the testimony of women who suffered his unspeakable sexual abuses and barely escaped with their lives, and of the police who at last put him behind bars, is one of the most shattering and thought-provoking true-crime stories of our time.
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An interesting read. The story is well-balanced with personal facts about the killer and the victims and makes the problems with the justice system clear without being preachy.
Rating: 4Overall not as good as some of Ann Rule's books but the first half or three quarters were great, and the narrator was great throughout (audiobook). The last few chapters on "was he or wasn't he" insane got a little overbearing, and could have been summed up a little quicker instead of questioning each little thing that the killer said, but as an expose I guess all that questioning of each sentence was needed. It just didn't translate into a great audiobook. Still, the author is great at delivering true crime books and 3/4 of the book was superb. Overall, recommend for true crime lovers.
Rating: 3
So many emotions and I have no idea how to label this serial killer. It's a must read but not intended for teens or younger in my opinion. Too much vulgar and sexual explicit content for that age range.
Rating: 5I shouldn't be fascinated by true crime, but I am, and this book definitely fit into that interest. Rule is extensive in her research and tells the story of Harvey and his victims very well. Definitely worth a read.
Rating: 4
I love Ann Rule!! But I couldn’t get past the (what I assume) was a computer program reading of the book. Something was just off— like a robot reading and trying to sound like a person. Nope!
Rating: 3Ann Rule is very fair to both victim and villian in her writing. This story focuses around a young, innocent girl, Kathy Miller, and her mother's premonition of her fate. The result is heartbreaking and suspenseful.
Rating: 4