Twelve From Hell 2: The Ultimate True Crime Case Collection by Ryan GreenMy rating: 0 of 5 stars
When I first found about Ryan Green taking on the unrepentant psychopath Carl Panzram, I set it aside to read after watching the James Woods portrayal in film. Well, this time I didn't wait, but I did watch Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (Docu-Drama, 2011). In Kill 'Em All: A True Story of Abuse, Revenge and the Making of a Monster, Green examines the life and crimes of lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram. This was a real fiend. Despite his serial sodomies and multiple prison sentences under differing names, Panzram robbed ex-president Taft's house (taking a pistol and financial instruments), was a strikebreaker, broke strikebreakers, rode with rails with brutalizing hobos (turning tables), and suffered crippling punishments in peonage. One of the things I enjoy about Green's research is exploring possible causes in personal history. This one includes a grisly, kitchen table ersatz ear operation.
Vampire Killer: A Terrifying True Story of Psychosis, Mutilation and Murder is the account of Richard Chase. This is, I think, the most gruesome true crime stories in Ryan Green’s output. The descriptive accounts of abuse and violence include cannibalism, necrophilia, Jack Ripper-like organ play, vampiric blood drinking, Renfield's syndrome, etc. Childhood development figures in here with a recounting of two-thirds of the Macdonald triad - cruelty to animals and fire-setting. No persistent bedwetting past the age of five recounted, but these acts seem to have led to the violent, homicidal behaviors. It actually made me reach out to contact my mom and thank her for keeping pets around when I was a kid: cats, rabbits, birds. Is there any opposite, does have such as a youth foster normative social behavior? At least I think it engenders care and concern for another living thing. Recalling from the Dahmer backstory, there is also it feels a formative prelude through unparenting: Chase was left alone and funded for stretches of time and generally let to develop like a weed.
No Place for the Weak: A True Story of Deviance, Torture and Social Cleansing
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Other members of this dire dozen which I have reviewed elsewhere include:
* Buried Beneath the Boarding House: A Shocking True Story of Deception, Exploitation and Murder
* The Townhouse Massacre: The Unforgettable Crimes of Richard Speck
* The Curse: A Shocking True Story of Superstition, Human Sacrifice and Cannibalism
* The Texas Tower Sniper: The Terrifying True Story of Charles Whitman
* The Kentucky Cannibal: The True Story of an Outlaw, Murderer and Man-Eater
* Gorilla Killer: A True Story of Betrayal, Brutality and Butchery
* Doctor Satan: A Despicable True Story of Hope, Exploitation, Greed and Murder
* The Beast: A Chilling True Story of a Psychopathic Child Killer
* Crimson Petticoats: The Betrayal, Brutality and Bloodshed behind the French Maid Massacres
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